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Research Center for Cellular Homeostasis Reselected for Follow-up Project as Science Research Center

The Research Center for Cellular Homeostasis was reselected for the follow-up project as the Science Research Center sponsored by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF). Established with an aim to understand “cellular homeostasis”, which is the basic control mechanism of biological phenomena, and to identify the causes of related diseases, Ewha’s Research Center for Cellular Homeostasis was selected in 2012 as the Science Research Center, sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and NRF, and has received a total of 9.1 billion-won grant for seven years until this year to generate outstanding research results and lead the field of life science research. As selected for this follow-up project, scheduled from September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2022, the Center will receive 3.9 billion-won grant for the next three years to continue its study on control mechanism and pathogenesis of tissue homeostasis through the interaction among cell, tissue, and microenvironment, using approaches of biochemistry, molecular biology, and cell biology. In addition, the Center plans to become a global research center in the field of basic research on cellular homeostasis by conducting the comprehensive study on the control mechanism of cellular homeostasis through connection and cooperation with Ewha Research Center for Laboratory Animal Genome and Fluorescence Core Imaging Analysis Center.
- No.47
- Writer홍보실
- Date2019.09.27
- Views6061
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Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering Student Publish Article on SCI-Level International Journal

Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering Student Publish Article on SCI-Level International Journal Yum Haeun, a student at the Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering Division of ELTEC College of Engineering published an article as the lead author on "Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials," a SCI-level international journal. Yum's article, titled "Investigation of the relationship between localized cumulative stress and plantar tissue stiffness in healthy individuals using the in-vivo indentation technique" was based on the collaborated research between the ballet department of Ewha's College of Music and the Biomedical Engineering track from Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering Division of ELTEC College of Engineering. In her article, Yum compared and analyzed the characteristics of plantar tissues of a group of ballet dancers with those of a student group with the similar body mass index and age range. The study is significant in that it specifies the effect of prolonged and repetitive exercise into stiffening of the plantar soft tissue. The Division of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering at Ewha Womans University was established in 2017, and its students are already making results in a variety of fields. The division focuses on innovative convergence science such as the new bio-health field whose demand is surging around the world. It is aimed at nurturing women engineers to lead female-friendly, new industries of the future and performing integrated multidisciplinary education and research in the biomedical engineering in cooperation with the College of Engineering as well as College of Medicine, College of Pharmacy, College of Natural Sciences, the Brain and Cognitive Sciences and Ewha Womans University Medical Center.
- No.45
- Writer홍보실
- Date2019.07.22
- Views7138
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Center for Quantum Nanoscience Successfully Performed World’s Smallest MRI

The findings of the research on the technique to visualize the magnetic field of single atoms conducted by researchers at the Center for Quantum Nanoscience (QNS) at Ewha Womans University were published in the journal Nature Physics on July 1. Andreas Heinrich, director of the Center for Quantum Nanoscience and distinguished professor of Physics at Ewha Womans University, led the research team in collaboration with colleagues from the US. Through this research, researchers at Ewha Womans University succeeded in performing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on single atoms. This MRI scan is the first to capture a clear image of a single atom, which is the world’s smallest MRI image. The researcher team used a Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM) to visualize the three-dimensional magnetic field produced by the atoms with unprecedented resolution. The researchers plan to map the spin distribution in more complex structures such as molecules and magnetic materials by using the single-atom MRI. In order to assist this world-leading research, Ewha Womans University applied a world-class vibration-resistant design to its Research Cooperation Building which will be occupied by the Center for Quantum Nanoscience, and installs the STM in the building. The in-depth research on the quantum nanoscience will lead Ewha to strengthen its capacity as a research university and play a leading role in the world-class scientific research area. Since its establishment in January 2017, the Center for Quantum Nanoscience has been conducting world-class research in the field of controlling atomic-scale quantum effects on surfaces and interfaces of materials. Director of the Center, Andreas Heinrich joined Ewha as distinguished professor of Physics in 2016 after working for IBM Research - Almaden in the U.S. for almost 20 years. He received the Joseph F. Keithley Award in 2017 and the Feynman Prize in 2018.
- No.43
- Writer홍보실
- Date2019.07.12
- Views6868
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Dedication Ceremony for Research Cooperation Building Held

Dedication Ceremony for Research Cooperation Building Held The new research center, which will be a leading base for global science research, has been completed, and its dedication ceremony was held on Friday, June 21 at 10 a.m. Located near North A-hyeon Gate, Research Cooperation Building is a 12,405 square meters, four-story facility that has two stories underground. It will house Center for Quantum Nanoscience of the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) and laboratories, research rooms and classrooms for ELTEC College of Engineering of Ewha Womans University. Ewha President Kim Heisook said, “I hope ELTEC College of Engineering and IBS’s Center for Quantum Nanoscience, both of which are expected to move into Research Cooperation Building, deliver outstanding educational and research outcomes, creating a foothold for further science and engineering research.” Center for Quantum Nanoscience is a globally leading institution in conducting the study of controlling the quantum states of atoms on surfaces and interfaces. At Research Cooperation Building, instruments for the Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) will be installed to enable atomic research, and a state-of-the-art, vibration-free design has been applied accordingly. In addition, open-labs, testing labs and research labs for Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Architectural and Urban Systems Engineering, Climate and Energy Systems Engineering, and Mechanical and Biomechanical Engineering Division of College of Engineering are expected to move into Research Cooperation Building, nurturing creative convergent female leadership in the new industries.
- No.41
- Writer홍보실
- Date2019.07.04
- Views6852
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Opening and Vision Proclamation Ceremony Is Held for Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital and the College of Medicine’s New Campus

Opening and Vision Proclamation Ceremony Is Held for Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital and the College of Medicine’s New Campus Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital held an opening ceremony on May 23 and officially began its medical service. With its opening, Ewha Womans University Medical Center plans to establish a dual hospital system with Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital and carry out truly patient-centered medical practice. Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital, located in Magok District, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, is equipped with a capacity of 1,014 patient beds across ten above-ground floors and six below-ground floors after four years of construction begun in 2015. The Hospital is set up for the first time in Korea with the standard general care unit as three-person rooms and all intensive care units as one-person rooms to provide its patients with the best medical environment. It is a great advantage of the Hospital that Balsan Station of Subway Line 5 is connected to its exclusive exit and that Gimpo International Airport and Incheon International Airport is close to it, which provides excellent accessibility to patients both at home and abroad. The mission∙vision proclamation ceremony for the College of Medicine was held at the auditorium located in the 3rd floor of the College of Medicine in Magok District on May 28. Ewha’s College of Medicine has established itself as a pioneer in the Korean women’s medicine by inheriting the tradition of “Boguyeogwan,” the first women’s hospital in Korea, where U.S. female doctor Meta Howard began medical service as the first doctor in 1887. The College of Medicine has inherited this long-standing tradition and history and established a new vision as a future-oriented medical college suiting the demands of the 21st century with the transfer of the Magok campus. The new vision of the College of Medicine “Fostering doctors and medical scientists who lead the future of medicine and sympathize with the world” has its willingness to lead the future of medicine based on courage and a spirit of challenge. Ewha Womans University, the College of Medicine and two Ewha Medical Center-affiliated hospitals plan to extend their role in research as a university hospital and thrive as a hub for global research by establishing “Ewha state-of-the-art convergence healthcare cluster” that organically links the education-research-medical treatment industries all together.
- No.39
- Writer홍보실
- Date2019.06.11
- Views6766
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Science and women 133 years

Newly defining world and technology from the viewpoint of women : Science and women 133 years
- No.37
- Writer홍보실
- Date2019.04.15
- Views7098
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Ewha Selected as “Software-Centric University”

Ewha opens a new era of women professionals in convergence software Ewha Womans University has finally been named as “Software-centric University of the Year” by the Ministry of Science and ICT. The title is given to universities offering innovative software education to enhance competitiveness of students, companies and the country and to lead in spreading the value of software. Ewha will subsequently provide the 4-year "Training Program for Women in Convergence Software for the Fourth Industrial Revolution" starting 2019. As part of the program, Ewha plans to reinforce software department and provide convergence programs as well as strengthen the link with start-ups. First, it will create an opportunity for students to foster their talent in convergence software by offering individualized courses in subjects such as big data, interactions and blockchain for those majoring in software and basic software education for all students at Ewha. In addition, “Ewha Start-up Lab” will create an opportunity to commercialize software created by students and help them start a business as well as find a job in the related field. It also plans to spread the software training program for women to community. Ewha Womans University has pioneered in women’s education in science and engineering by establishing the first women’s hospital in the country in 1887, the first pharmaceutical sciences department among the universities in Korea in 1945, basic science departments such as physics and chemistry as early as in 1951 and world’s first women’s college of engineering in 1996.
- No.35
- Writer홍보실
- Date2019.04.12
- Views6650
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Ewha Joins Hands with Maeil Business Newspaper to Train Anti-Money Laundering Experts

Ewha Womans University has signed the university-industry collaboration agreement with the Maeil Business Newspaper on March 7. This agreement was concluded with the intention of pursuing both the university-industry cooperation project and the talent nurturing project, which was designed to train anti-money laundering experts demanded by domestic financial institutions and companies to cope with the fast-changing global environment. In accordance with the agreement, Ewha’s College of Business Administration will establish Ewha-Maeil Business Newspaper Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Academy to nurture anti-money laundering professionals. Especially given that Korea is due for evaluation of its anti-money laundering measures conducted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) this year, it is all the more imperative to train experts in a systematic way. In the academy curriculum, specialists equipped with specialized knowledge and field experience will deliver lectures on the law and regulations on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing system, as well as various cases of relevant system management at home and abroad. Kim Heisook, president of Ewha Woman’s University, said, “I hope that the anti-money laundering expert curriculum would serve as a good model, so that Ewha and Maeil would work together in the future to develop and manage other various profound and professional programs corresponding to the needs of the specialized society.”
- No.33
- Writer홍보실
- Date2019.03.15
- Views6972
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Ewha Established Hokma Liberal Arts College, Exclusive Institution for Liberal Education

Ewha held the foundation ceremony of Hokma Liberal Arts College, the exclusive institution for general education as well as an academic forum at LG Convention Hall on Friday, December 4. Derived from a Hebrew word meaning ‘wisdom,’ ‘getting wise,’ ‘diverse knowledge,’ Hokma does not simply mean theoretical knowledge, but rather practical wisdom. Ewha established Hokma Liberal Arts College by expanding and reorganizing the existing Center for General Education, with the aim of cultivating ‘THE Talent (Leading Talent, Wise Talent and Practicing Talent)’ through an enhanced liberal arts education focusing on strengthening students’ core capabilities. During the foundation ceremony, Suh Hyuk, the General Director for ‘THE Talent’ cultivation, said “I am confident that Hokma will develop into the world’s best college of liberal arts, producing talent that meets the demands of the future by expanding liberal arts courses customized for education users, strengthening creative convergence-integration education and self-driven general education.” President Choi Kyung-hee explained the purpose and meaning of the establishment of Hokma Liberal Arts College, and said “I will spare no effort to offer systematic and specialized general education that can foster the kind of talent Ewah pursues.” The ceremony was followed by an academic forum, where professors with a profound knowledge of general education presented the historical implications of Ewah’s liberal arts education as well as leading vision under the theme of ‘Hokma, a new horizon of Ewha’s general education.’ Starting from the first semester of 2016, Hokma Liberal Arts College is scheduled to provide a new liberal arts curriculum, with a view to cultivating 1) creative global talent with convergence-integration capabilities, 2) practical talent capable of meeting social needs and 3) sympathetic talent capable of leading harmony in communities.
- No.31
- Writer홍보실
- Date2015.12.18
- Views10254
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Ewha Opens the K-MOOK service

This month, Ewha Womans University introduced the Korea-Massive Open Online Course (K-MOOC) service, so now everyone can enjoy Ewha’s high-quality lectures online free of charge. Ewha is participating in the K-MOOC service, in which a total of 27 courses are made public free of charge on the website (www.kmooc.kr) thanks to Korea’s nine leading universities including Seoul National University, Yonsei University, Korea University, and Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). Previously in 2013, Ewha played a leading role in the MOOC service by introducing regular courses on the web through “iTunes U” for the first time in Korea, at which time two of Ewha’s courses were ranked among the top ten educational courses of iTunes U. Now Ewha is joining the K-MOOC service, which is expected to appeal to e-learners. From this month Ewha will provide four lectures online: “Modern Physics and the Revolution of Human Thought” by Prof. Kim Chanju (Physics); “Understanding Movie Storytelling” by Prof. Lyou Chul Gyun (Digital Media); “Socio-Cultural History Interpreted through Architecture” by Prof. Yim Seock-jae (Architecture); and “Human Action and Society Structure” by Prof. Hahm Inhee (Sociology).
- No.29
- Writer홍보실
- Date2015.11.16
- Views10081

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