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Save Energy, Postechians!
Save Energy, Postechians!
POSTECH consumes quite a lot of energy, particularly, electricity. In a previous article written by The Postech Times in 2001 that discussed POSTECH’s energy usage, POSTECH ranked top in the usage of electricity among the many universities in Korea with approximately 2,700 kWh consumed. Now that 20 years have passed since then, how much electricity does POSTECH consume?The Postech Times investigated POSTECH’s electricity usage over the past three...
Microscope: “Halal Lunchboxes at POSTECH"
Microscope: “Halal Lunchboxes at POSTECH"
Living in Korea is not always a simple task, especially if you are a minority. One big minority group in Korea is the foreigners, and we decided to look into the lives of some foreign students who eat the Halal lunchboxes provided by POSTECH food services. Most students who apply for them are Muslims as Islamic laws permit them to only consume meat produced by slaughtering animals under specified procedures. The Postech Times decided to briefly l...
Inclusion in Korean Society
Inclusion in Korean Society
Professor Jung, Chea Yun studied law at Korea University, the New York University School of Law, and is licensed to practice law in the State of New York. She has previously spent time in the Supreme Court Judicial Policy Research Institute and the Graduate School of Future Strategy at KAIST. She is currently a professor in the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences at POSTECH and offers law courses – such as Artificial Intelligence and Law a...
Food Shortage Endangering Food Security Worldwide
Food Shortage Endangering Food Security Worldwide
The Russo-Ukrainian war has wreaked havoc on many aspects of our lives, from oil prices to international flight paths, no rock has been left unturned in an age of deglobalization. The food market has been no exception. Ukraine, with its vast wheat plains and large agricultural industry, had acted as the breadbasket of the world with over 400 million people consuming Ukrainian crops. Before the war, they had supplied 12% of globally traded calorie...
SMRs - Solution to Environmental Pollution?
SMRs - Solution to Environmental Pollution?
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) suggested that the global community should achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 to give the world a chance of limiting the global temperature rise to 1.5℃. The net-zero emission is broadly the same as carbon neutral: CO2 emissions are being generated, but they are offset by the same amount being removed by technology. At the current state, to reach net-zero emission, CO2 emissions should be reduc...