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KAIST student society was wrapped in controversy regarding a controversial term used on a banner that cheered on interviewees of the undergraduate admissions interviews. A post on KaDaeJeon on November 25 criticized the use of a term that originated from a notorious Korean right-wing populist websit
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Juhoon Lee Senior Staff Reporter
2019.12.20 22:56
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On December 6, the Central Elections Committee (CEC) announced the results for the 33rd KAIST Undergraduate Association (UA) Election. With a 50.80% turnout, the election was in favor of FLEX, the sole presidential candidate team, with 1,958 votes (82.38%). Hyun-Sik Yoon, a senior in the School of C
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Youngil Ko Staff Reporter
2019.12.20 22:56
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Hanmaeum Education Corps (HEC) of KAIST held its 4th “Hanmaeum Dream Tree Program” at KAIST on November 2. The event invited students and parents of multicultural families to provide an opportunity for higher learning and to celebrate the accomplishments of mothers who have gone above and beyond to
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Juhoon Lee Senior Staff Reporter
2019.11.27 17:13
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Research teams led by Professor Eui-Cheol Shin from the Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering and Professor Byung Soh Min from the Yonsei University College of Medicine collaborated to discover a key mechanism by which cancer cells work to inhibit the immune system. The researchers fore
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Kum Seok Nam Head of News Division
2019.11.27 17:13
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A research team working under Professor Won Do Heo from the Department of Biological Sciences has developed a method to optically activate intracellular antibodies. Daseuli Yu is the first author of the research paper, which is currently in press for Nature Methods, a world-renowned journal which pu
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Kum Seok Nam Head of News Division
2019.11.27 17:13
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Professor Greg Suh, from the Department of Biological Sciences, and Yangkyun Oh PhD, from New York University, have collaborated to discover the neuron in the brain that directly regulates blood glucose levels and modeled its functions using Drosophila (fruit flies).The result provided by this resea
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Han Hee Jang Staff Reporter
2019.11.27 17:13
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On November 12, the seminar titled “Different Viewpoint for Innovation – Design Thinking” was held by Professor Youngjoong Chang for the Center for Science-based Entrepreneurship in the Creative Learning Building (E11). As a designer and educator of design thinking, Professor Chang presents this way
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Han Hee Jang Staff Reporter
2019.11.27 17:13
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On November 15, the Graduate School of Science, Technology, and Policy (STP) held a seminar consisting of presentations covering how to better support international students studying STEM subjects in Korea. Speakers from various affiliations were invited to describe and discuss the existing issues a
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Woong Gyu Park Staff Reporter
2019.11.27 17:13
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K-FLEX, developed by the company EasyEndo Surgical and Professor Dong Soo Kwon from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, was selected as one of the top ten machine technologies of the year. The selection was led by The Korean Federation of Mechanical Engineering Societies and commends the effor
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Dong Min Kim Junior Staff Reporter
2019.11.27 17:13
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A post on Ara and KaDaeJeon has revealed an ongoing lawsuit regarding the ramyeon vending machines located around the campus. It explained the refusal of the vending machine provider to take responsibility for repairing its products, which were found to be illegal and unsafe.Since August 2018, KAIST
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Juhoon Lee Senior Staff Reporter
2019.11.27 17:13
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On November 15, the KAIST Graduate School of AI (GSAI) held a joint information session in Seoul with other Graduate Schools of AI to explain each school’s vision, ambition, and the type of students they are looking for. During the event, KAIST GSAI unveiled its ambition to expand the program into a
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Youngil Ko Staff Reporter
2019.11.27 17:13
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The Emergency Response Committee (ERC) has been in action for two and a half semesters, and finally the time has come for the 33rd KAIST UA general election. Scheduled for December 4 and 5, the vote — if successful — will see the end of the ERC and a fresh start of student-elected UA leadership. Cur
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Youngil Ko Staff Reporter
2019.11.27 17:13
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The joint research team of Professor Hee-Tak Kim, from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Shin-Kun Ryi, PhD, from the Korea Institute of Energy Research Advanced Materials and Devices Laboratory, has announced a new production method for vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs
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Woong Gyu Park Staff Reporter
2019.11.27 17:13
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The KAIST Undergraduate Association (UA) Emergency Response Committee has released the results of a survey regarding student complaints on unauthorized visitors for the fall semester. The survey collected responses from a total of 45 students to shed light on student opinion on the problems caused b
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Dong Min Kim Junior Staff Reporter
2019.11.27 15:44
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A research team led by Seung Jae Lee of the Department of Biological Sciences has recently discovered the role of Mediator 15 (MDT-15 or MED 15) and oleic acid, organic materials essential to proteostasis, in the longevity of certain organisms.Biological mechanisms are easily influenced by the tempe
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Han Hee Jang Staff Reporter
2019.11.20 22:23
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In light of increasing concerns regarding attendance to predatory conferences, KAIST will be improving its online business trip application system to prevent participation in such events. The change is applicable to any members of KAIST requesting domestic or international business trips from Octobe
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Youngil Ko Staff Reporter
2019.11.20 22:23
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Quantum dots (QDs) with high emission efficiency have been developed by the research groups of Professor Yeon Sik Jeong and Professor Duk Young Jeon from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Professor Min Seok Jang from the School of Electrical Engineering. Geon Yeong Kim, Shinho
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Kum Seok Nam Head of News Division
2019.11.20 22:23
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On October 7, the Center for Contemplative Science successfully finished the second part of step three of its contemplative science education program, “Step by Step” in Korean, provided by the director of the center, Wan-Doo Kim. The English version is scheduled to run on October 10 and 17. This pro
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Woong Gyu Park Staff Reporter
2019.11.20 22:23
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KAIST graduate, Woo Kim, has held her first private art exhibition “The Deongeori” in KAIST Vision Hall. The exhibition showcases acrylic paintings of deongeori that represents the world the artist observes. On October 8, the “Artist Talk” with Kim was held in the Main Library (E9), where the artist
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Jisun Lee Junior Staff Reporter
2019.11.20 22:23
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Professor Sung Yong Kim, from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and KAIST Institute for Artificial Intelligence, has recently led a conference regarding a ten-year plan in the field of global marine observation. As the first Korean on the management committee, Professor Kim played an integral
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Kum Seok Nam Head of News Division
2019.11.20 22:23