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Mar 05, 2013 Genes Responsible for Lung Cancer Investigated Korean medical researchers have found genetic mutants which cause lung cancer by analyzing a genome of cancer tissues from patients suffering from lung adenocarcinoma, which is responsible for 40% of the annual worldwide occurance of lung cancer.

Mar 04, 2013 SNU Awarded Honorary Doctorate to Aung San Suu Kyi On Friday,February 1, 2013, the Ceremony for the Conferral of an Honorary Doctorate Degree for Aung San Suu Kyi was held in the University Cultural Center at SNU.

Mar 01, 2013 SNU 'Jangteo' Culture: Eat, Drink and Socialize! Jangteo culture provides a great opportunity for students to socialize - for freshmen to meet seniors, for seniors to meet old friends they haven't seen since their freshmen year, and to treat freshmen.

Jan 14, 2013 Human Rights Forum for International Students SNU newly opened “Human Rights Center” and held its first forum for international students.

Jan 14, 2013 Korean Roots: A Cultural Trip to Andong A group of approximately twenty foreign exchange students from Seoul National University (SNU) traveled to the city of Andong, the most traditional city in Korea.

Dec 24, 2012 The Korea-Peru Economic Cooperation Center Opens at SNU Last month, the opening ceremony for the Korea-Peru Economic Cooperation Center took place at the CJ International Center.

Dec 03, 2012 Happiness Brought to Cancer-Stricken Children through Animals by an SNU Student A student of veterinary medicine has conducted an animal-assisted therapy class for children suffering from cancer for three years.

Nov 28, 2012 SNU Names 8 ‘Leading Creative Researchers’ Seoul National University was incorporated earlier this year with the aim of being among the absolute elite in the world of research.

Nov 28, 2012 SNU and Leading Asian Universities Put Heads Together to Design the Future of Research and Education The Association of East Asian Research Universities (AEARU) held its 18th Annual General Meeting at SNU’s Engineer House (Bldg. 310) on November 2.

Nov 27, 2012 New Cure for Ischemic Stroke Developed Using Ceria Nanoparticles The joint research team led by Chair Professor HYEON Taeg Hwan and Professor LEE SeungHoon has succeeded in developing a new cure for ischemic stroke.

Nov 02, 2012 SNU Promotes Collaboration with UK Universities SNU delegates visited UK to pursue collaborations with ICL, UCL, and SOAS.

Nov 01, 2012 [Student Essay] Building a Home in Thailand On August 19 I traveled with 25 other SNU students to the northern city of Chiang Mai, Thailand on a program from Habitat for Humanity Korea to build a house for a local family.