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Jan 12, 2010 [Faculty Essay] Like Crouching Tiger and Hidden Bear Let's take the best traits of bear-like qualities on the inside and tiger-like qualities on the outside.

Jan 12, 2010 [Faculty Essay] Halfway Measures at Med Schools It's too late to end specialized medical schools, but the system must be shaken up if medical education is to be salvaged.

Jan 06, 2010 A 'Genetic Scissor' for AIDS Patients Professor KIM Jin-soo at Dept. of Chemistry has developed a new gene-engineering method that may help treat acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients.

Dec 17, 2009 SNU’s Path of Democracy: Symbol of the Past, Inspiration for the Future PARK Jong-cheol, a senior in SNU's Department of Linguistics, was a member of a resistance organization protesting the military dictatorship controlling South Korea in the 1980s.

Dec 09, 2009 SNU To Be an Independent Incorporation The Cabinet meeting on Dec. 8 approved a bill on the incorporation of Seoul National University. If the bill passes the National Assembly early next year, SNU will become an independent corporate entity.

Dec 02, 2009 [Faculty Essay] Higher Education Going Global We must actively look for skilled human resources instead of waiting for them to show up.

Nov 27, 2009 Cia-Cia People to Visit SNU The Indonesian tribe that adopted Hangeul as its writing system will send a delegation to Seoul next month to expand cultural exchanges.

Nov 23, 2009 SNU Guiness- the 'Largest', 'Highest' and the 'Most' at SNU Let's look at SNU from a new perspective. What would be the oldest building, the largest lecture hall, the longest period of service in a work post at SNU? Some of these lesser known facts about SNU as well as others are disclosed below with numerical data.

Nov 20, 2009 Professor PARK Jae-gahb Leading Anti-smoking Culture Professor PARK Jae-gahb at SNU Hospital is one of the leaders in this go-cold-turkey campaign who has dedicated his life to pursuing a nationwide smoking ban.

Nov 20, 2009 [Faculty Essay] When We are Embarrassed, Ashamed It is easy to be proud of ourselves. But it is not easy to be ashamed of our shortcomings. Nevertheless, we should be capable of recognizing our shameful mistakes.

Nov 20, 2009 Professor KWON Jun-soo Received Wunsch Medical Award As a renowned psychiatrist, Kwon thus far has published 299 papers in such peer-reviewed journals as the American Journal of Psychiatry, and the Archives of General Psychiatry.

Nov 19, 2009 19 New Foreign Professors Joined SNU Faculty Nineteen new professors joined the faculty this fall. SNU expects to expand its scholarly scope and accelerate its own internationalization by employing more foreign scholars of various fields.