Dormitory building 20 and Nakwon apartment building 6 are going to be renovated during summer vacation and from August to December. The number of freshmen has exceeded 646 people, which is the maximum number that can be housed in the freshmen and sophomore dorms, due to the establishment of CITE(Creative IT Excellence Eng- ineering). As it is decided that about 36 more students are to be admitted next year, it is now necessary to make more rooms for the incoming class. Housing renovation is planned to renovate the rooms in dorm 20 to be the same as those in dorm 21.Currently, only 42 rooms, in

The 18th University Racquetball Championship(URC), hosted by POSTECH and arranged by IMPACT, racquet ball club of POSTECH, was held for two days, from May 26 to May 27, at POSTECH Gym- nasium racquet ball court. In URC, which possesses both the longest history and the largest participation than other racquetball championships, 80 students from nine universities, including Seoul National University and Korea University, strived for first place. The championship consisted of three classes and a female division, all progressed in tournament competitions. In class A, Jeon Seungjun(Korea University

POSTECH participated in “Thanks Sharing Mo- vement” wh- ich is promot ed by the city of Pohang in the attempt to make it a hap- pier city. On May 7, the mayor of Pohang visited POSTECH, and he donated 3,000 thank-you notes that can be written five thankful things day after day, to President Yongmin Kim. Followed by the mayor’s visit, President Kim visited Nam-gu Health center and encouraged people to participate in the Thanks Sharing Movement, on May 8. Based on one motto, “Gratitude is the start of happiness”, the aim is to settle corporate culture of consideration, communication, and affirma

A video lecture was held on May 11, in the Cyber lab Room 502 of Tae-Joon Park Digital Library to initiate advanced enterprise of fusion research and education. This lecture was hosted by and delivered at Pusan National University, and domestic and foreign institutions including POSTECH participated in the lecture in real-time, remotely. Cyber lab is a cyber environment for research and education, supported by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. It allows domestic and foreign universities’ laboratories to share high quality education in real-time remotely. Dongnam Institution of

What was the planning intention of this festival? What is the meaning of “WARP”, the motto of this festival?I felt a little hesitant in applying for the chairman of the festival. Because of this, the prep committee was formed late, and could not begin advertising early on. When the preparatory committee was formed, we first thought about how to make the committee more exciting and memorable. Unlike previous festivals, this year’s preparatory committee focused mainly on its assistance role, such as expanding support for festival booths. Secondly, we wanted to put together various contents. The

The research team of Professor Hyung Joon Cha (CE), Prof. Dong-Woo Cho (ME), and Prof. Rhie, Jong Won (The Catholic University of Korea) succeeded in developing functional three-dimensional scaffolds that enhance regeneration of bone tissue. Using mussel adhesive proteins, it is safe for the human body. It is also proven to be remarkable in adhesion and coating. This research was published in the Apr. 2 online version of Acta Biomaterialia, a renowned academic journal in the field of body materials.The research team affixed the stem cell on the surface of the polymer using the mussel-extracted

Since the beginning of April, the Department of Mathematics has been hosting Professor Don Bernard Zagier, one of the four directors of the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics and a professor at the College de France. He finished high school at age 13 and completed his B.A. and M.A. at MIT in just three years. Zagier then received his Ph.D. at 20 and became a professor at age 24. He specializes in number theory, and he is also known for discovering an elementary proof of Fermat’s theorem on sums of two squares. He has given several lectures for a wide spectrum of audiences, from high school s

he second fruit tree planting event was hosted by the 26th Dorm Union to endorse a “Green Campus” on POSTECH, commem- orating Arbor Day. The event was held in front of The Resicential College (RC) on Apr. 5. The trees were planted on the hill in front of RC, where sunshine is plentiful and trees tend to grow well. The event is expected to balance out the carbon dioxide discharge, increase awareness of the need for a green campus, and inculcate a sense of ownership by installing a nameplate for each tree. Compared to the six trees out of the 21 trees donated from the student body last year, 17

A piano recital, hosted by three students, June-Eok Leem (PHYS M.S. Ph.D. integrated course), Sangjin Lee (PHYS 06), and Min-woo Choi (GIFT Ph.D candidate) was held on Mar. 27, in the auditorium of PIRL (POSTECH Information Research Laboratories). Organized by the performers, the recital consisted of eight classical tunes composed by famous composers including F. Chopin, F. Schubert, and F. Liszt. After the recital, they gave their thoughts together, “It was really impressive that many people, especially several foreigners, came out to watch this recital, beyond our expectation. We have a stro

The thirteenth floor of the Residential College (RC), which is the English Specialized Floor, reformed to a program-focused rather than conversation-focused floor. Until 2011, speaking English on the thirteenth floor was required. Due to the lack of residents who are fluent in English, however, it was likely that students used incorrect grammar and abnormal express- ions. English speaking is no longer required on the floor and all of its residents must participate in at least one English program to enhance their experience in English. In addition, these programs are now open to the entire RC,