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A research team led by Professor Junyong Noh from the Graduate School of Culture Technology introduced a method of generating a virtual camera layout of a 3D animation scene using a reference video. The team believes that the proposed method can provide effective assistance to 3D artists when positi
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Assem Dikhayeva Head of News Division
2021.03.28 16:33
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2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of KAIST. Starting from February, KAIST celebrates its golden jubilee through a series of events to honor the institution’s achievements in education, research, and innovation throughout the years. The commemoration started with the KAIST Summit and “P
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Assem Dikhayeva Head of News Division
2021.03.28 16:33
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On November 17, the KAIST Undergraduate Association (UA) announced that motorcycle food delivery to campus will continue to be banned. In May, the UA released a survey to collect students’ opinions regarding the need to improve delivery convenience by allowing delivery motorcycles to enter campus gr
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Jehyuk Cho Staff Reporter
2020.12.14 13:56
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On November 22, an anonymous user posted about the dangers of the chemicals used for COVID disinfection in dorms on Everytime, a student community app. The post mentioned that the school uses a product called “ZAPS Green Pure Liquid”, which is a disinfectant consisting mainly of benzalkonium chlorid
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Jehyuk Cho Staff Reporter
2020.12.14 13:56
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KAIST International Students Association (KISA) officially announced a deferral of its presidential elections on December 3. The period of the application for candidacy has been extended to December 12 inclusive, and the approved candidates will proceed with their campaigns from December 14 to 20. K
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Assem Dikhayeva Staff Reporter
2020.12.14 13:56
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Professor Hawoong Jeong from the Department of Physics has systematically analyzed the evolution of artistic styles and design paradigms in landscape painting using a computer algorithm. In his research, Professor Jeong collaborated with analysts, statisticians, and art historians from various insti
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Assem Dikhayeva Staff Reporter
2020.12.14 13:56
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The Year-End Events being run by ISSS to mark the conclusion of the semester and 2020 have found success and appreciation from the KAIST international community. The Thanks Delivery Service received 20 detailed applications, while the competition for special KAIST memories gained more than 60, which
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Ada Carpenter Head of News Division
2020.12.14 13:56
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On November 27, the KAIST Graduate School of Green Growth (GSGG) hosted the 7th Seoul Climate-Energy Conference (CEC) in collaboration with the Coalition for Our Common Future (COCF). The COCF is a Seoul-based non-profit organization working to promote sustainable practices against climate change, s
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Ada Carpenter Head of News Division
2020.12.14 13:56
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On November 5, the Central Election Committee (CEC) comprising seven members was formed to supervise the election for the 34th KAIST Undergraduate Association (UA) presidency, as well as the presidency for the Freshman Council, club unions, subcommittees, and academic departments that chose to entru
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Seowon Choi Staff Reporter
2020.12.14 13:56
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The Student Life Team is currently developing a new dormitory management system to allow undergraduate and graduate students to room together.In the past, undergraduate and graduate students could not be roommates due to the difference in assignment periods — with undergraduates residing in dormitor
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Seowon Choi Staff Reporter
2020.12.14 13:56
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The process of selecting the final three candidates is underway for the 17th KAIST presidency, which is set to begin in 2021. The Presidential Candidate Recommendation Committee (PCRC) of the KAIST Professors Association (KPA) have voted to pick the first and second choices out of three potential ca
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Juhoon Lee Senior Staff Reporter
2020.12.14 13:56
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Two volunteer teachers from KI House, Ms. Mikyung Han and Mijeong Yoo, were finalists of the 2020 Yuseong-Gu Untact Ignite, an event celebrating inspiring stories of volunteers helping their communities.The 2020 Yuseong-Gu Untact Ignite called for the most touching and poignant accounts from volunte
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Juhoon Lee Senior Staff Reporter
2020.11.21 14:10
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A research team led by Professor Young Seok Ju from the Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering has developed a method to grow mini-lungs in the laboratory. This 3D organoid, composed of human lung alveolar type 2 (hAT2) cells derived from stem cells in the human lung, serves as a useful
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Seowon Choi Staff Reporter
2020.11.20 22:35
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Professor Won-Ki Cho from the Department of Biological Sciences has received the 2020 Suh Kyung-Bae Science Foundation (SUHF) Young Investigator Award. Professor Cho, along with Professor Soung-hun Roh from Seoul National University and Professor Joo-Hyeon Lee from the University of Cambridge, was c
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Juhoon Lee Senior Staff Reporter
2020.11.20 22:35
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A new campus of the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) is set to appear in KAIST around April 2022. Established in November 2011, IBS is Korea’s first dedicated basic science research institute. The institute has partnered with many top scholars in Korea and globally, and it has quickly become one of
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Jehyuk Cho Staff Reporter
2020.11.20 22:35
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On October 20, Joon Park and his filming crew visited KAIST to film an episode of WassupMan, a popular entertainment series on Youtube with missions of views per episode. Although the visit was during the week of midterm exams, photos and posts of the celebrity’s location were quickly shared on soci
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Hae-Rim Kim Junior Staff Reporter
2020.11.20 22:35
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The international Year-End Party hosted by ISSS is normally one of the highlights of the fall semester for many students, with large-scale entertainment and catering. While very enjoyable, it is impossible to hold the event this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, ISSS has organized a series
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Ada Carpenter Head of News Division
2020.11.20 22:35
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The Cybathlon 2020 Global Edition, an international competition for innovative assistive technology for handicapped people, was held for Korean teams at KAIST on November 13. The teams from KAIST, Angel Robotics 1 and 2, placed first and third respectively in the exoskeleton (EXO) division. The comp
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Jehyuk Cho Staff Reporter
2020.11.19 21:10
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On October 27 and November 10, the School of Transdisciplinary Studies (STS) held its first department presentations for freshmen through Zoom. Professor Jaeseung Jeong from the Department of Bio and Brain Engineering, the head of the newly established department, led the session. In response to the
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Seowon Choi Staff Reporter
2020.11.17 21:12
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On November 2, most on-campus sports facilities reopened for a one month trial period of operation under strict disease prevention guidelines. This follows the downgrading of national social distancing measures to Level 1 on October 12, and satisfies the increasing demand for the exercise facility o
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Ada Carpenter Head of News Division
2020.11.10 19:57