Monthly Archives: September 2013

Academic freedom on New Korean history textbook?

The word, academic freedom, is not just for the higher education. Nowadays, in South Korea, new Korean history textbook for the secondary education  is a huge issue because the new text book which is published by one of publisher, “New … Continue reading Continue reading

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A false hope for paralyzed people

Notwithstanding the fact that many research misconduct has been reported so far, I think that the one that I am going to blog on is one of the major one because it gave hope to so many paralyzed people around … Continue reading Continue reading

Research Misconduct Case

I was shocked. I read about a professor from the University of Pittsburg (http://ori.dhhs.gov/content/case-summary-weber-scott) who plagiarized text and falsified data in two unpublished manuscripts and two National Health Institute grant applications. I guess I’m naive, but I never dreamed a … Continue reading Continue reading

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ORI Savine Case

I looked at the Savine case on the ORI website, located at http://ori.dhhs.gov/content/case-summary-savine-adam-c .This case details the story of Mr. Adam Savine, who falsified his data and presented it in publications and at conferences. Unfortunately, the legal jargon only tells … Continue reading Continue reading

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ORI misconduct case – Sinae Kim

First of all, when I saw the website, ORI website, it was very shocking to me. Several researchers are founded by a organization which is related to their research area every year. A main reason why they did a misconduct … Continue reading Continue reading

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What is a mind map?

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Part time position vs. Full time position

In today’s class, I saw the bar chart which is compared between the number of part-time position in the academic job market and the number of full-time position in that market. The number of part-time position has been increased since … Continue reading Continue reading

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Interdisciplinary Honor society

As a VP of events for IDR interdisciplinary honor society, I would like to dedicate this post to the beauty and importance of interdisciplinary researches. First thing first though, “our honor society is accepting applications for membership from Monday, September 2 … Continue reading Continue reading

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Week 4: Getting in the Groove

Nearly a month into the semester, I feel that both students and teachers are just now getting into a comfortable routine with courses and schedules. This moment (flexible among individuals) is important to note because it is when we expect … Continue reading Continue reading

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State University of New York in South Korea

SUNY Korea is established in South Korea in 2012. The first foreign university is launched in South Korea. Every year, so many college students or graduate students look forward to having better education programs, and they also expect better opportunities … Continue reading Continue reading

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