News - SNU NOW - Seoul National University

Oct 01, 2009 Staying in "Empty" Seoul during Chuseok Korean Thanksgiving, Chuseok or Hangawi, is just around the corner. This three-day holiday taking place from Friday, October 2nd till Sunday, October 4th this week signals the time to visit hometowns and to gather with families.

Oct 01, 2009 New Development in Color Printing Professor KWON Sung-hoon's research team developed a high-resolution patterning technique that produces multiple sturctural colors within seconds by mimicking the structural colors found in butterfly wings and peacock feathers.

Sep 25, 2009 Raising International Educators All students at Seoul National University’s College of Education have had the chance to study in Europe since February this year, and now the college is seeking to sign more partnerships with other schools.

Sep 21, 2009 Interim First Lady of East Timor Joins SNU Faculty Jacqueline Aquino Siapno-de Araujo, the interim First Lady of East Timor, has joined the faculty of Seoul National University.

Sep 14, 2009 [Faculty Essay] An All-consuming Problem The key to saving the planet doesn’t lie with finding alternative energy sources but by urging people to consume less.

Sep 03, 2009 President LEE Visited President Drew Faust President LEE Jang Moo and Harvard President Drew Faust had a meeting on August 24 and agreed to extend their partnership.

Sep 03, 2009 Applying Nano Technology to Interpret DNA Sequencing Professor KIM Ki-bum has developed a "nanopore ion transistor" which can be used for interpreting DNA sequencing results and controling biomolecules.

Aug 20, 2009 [Faculty Essay] Defining Kim Dae-jung’s Greatness Kim had a special view of history through which he looked at the world order with an Asian’s identity.

Aug 13, 2009 Indonesian Tribe Adopt Korean Alphabet as Writing System A minority tribe in the city of 'Bauer-Bauer', located in Buton, Southeast Sulawesi, has chosen Korean alphabet Hangeul as the official alphabet to transcribe its aboriginal language.

Aug 05, 2009 President LEE Jang-Moo, "My top priority is investing in quality professors" "Universities have the obligation to create knowledge and spread it through education, thus helping solve the problems of humankind." Lee said.

Aug 04, 2009 Why Diabetics Get Depressed and Forgetful? It is easily noticed that diabetes patients get easily depressed and forgetful, which has been attributed to psychological causes.

Jul 28, 2009 7 New Programs for Convergence of Sciences Seoul National University is on the move. It has launched 7 new graduate programs for convergence of sciences.