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Mar 19, 2018 Professor Baek Goo-hyun and the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games Professor Baek Goo-hyun and the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games Professor Baek Goo-hyun, a specialist in orthopedics at SNU Hospital, served as the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. He led a team of 104 medical staff from the university that was stationed throughout the athletes’ village, stadium, and training centers for the athletes and the spectators. Mar 17, 2018 SNU’s Introduces Sign Language to its General Education Curriculum SNU’s Introduces Sign Language to its General Education Curriculum The courses in sign language, windows into the everyday lives of people with hearing disabilities, are now being offered at SNU to a wide range of students pursuing a variety of careers. Mar 17, 2018 Education Without Borders: SNU and the University of Tokyo to Hold First Co-taught Lecture Education Without Borders: SNU and the University of Tokyo to Hold First Co-taught Lecture On March 5, the SNU College of Engineering announced that it will hold Korea’s very first co-taught simulcast course with the University of Tokyo. Mar 16, 2018 Origami Inspired Self Locking Robotic Arm Origami Inspired Self Locking Robotic Arm SNU Soft Robotics Center led by Professor CHO Kyu-Jin has developed a foldable robotic arm like ‘Inspector Gadget’ arm. Mar 16, 2018 Matriculation Speech by UTokyo President Matriculation Speech by UTokyo President President Makoto Gonokami at the University of Tokyo gave a congratulatory speech at SNU's 2018 matriculation ceremony on March 2nd. Mar 01, 2018 PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Flame Visits SNU PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Flame Visits SNU During the course of its nationwide tour which began November 1, 2017, the Olympic torch visited SNU’s Gwanak Campus on January 16, 2018. Feb 14, 2018 [Student Essay] SNU’s Winter Course Human Rights and Asia: a Time of Many Firsts [Student Essay] SNU’s Winter Course Human Rights and Asia: a Time of Many Firsts We have made it! Temperatures dipping as low as minus 17°C did not deter us from completing SNU’s ‘Human Rights and Asia’ Winter Course. Jan 05, 2018 SNU College of Business Administration is to Launch a New Center for Corporate Legitimacy Research and Evaluation SNU College of Business Administration is to Launch a New Center for Corporate Legitimacy Research and Evaluation SNU College of Business Administration (CBA) is launching a new center that conducts research and evaluation regarding corporate legitimacy. The objective of this research center is to provide business strategies that are socially just. Dec 14, 2017 Internationalization of SNU - Sustainable Integration of International Faculty Internationalization of SNU - Sustainable Integration of International Faculty On Thursday, November 30, the SNU Diversity Council held a forum at the Kwanjeong Library titled “Internationalization of SNU: Quo Vadis?” to address the issue of integration of the international faculty at SNU. Dec 14, 2017 24-hour Emergency Care Center at the VMTH 24-hour Emergency Care Center at the VMTH Having treated 10 million animals since its opening, the SNU Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH) has announced plans to extend its emergency care services to 24-hours starting next March. Dec 04, 2017 People’s Party Leader Returns to SNU The atmosphere in Professor Kang Won Taek’s Korean Politics class was somewhat heightened on November 29 as Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People’s Party came to give a lecture to students. Nov 30, 2017 Remembering Professor Hyun Sin-kyu, Agricultural Pioneer Remembering Professor Hyun Sin-kyu, Agricultural Pioneer The late Professor Hyun Sin-kyu (1912-1986) was among this year’s recipients of the Distinguished SNU Members Award, the highest possible honor bestowed upon SNU faculty or alumni who have achieved great distinction.