Seoul National University

what? I have to say, this is really important.

The beginning of the fifth book is an epigraph by a sociology, Chang Kyung-sup, who is a really brilliant man from Seoul National University.

And he gives this idea called compressed modernity.

And I put this big-ass quote.

So some experts say prices need to go even higher.

Seoul National University research team's findings back this idea, calling such price hikes one of the most powerful and cost-effective tobacco control policies for reducing smoking rates.

The Ministry of Health and Welfare has included raising cigarette prices toward the OECD average as a mid- to long-term goal between the years 2026 and 2030.

Did you ever smoke, Dan? I've tried what it's like, but it was not my cup of tea.

Well, it's a pretty horrific story.

A network of Seoul National University alumni working in finance sector allegedly use confidential information to rake in more than 20 billion won or slightly more than 15, slightly around 15 million U.S. dollars in illicit trading profits.

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that's almost 15 million U.S. dollars.

So according to financial authorities on Tuesday, the suspects, graduates of one of the nation's most prestigious universities, allegedly shared confidential info through connections formed at an SNU investment club and a global consulting firm.

The network extended to relatives and friends with around 10 people trading on tips over five years.

Not the greatest PR item for Seoul National University.

So 10 people, most of whom I suspect are Seoul National University alumni, shared non-public, private, confidential information for investments, which in some cases can be linked to insider trading charges.

A recent poll shows that less than 40% of South Koreans believe that unification with North Korea is necessary.

The poll, commissioned by Seoul National University's Institute for Peace and Unification Studies, found that 39% of respondents said unification is necessary, down from 41.1% last year.

It also found that 32.2% of respondents viewed unification as unnecessary, up from 30.4% the last year.

The Institute first conducted its survey in 2007, when 15.1% of respondents said unification was not necessary, essentially doubling in less than 20 years.

The first is the more interesting one.

It's called localized contrastive guidance from a group at Seoul National University.

It's training-free and module-free, which is the striking part.

It derives per-frame phrase masks from the model's own self-attention layers.

And today I have the distinct pleasure of speaking to the winner of the Stanley Fahn Award Lecture for the MDS Congress 2026.

BJ Jian is the director of the BJ Center for Comprehensive Parkinson Care and Rare Movement Disorders at Hyundai Hospital, a professor emeritus at Seoul National University, and is the chair of the local organizing committee for the International Congress in Seoul.

And this is part of the MDS Congress series.

He will be giving, as I said, the Stanley Fon Award lecture at the Congress.

Fan always emphasized his love for training international fellows.

knowing they would return to their home countries and contribute where the medical need was greater.

I actively strive to carry forward his philosophy at Seoul National University Hospital, where we proudly Welcome numerous overseas students, including visiting travel grounds fellows.

Passing down that torch of global intellectual curiosity and genuine care to the next generation is, I believe, the best way to honor his mentorship.