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Hwang Ha-na, granddaughter of the Namyang Dairy Products’ founder, received a one-year suspended prison sentence with two years’ probation for drug abuse in 2019. Hwang purchased and injected herself with methamphetamine multiple times. On Dec. 7, 2020, Hwang was prosecuted again for using drugs with her acquaintances. While Hwang Ha-na’s first drug test returned negative results, the case became more complicated as her husband committed suicide and one of her acquaintances, suspected to be the supplier of the drugs, also made a suicide attempt but ended up in a coma. This incident exposed dru

Feature | Reporter Lee Seung-ah, Yoon Seok-sang | 2021-02-27 23:21

POSTECH Microscope: Director of Infectious Disease Control

The Infectious Disease Control is an institution at POSTECH that manages the university’s quarantine and safety of Postechians in response to infectious diseases. Regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, the Infectious Disease Control is assessing the infection situation in POSTECH and reviewing quarantine regulations. The Postech Times interviewed Joon Won Park, director of the Infectious Disease Control, to take a closer look at what he does.What are your duties as the director?I am taking care to ensure that all members of the university are safe from infectious diseases. Specifically, I determine

Postech Microscope | Reporter Lee Seung-ah | 2021-01-02 18:56

An Improvement in the Work Environment or an Escape from Reality?

Starting from 2020, workplaces with 50 to less than 300 employees were subject to the 52-hour workweek system. However, as the government permitted a grace period of one year, the system is to be implemented without delay starting this month. The 52-hour workweek system is mandatory for all businesses with 50 to less than 300 employees from January and less than 50 employees from July. The 52-hour workweek system limits the working hours per week to 52 hours and has been devised to improve working environments.The result of a survey of 1,300 sites in Nov. 2019 showed that 57.7% of companies co

News | Reporter Lee Seung-ah | 2021-01-02 18:47

Dynamic Switching Hologram Images with a Finger Touch

A joint research team led by Professor Junsuk Rho (ME and CE) and Prof. Young-Ki Kim (CE) developed an ultracompact holographic display that responds to external stimuli. The team produced such material by applying the stimuli-responsiveness of liquid crystals (LCs) to metamaterials, which is also known as “the material of dreams”.Metasurfaces have been an active field of research due to their potential to enable futuristic displays such as virtual reality and 3D holographic displays. However, the optical properties of devices based on metasurfaces cannot be changed after production, and conse

News | Reporter Lee Seung-ah | 2020-11-27 15:11

Woowahan Youths Improves Riders’ Working Conditions

On Oct. 22, Woowahan Youths, a subsidiary of Woowa Brothers and the operator of its delivery agents, known as Baemin riders, and the service union of the Service General Union of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), signed a collective agreement on improving the treatment of delivery agents (also referred to as riders). For a person to be recognized as a worker under the current Labor Standards Act, specific and considerable command and supervision of the employee is required. However, riders are classified as “personal operators” as they do not meet these criteria. It is the first

Culture | Reporter Lee Seung-ah | 2020-11-27 14:38

A Time to Recharge or a Carryover of Fatigue?

On Aug. 13, notices were posted on various online shopping malls that delivery of ordered items will be delayed from Aug. 14 to Aug. 16. This is because the courier industry set Aug. 14 as “No Courier Delivery Day”. Major courier companies decided to completely stop courier services, such as courier delivery, item collection, sorting, and transportation, for three days.“No Courier Delivery Day” was discussed and decided as a result of the incident in which three courier workers died due to overwork this year. Earlier this year, people began ordering daily necessities online as COVID-19 spread.

News | Reporter Lee Seung-ah | 2020-09-03 15:32