The natural process of aging is one that nobody can escape from. People grow old and many physical disabilities appear along with mental weaknesses as time passes by. This inevitable aging process, however, brought forward a question that has motivated researchers all around the world. How exactly d
The first semester of 2017 is coming to an end, and the first scholarship application of this year is drawing near with it. As there have been many controversies regarding SKKU’s scholarship system since the beginning of this school year, the Sungkyun Times (SKT) will now report about SKKU’s current
Dr. Kim Joo-won and Dr. Jung Sang-hyun of the Department of Construction and Environmental Engineering were selected for the 2017 Presidential PostDoctoral Project along with Dr. Lee Sangah of the Department of Medicine. The ‘Presidential PostDoctoral Fellowship’ is a project established by the Mini
SKKU’s Embedded Software Research Laboratory (ESLAB) has been acknowledged as an exceptional software laboratory and selected for the Ministry of Science’s Software Star-Lab program. The SW StarLab program is a government project started in 2015 that selects university software laboratories and supp
Won Hong-hee, professor of Fusion Medicine at SKKU, participated in an international team of researchers from the Human Knockout Project and announced the results of a largescale genetic survey in Pakistan. The Human Knockout Project is genetic research that aims to discover the genetic functions of
Professor Song Choong-Eui’s chemical research team succeeded in converting toxic material into profitable medicine ingredients through artificial enzymes. This development was made possible by taking reference from a chemical reaction that happens in the human body. Glyoxal, the toxic compound conce
Avian Influenza (AI) and its spread are reported on a daily basis these days, but the Korean government’s only actual response to this epidemic has been mass culling. 33 million poultry animals in Korea are known to have been culled in less than half a year since the first reports of AI, and the num
The rapid advances in communication technology have brought forth a new form of employment. It is not imperative to sit in an office for the entire day anymore. In fact, living in a single area is no longer needed to maintain a steady occupation. There are people who wish to work while traveling all
It is easy to come across Internet postings containing information such as “five new ways to lose weight” or “ten local restaurant recommendations.” It is common to watch an advertisement before a video while surfing on Youtube or Naver, as well. These contents are often entertaining and interesting