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Nov 10, 2011 SNU Establishes New Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations SNU announced that it will establish a new department to be called the Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations (ALC).

Nov 10, 2011 Heavy Eaters - Newfound Evidence of Massive Black Holes The sight of a star being absorbed by a million-solar-mass black hole was observed by a group of scientists for the first time in history.

Oct 31, 2011 New Library Opens at the Language Education Institute On October 7, on the 4th floor of the Daerim International Building, the SNU Language Education Institute (LEI) held an opening ceremony for the new mini library 'GaGyo'.

Oct 27, 2011 Biannual Environmental Safety Education Program Due to a variety of hazardous chemicals and apparatuses used in scientific experiments, compliance with the research safety regulations and an attention to minor details are essential for the prevention of serious accidents in the laboratory.

Oct 27, 2011 Student Volunteer Center to Open Soon SNU's College of Engineering will soon open a volunteer work center on the first floor of the ShinYang Building (44-1), the opening ceremony for which will take place in November 2011.

Oct 27, 2011 Professor KIM Ran Do Donates Hope for Youth Mentor of Korean youth, Professor KIM Ran Do of SNU's College of Human Ecology donated 100 million KRW to establish the 'Hope Scholarship' on September 9.

Oct 27, 2011 Light of Hope that Brightens a Himalayan Village An SNU professor and his students introduced electricity to the Lama Hotel Village, a small village 120km north of Kathmandu located in the Langtang National Park in the Himalayan Mountains with an altitude of 2478m.

Oct 24, 2011 Student Exchange Agreement with Southampton University Mark Spearing, the vice president of Britain's Southampton University, visited SNU President OH Yeon Cheon and signed an agreement on research and student exchange programs.

Oct 24, 2011 Latest MoA Exhibitions on Display The SNU Museum of Art (MoA) and the British Council have come together to co-sponsor MoA's latest exhibition, "David Hockney: Four Print Portfolios 1961-1977."

Oct 21, 2011 Professor Kim Dae-Hyung Selected as One of the ‘TR35’ by Technology Review Professor Kim Dae-Hyung was selected as one of the so-called ‘TR35’ by the world renowned academic journal Technology Review.

Oct 21, 2011 A Postdoctoral Researcher’s Achievement CHUNG Ka Young, an alumnus of SNU's College of Pharmacy, and currently a post-doctoral researcher at Stanford University, has published two papers simultaneously in the world-renowned journal Nature.

Oct 13, 2011 An Endless Journey to See Smiles on Children's Faces Professor CHOUNG Pill Hoon of SNU's School of Dentistry spent this summer vacation far busier than during the regular semester preparing for his usual overseas volunteer work.