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Earlier this month, the 2018 First Half-Year KAIST · POSTECH · UNIST Career Fair was hosted on campus. It took place over three days from March 6 to March 8 in the Lyu Keun-chul Sports Complex (N3) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Hye-eun Jeong Staff Reporter
2018.03.29 02:00
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KAIST revealed that it has been selected as the host site for the Times Higher Education (THE) Innovation & Impact Summit 2019.
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Juhoon Lee Assistant Editor
2018.03.29 01:58
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Professor Hoi-Jun Yoo of the School of Electrical Engineering and his research team developed an artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor that efficiently employs deep learning by applying variable artificial neural network technology.
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Tae Soo Kim Head of News Division
2018.03.29 01:56
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A joint research team led by Professor Sukbok Chang and Professor Mu-hyun Baik from the Department of Chemistry achieved a breakthrough — coming up with a new strategy for synthesizing this ring-shaped molecule from readily available hydrocarbons in nature.
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Hye-eun Jeong Staff Reporter
2018.03.29 01:53
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A research team from the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) led by Sang-Young Lee has developed a battery that promises exceptional safety and flexibility.
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Eugene Jang Junior Staff Reporter
2018.03.29 01:45
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While there is yet little understood about autoimmune diseases, a Yale University research team has managed to extend our insight a little further. Through experimentation with samples of mice, the team was able to demonstrate how the gut bacteria Enterococcus gallinarum could be translocated into other organs including the liver, spleen, and lymph nodes.
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Min Kim Junior Staff Reporter
2018.03.29 01:44
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A research team at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has engineered the tobacco plant to conserve water without compromising yield for the first time.
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Jaymee Palma Junior Staff Reporter
2018.03.29 01:43
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Despite some debates, it is generally accepted that the human hippocampus generates new neurons even in adulthood. Yet, research led by Dr. Arturo Alvarez-Buylla and his team from University of California, San Francisco discovered evidence that neurogenesis in the human hippocampus drops drastically as age progresses.
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Hongseok Lee Junior Staff Reporter
2018.03.29 01:41
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On March 19, the opening ceremony for the newly completed Academic Cultural Complex (E9) was held. With over 34.9 billion KRW invested in the renovation, the old library building has been reborn with a new exterior and interior, as well as an appended Cultural Building.
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Hyoyeon Kim Staff Reporter
2018.03.29 01:12
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After the backlash to policies created by President Sung-Chul Shin, students have responded in unison through a vote on the establishment of the Transdisciplinary Major track and through the discussion with the president about his plans to create a mandatory artificial intelligence (AI) course.
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Kum Seok Nam Staff Reporter
2017.12.27 22:34
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Professor Hyunjoon Song of the Department of Chemistry, along with Professor Ki Min Nam from Mokpo National University, has developed a metal oxide hybrid optical nanocatalyst in order to increase the methane conversion rate with relatively cheap materials.
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Hyunseung Hwang Staff Reporter
2017.12.27 22:32
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A collaborative research team led by Professor Hyun Gyu Park’s research team from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering has developed a new technology for the sensitive determination of ribonuclease H (RNase H) activity.
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Hyoyeon Kim Staff Reporter
2017.12.27 22:30
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November 20 saw the return of the KAIST Happy Campus Campaign program. Now in its sixth year, this week-long program aims to offer opportunities for students to gain a mental boost and to provide an outlet for their worries.
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Ada Carpenter Junior Staff Reporter
2017.12.27 22:27
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On November 8, the Department of Aerospace Engineering hosted a special lecture about the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). This featured guest speakers from Northrop Grumman, the NASA-selected primary contractor for the development of the “premier new space observatory".
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Ada Carpenter Junior Staff Reporter
2017.12.27 22:25
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The Undergraduate Student Council (USC) has judged that menstruation, which exists as a separate issue from conventional medical problems, should be covered by school policies as well. The Menstrual Absence policy will therefore allow students to have menstrual absences officially excused without any attendance score penalties.
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Hyoyeon Kim Staff Reporter
2017.12.27 22:21
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On November 20, as a speaker at the 2017 Fall Physics Colloquium, President Sung-Chul Shin gave a lecture titled “Preparing KAISTians for a Happy Future”. The talk, which was supposed to bring solace to students, caused widespread outrage on the internet forums of KaDaejeon and Bamboo Forest.
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Tae Soo Kim Head of News
2017.12.27 22:16
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Through research conducted in collaboration with the Medical Bioconvergence Research Center (Biocon) and Seoul National University Professor Sung Hoon Kim, Professor Kim was able to develop a three-dimensional, laser-scanning biomicroscope. Using this new technology, Professor Kim has created a startup by the name of IVIM Technology, Inc.
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Kum Seok Nam Staff Reporter
2017.12.27 22:13
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In a world where new technologies are introduced on a daily basis, many have to spend a large portion of their time learning how to use new tools instead of focusing on what is important to them. On November 13, Chang-Hyeon Song, the founder of Naver Labs, visited KAIST to give a seminar titled “Ambient Intelligence R&D at Naver Labs” at the Information and Electronics Building (E3).
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Hyunseung Hwang Staff Reporter
2017.12.27 22:10
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Professor Kwang-Hyun Cho of the Department of Bio and Brain Engineering and his research team successfully identified the principles of the gene network behind colon tumorigenesis.
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Tae Soo Kim Head of News
2017.12.27 22:07
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A group of South Korean scientists from Yonsei University has made a breakthrough in the treatment of hair loss. Previous treatments that control the speed of hair growth have had limited effects on hair loss that has already progressed and caused side effects due to the suppression of male hormones. Hence, there was an evident need for a new approach to treating hair loss.
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Hye-eun Jeong Junior Staff Reporter
2017.12.27 22:00