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On October 2, Sung-ae Koo, the director of Pureun Ausung, gave a lecture on healthy sex life at the Creative Learning Building (E11). She discussed issues ranging from social perspectives, differences in perception between genders, and importance of a healthy understanding on sex.
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Shin Hum Cho
2013.10.21 15:38
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Professor Jeung Ku Kang and his research team from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at KAIST developed a new technology for producing highly efficient, transparent dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) using mobile quantum dots. The report was published online in Scientific Reports of the journal Nature on September 19.
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Sang Eun Jee
2013.10.21 15:37
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On September 26, Entrepreneurship Lunch Talk with Jihoon Rim, the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of K Cube Ventures was held at the Creative Learning Building (E11) from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Organized by Technology Business Incubation Center of KAIST, the lecture provided students with opportunities to learn about entrepreneurship and startup companies. The lunch talk was open to any member of the KAIST community.
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Sang Eun Jee
2013.10.21 15:34
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On October 26, Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) will host the Science Dream Tree Machine Manufacturing Competition to promote children’s interest in machinery technology and to cultivate their creativity as well as integrated thinking. The competition is going to be held under the supervision of KAIST Youth Culture and Technology Experience Center and HelloDD, the media network for science and industry of the local Daedeok Innopolis.
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Seung Hyun Suh
2013.10.21 15:05
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On October 2, a special lecture by the 2008 Nobel Physics Prize Laureate Toshihide Maskawa was given in the KAIST Institutes (KI) Building (E4) Fusion Hall on the subject of modern science and society. The lecture was also accompanied with President of Nagoya University Michinari Hamaguchi’s introductory speech.
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Shin Hum Cho
2013.10.21 15:02
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On September 12, Office of Student Affairs and Policy published the 2013 Fall Semester Student Handbook. This handbook is designed to suit the needs of all KAIST students and covers a wide array of topics: introduction to KAIST, table of organization, academic policies, available scholarships, special programs, student exchange progrmas, dormitories, school facilities, campus life, and appendices, which cover nearby hospitals, restaurants, public transportation routes, and more.
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Min Kyu Choi
2013.10.21 15:00
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On September 16, Professor Jiyun Lee from the KAIST Department of Aerospace Engineering received an achievement award from the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The award was given for her contribution to the development of the augmentation system Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and its technological advancement.
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Dong-Kyeong Lee
2013.10.21 14:56
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On September 26, the day the completion ceremony took place at the National Assembly Hall, KAIST’s National Future Strategy Course drew to a close. Some 80 people attended the ceremony including KAIST President Sung Mo Kang and Professor Kwang-Hyung Lee of the Department of Bio and Brain Engineering.
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Joon Pyo Hong
2013.10.21 14:44
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A breakthrough research led by Professor Sang Yup Lee of KAIST Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering verified the production of biofuel gasoline through genetically modified Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria. The finding was published in the prestigious scientific journal Nature on September 30.
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Shin Hum Cho
2013.10.21 14:34
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President Sung-Mo Kang visited two partner universities in Germany, Technische Universitat Berlin (TU Berlin) and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, with his wife, and Associate Vice President Chang D. Yoo to strengthen ties and enhance collaboration with KAIST.
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The KAIST Herald Staff
2013.07.03 03:09
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Due to recent events concerning the heated tension across the demilitarized zone (DMZ), universities all over South Korea, including KAIST, are experiencing a decline of international applicants. According to the KAIST Admissions Office, the number of international students applying this year decreased by approximately three percent from last year’s pool.
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Phan Phuong Thao
2013.06.30 01:15
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The technology for controlling light scattering using holography was developed by Professor YongKeun Park from the Department of Physics at KAIST and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Spectroscopy Laboratory. Using this technology, the observer can see objects clearly through obstacles such as fog and smoke.
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DongJae Lee
2013.06.30 00:41
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On May 22, “Talk with the President” was held at Terman Hall of the Creative Learning Building (E11). This question-and-answer session was open to increase the communications channel between KAIST students and President Kang, and to give a chance for students to ask the president questions.
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Dong-Kyeong Lee
2013.06.30 00:30
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On May 22, the KAIST Manner Seminar was held by the Undergraduate Student Council and the KAIST Leadership Center at the Creative Learning Building (E11). Mi Sun Lee, the manner instructor for KAIST undergraduate freshmen and the speaker of the seminar, outlined the effects of manners and etiquettes on a person and gave advice on how to develop and sustain socially acceptable behaviors.
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Dong-Kyeong Lee
2013.06.30 00:14
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The KAIST Herald mobile application is now available for the convenience of its readers. It was developed by Addiction, a venture business started by a few graduate students of KAIST. The application contains the past and current issues of The KAIST Herald.
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Sang Eun Jee
2013.06.29 22:45
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Professor Il-Doo Kim and his research team from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering developed thin-wall assembled tin dioxide (SnO2) fibers combined with catalytic platinum (Pt) nanoparticles.
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Sang Eun Jee
2013.06.29 22:43
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On May 20, KAIST announced that Professor Jae Young Lee from the Department of Biological Sciences, also the president of Research and Development (R&D) Policy Research Center of Gachon University, has been nominated as the new president of National Nano Fab Center, an affiliated organization of KAIST.
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Seung Hyun Suh
2013.06.23 22:54
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On May 30, the International Organizations Recruitment Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held the Sixth Annual Information Fair for Career Opportunities in the United Nations (UN) System in Terman Hall of the Creative Learning Building (E11). The information fair was targeted towards undergraduate and graduate students as well as the general public.
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Seung Hyun Suh
2013.06.23 22:52
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On May 29, the Technology Commercialization Center held a seminar titled “The Patent Story” at 2 p.m. in Terman Hall of the Creative Learning Building (E11).
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Wan Ju Kang
2013.06.23 22:49
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On May 21, the 2005 Nobel Chemistry prizewinner Professor Robert H. Grubbs from the Department of Chemistry at California Institute of Technology, gave a special seminar abpout green chemistry and catalysis at Terman Hall of the Creative Learning Building (E11). The special seminar introduced green approaches in catalytic research on chemical processes and future challenges in olefin metathesis.
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Shin Hum Cho
2013.06.23 22:45