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Dec 07, 2011 Novelist Son Jang Soon Donates 2 Billion KRW to SNU "I have written books thinking life is transient but it came to me one day that I should do something worthwhile as the last thing I do in my life."

Dec 07, 2011 Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies: The Cradle of Korean Document Culture One cannot talk about the Jeongjo era without mentioning Kyujanggak, the symbol and center of the late Joseon renaissance.

Dec 07, 2011 SNU's Traditional Teahouse Da Hyang Man Dang There sure are lots of coffee shops on the SNU campus! Some of us can't live without coffee, but how about a nice cup of tea once in a while? The teahouse Da Hyang Man Dang and its traditional tea can bring you comfort on a chilly day.

Dec 07, 2011 Genetic Scissors To Cut Out AIDS Genome A research team led by Professor KIM Jin-Soo of SNU’s Department of Chemistry and Professor KIM Hyongbum of Hanyang University’s Department of Biomedical Science and Engineering has developed a new method to easily select cells with mutated genes using so called “genetic scissors”.

Dec 06, 2011 Law School Students Supporting Laborers Suffering from Industrial Diseases Students from SNU Law School are supporting those suffering from industrial diseases acquired during their employment at the factories of Samsung Semiconductor.

Dec 05, 2011 You’ve Got a Friend and a Mentor in Me! Now the word ‘mentor’ indicates someone who shares his or her wisdom with a less experienced person.

Dec 05, 2011 [Exhibition] Drawing Joseon, Encountering Joseon: Stories about Maps, Roads and Travel The Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies, located at SNU, is currently holding this year's annual special exhibition under the theme, "Drawing Joseon, Encountering Joseon".

Nov 16, 2011 University of Tehran Delegates Visit SNU Delegates from the University of Tehran visited SNU on October 27 to discuss the expansion of academic exchange between the two universities.

Nov 15, 2011 Immunotherapy: A Promising Area in Cancer Research Professor LEE Choon-Taek, director of the Seoul National University Bundang Hospital Immunotherapy Research Center, stressed the importance of immunotherapy in cancer treatment during an interview.

Nov 15, 2011 Joint Degree Program with Major Universities in Eastern Asia in the Works Students graduating from SNU will be able to earn degrees from the University of Tokyo, Peking University and Hanoi University as well in the not too distant future.

Nov 14, 2011 Personal Information Protection Act in Effect by September 30 The Personal Information Protection Act, which was written to be a general law defining the principles of personal information policy and a countermeasure for the victims of personal information infringement, became effective on September 30, 2011.

Nov 14, 2011 SNU Signs a Student Exchange Agreement with York University President Brian CANTOR of York University visited SNU President OH Yeon Cheon and signed a student exchange agreement on September 28.