NYU Tandon School of Engineering and KAIST College of Business launch innovative dual master’s degree program in Management of Technology

NYU Tandon School of Engineering and KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) College of Business will introduce the MOT NYU-KAIST dual degree master’s program in technology management, offering students a global perspective on tech leadership and the opportunity to study in both Brooklyn, New York and Daejeon, South Korea.

Chula Institute of Asian Studies Hosts Seminar on “Korea’s Soft Power” to Promote Academic Work in Korean Studies

The Korean Studies Center, the Chula Institute of Asian Studies organized a seminar on “Korea’s Soft Power” on August 29, 2024, at the CU Social Innovation Hub, Visid Prachuabmoh Building. Professor Dr. Wilert Puriwat, Acting President of Chulalongkorn University presided over the opening ceremony.

Red Algae Thrive Despite Ancestor’s Massive Loss of Genes

You’d think that losing 25 percent of your genes would be a big problem for survival. But not for red algae, including the seaweed used to wrap sushi. An ancestor of red algae lost about a quarter of its genes roughly one billion years ago, but the algae still became dominant in near-shore coastal areas around the world, according to Rutgers University–New Brunswick Professor Debashish Bhattacharya, who co-authored a study in the journal Nature Communications.