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Sep 05, 2011 Pre-College Lectures for Teenagers SNU Extension College first established pre-college lectures for teenagers last winter, offering three classes about world history, the universe, and immunology. Due to favorable assessments from both students and parents it has expanded this summer to seven courses on even more diverse subjects.

Sep 05, 2011 SNU-NCAR Weather and Climate Center Established On August 1 SNU co-established the Korea-USA Weather and Climate Center with the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) to facilitate research on climate and weather change analysis and forecasting.

Sep 02, 2011 [Faculty Essay] Invisible Seoul When things make sense they are inevitably boring. I am attracted to contradictions, to paradoxical situations: places, events that are different to what I have come to accept as conventional.

Aug 30, 2011 Aesthetics of the Nude Breast Titled “Although I am _____, I am beautiful,” the exhibition is comprised of 18 nude ink-and-wash paintings of actual breast cancer patients.

Aug 29, 2011 Finding a Cure for Cancer Professor LEE Ho-Young, from Seoul National University Department of Manufacturing Pharmacy stressed the importance of such methods in future anti-cancer medicine research.

Aug 26, 2011 Who Are SNU English Editors? Ever been curious who are writing the 'SNU NEWS' on this website? They are student editors group named "SNU English Editors (SEE)", which consists of bilingual undergraduate students of SNU. They write news articles and translate important notes (Notice / Events) for the visitors.

Aug 26, 2011 College of Pharmacy Makes a Center for New Drug Development SNU College of Pharmacy held the groundbreaking ceremony of the Center for New Drug Development, a cutting-edge research complex expected to lead drug development nationwide.

Aug 25, 2011 Professor Noh Tae Won Receives Korea Best Scientist Award Professor NOH Tae Won of SNU’s Department of Physics and Astronomy was awarded the 2011 Korea Best Scientist Award. The Korea Best Scientist Award is a prestigious award that has recognized Korea’s best scientists and engineers since 1963.

Aug 25, 2011 SNU Law School Intensifies Disciplinary Action Against Underperforming Students SNU Law School announced the amendment of its regulations that intensifies the disciplinary action to be taken against underperforming students, including disenrollment of students who fail to pass more than two courses.

Aug 19, 2011 Graduate in Style with the New Graduation Robes! SNU's current robes are the same as those worn at the first graduation ceremony in 1947, used as formal ceremonial dress for the last 60 years without change. The black, simple and rather convenient ceremonial robes have been under criticism that they do not properly reflect the university's identity.

Aug 19, 2011 SNU English Homepage To Be Renewed The SNU homepage (http://www.snu.ac.kr) has been renewed. Following the directive of the Act to Abolish Discrimination against the Disabled, the SNU Department of Public Relations launched the revamped homepage on July 1. The disabled people will find the renewed homepage easier to use.

Aug 19, 2011 “Do Not Try to Label Me” --Of Kazakh heritage, Citizen of Mozambique, Muslim, married to an African husband, of British academic descent. At present a civil servant of the Republic of Korea as an appointed professor at SNU. There are many ways to describe Professor Liazzat J. Bonate.