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Aug 30, 2016 SNU Researchers Find Happier People to Focus Less on Medal Color SNU Researchers Find Happier People to Focus Less on Medal Color In the Rio Summer 2016 Olympics, South Korea won a total of nine gold medals, three silver medals, and nine bronze medals. Aug 20, 2016 SNU to Open Two New Graduate Schools by March 2018 SNU to Open Two New Graduate Schools by March 2018 On August 8, SNU announced plans to open two new graduate schools by March 2018: the Graduate School of Peace and Unification and the Graduate School of Data Science and Innovation. Aug 09, 2016 Smart Cancer Screening Test: Diagnosing Six Cancers from a Drop of Blood Smart Cancer Screening Test: Diagnosing Six Cancers from a Drop of Blood In vitro diagnostics, a method that detects cancer and other diseases from a small blood sample, has been growing in popularity during the past few years. Aug 03, 2016 Introducing the Smart Campus Map App Introducing the Smart Campus Map App With 223 buildings spread over an area of 4,109,000 square metre campus, SNU’s Gwanak campus can be quite a challenge to get around. Even seniors have been known to stare blank-faced when asked for directions to some obscure or remote location. Aug 03, 2016 SNU Professor Creates Vaccine Delivery System in Third World Countries SNU Professor Creates Vaccine Delivery System in Third World Countries In developing countries, electricity is scarce and many people are in need of medical treatment, especially vaccinations. Jul 13, 2016 College of Engineering Plans to Build Haedong Idea Library College of Engineering Plans to Build Haedong Idea Library SNU College of Engineering recently announced to construction of the Haedong Idea Library, a new creative space for students interested in start-ups. Jul 11, 2016 SNU Law Makes Changes to Admissions Process SNU Law Makes Changes to Admissions Process The SNU School of Law has decided to lower the weight of personal essays and qualitative assessment in its admissions process, thus increasing the importance of LEET exam scores and other quantitative data. Jul 11, 2016 SNU Professor Wins L’Oréal Korea– UNESCO Award for Women in Life Sciences SNU Professor Wins L’Oréal Korea– UNESCO Award for Women in Life Sciences L’Oréal Korea and UNESCO presented this year’s Women in Life Science Award in Academic Development to Professor MOOK Inhee (College of Medicine) for her research in a new diagnosis method and treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. Jul 10, 2016 Introducing SNU’s Cheerleading Squad Introducing SNU’s Cheerleading Squad While cheerleading emerges from a sports context, today in Korea, a different genre of cheering has developed in which a distinctive type of choreography is performed onstage in front of an audience. Jul 10, 2016 SNU Professor Transforms Thousands of Children’s Lives Through Free Surgery SNU Professor Transforms Thousands of Children’s Lives Through Free Surgery 2016 marks the twenty-first year of voluntary service for SNU Professor BAEK Rong-Min, who has been working through the Smile for Children organization to give free surgeries to children with facial deformities in Vietnam. Jul 09, 2016 [Student Essay] On the Other Side of the Classroom [Student Essay] On the Other Side of the Classroom When children are asked about their future dreams, one of the most common responses is a teacher. Jul 05, 2016 SNU Professor Develops a New Cardiac Stimulator SNU Professor Develops a New Cardiac Stimulator SNU Professor KIM Dae Hyeong (School of Chemical and Biological Engineering) recently developed a "soft cardiac stimulator" that can treat heart failure.