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Oct 28, 2008 V. Narry Kim`s RNA Research Made Another Discovery SNU has identified a protein that represses genetic regulators linked to the development of cancer, adding detail to the complex picture of how tumors arise and grow.

Oct 24, 2008 Blind Ambition SNU graduate Choi Young was the first visually impaired person to pass the second round of the Korean government bar exam since it was instituted in 1947.

Oct 24, 2008 SNU Held Benefit Concert Seoul National University held a benefit concert to raise donations for the first time. More than 10 billion won (7.1 million dollars) was collected at the one-night event, in which music school alumni vocalists and conductor performed.

Oct 17, 2008 [Interview with new faculty member]Professor Olivia Milburn: At Home in the World Imagine a childhood spent in eight different countries, one of them in a home off of the breathtaking Golden Horn of Istanbul.

Oct 14, 2008 SNU Ranks 16th Worldwide for Bringing up CEOs The newly-published 2008 Professional Ranking of World Universities from Ecole des Mines de Paris ranks the reputations of over top 300 universities worldwide, using criterias such as the number of CEO-position alumni in the world’s 500 leading companies (as rated by Fortune 500 in 2007).

Oct 14, 2008 SNU to Establish ‘School of Liberal Arts’ Students in the College will choose their major two or three years after their entrance, allowing them the chance to encounter a variety of fields of study.

Oct 10, 2008 SNU Ranked in the Top 50th Universities SNU was ranked as the top 50th university in the world by the Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings. SNU has constantly moving its place since the first ranking in 2004 and moved up one place in this year.

Oct 10, 2008 Former President Chung Welcomed by Princeton The online media "News at Princeton" posted an article titled "Noted economist visiting Princeton to enhance study of Korea", and explained his visit in detail. The Daily Princetonian also reported his first lecture.

Oct 10, 2008 SNU Hired A Lawyer For Intellectual Property Protection Seoul National University has brought in a lawyer as the head of its intellectual property protection office.

Oct 10, 2008 MRI Pictures Can Determine Human Intelligence Biological sciences Professor Kun-ho Lee has developed a technique using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to help gauge human intelligence.

Oct 10, 2008 SNU Museum to Exhibit Ancient Mongolian Artifacts Seoul National University Museum, which had for some time recognized the historical significance of the plains of Mongolia, will open a special exhibit on October 10 entitled "Mongolia, an Ancient Culture on the Vast Plains."

Oct 10, 2008 New Issue of Seoul Journal of Korean Studies Is Available The new issue of Seoul Journal of Korean Studies, vol. 21. is out.