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Rose 41 in rank according to the QS Asian University Rankings, certified for 'Super-fast Growth' Natural Science sector and Globalization sector in top 100 Achieved 'Grand Slam' for national projects in first half of 2012 including '1st in ACE' [May 31, 2012] Yeungnam University (president Lee, Hyo-soo) was elevated as a new 'blue chip' in the '2012 QS Asian University Rankings' and was internationally recognized for its high-speed growth potential. QS is a world-acclaimed university evaluation institute based in England. YU rose in the ranks by 41 compared to the previous year in the QS Asian University Rankings and was ranked 150th overall. This is the third biggest jump among the universities ranked in Asia. This shows that the recent 'Audacious Change' of YU was recognized by a global university evaluation institute. In particular, YU was ranked 92nd among Asian universities in the Natural Science sector. Furthermore, it was ranked in the top 100 among Asian universities for the Globalization indices such as the △domestic→foreign exchange student ratio (36th), △foreign student ratio (86th), and △foreign→domestic exchange student ratio (93rd). President of YU Lee, Hyo-soo stated, "We were internationally recognized in this ranking for our efforts in pursuing complete paradigm shifts of the university in education, research, globalization, and volunteering fields based on our goal to become a world-class regional hub university since 2009." He added, "I would like to thank the YU members who participated in our Audacious Changes." In fact, YU swept 15 national projects in the education, research, and industry-academic cooperation fields that were emphasized by the government this year, and became the 'nation's only university to achieve a Grand Slam'. YU was also ranked first among the 65 universities analyzed in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology's '2012 Advancement of College Education (ACE)' program, and was thus officially recognized as the 'Best Teaching University'. YU was also designated as the hub university for Yeungnam and the nation for 'Interdisciplinary Design College', 'National Human Resource Development', 'Innovation of Engineering Education', and 'Global Exchange' sectors, and has thus become a true 'hub university'. Thanks to such achievements, since Lee, Hyo-soo was appointed the president of the Yeungnam University in February 2009, YU raised an outside funding, including 223.8 billion won in national funding. Basically, major institutes including the government has invested about 6 billion won every month in the growth potential of YU. The level of the Globalization also grew considerably. Since 2009, the number of overseas sister schools grew from 120 to 209 in 2012, which is an increase of 89 schools. Furthermore, the number of countries where international students in YU are from represent grew from 18 nations to 42 nations. Furthermore, in March, YU opened the 'Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul' with the goal to eradicate the poverty of the world by fostering leaders for emerging countries. In addition, the YU Alumni Association in Vietnam was founded for Vietnamese graduates from YU, which is a first for Korean colleges, while it also became the first to launch the YU Alumni Association for Chinese graduates in Beijing, China on May 20. It is also scheduled to make a YU Alumni Association in Indonesia in the near future, and thus it is showing great progress in globalization. In addition, the Audacious Changes of YU are currently under progress in order for it to become a 'GIU (Glocal Initiative University)' by constructing the 'GGECN (Global Green Energy Cluster Network)' with the US, France and Australia, which are leaders in the green energy sector, building the Global Exchange Center, and constructing the 'B.E.S.T Campus'. Meanwhile, this year's QS Asian University Rankings was made on the four areas of research capacities (60%), education level (20%), reputation of graduates (10%), and globalization (10%). ※ QS(Quacquarelli Symonds): A global university evaluation institute of England that is acclaimed worldwide. It has published the World University Rankings through the US, German and French press since 2004, and began the Asian University Rankings since 2009.
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Stewart N. Ethier, professor of Applied Probability at the University of Utah criticized Korea's trend in avoiding basic studies Visiting Professor at the Yeungnam University Department of Statistics for one year as part of the MEST 'Brain Pool' project [May 25, 2012] "If I am an employer, I would hire basic studies major students. Basic studies are not influenced by trends. It is a 'basic' that can be applied in various fields with a broad perspective. On the other hand, applied studies that may seem to be advantageous in landing jobs may lose its usefulness in the future. I hope students keep this in mind when selecting their majors." Stewart N. Ethier (62, photo), professor at the University of Utah is a world-acclaimed scholar of Statistics and especially Applied Probability criticized Korea's severe trend in avoiding basic studies. He was selected for the 'Brain Pool', a project for inviting and using the best brains in science from abroad by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology(MEST), and is currently a visiting professor for the YU Department of Statistics from last July to the end of June this year. 'Brain Pool' is a program where renowned professors or researchers are employed by the national government where they work at universities or research institutes and are guaranteed research or lecturing activities. This is for improving the domestic research level, while constructing a global research network in the long run. Professor Ethier was selected as one of the best brains in the basic studies sector and invited to YU. Whenever he meets students in the Department of Statistics, he always emphasizes the importance of basic studies. He said with confidence, "The more advanced studies you go into, having a strong foundation in basic studies such as math, philosophy or science becomes more important. In this rapidly changing world, high-tech changes by the day, and in the future, convergence will lead changes. If you do not have a strong foundation, convergence will be ever more difficult." He believes that basic studies should not stop short as theoretical studies. He is working on mathematically explaining various phenomena in different sectors such as finances, stock investment, casino games, and even population genetics through Applied Probability. Professor Lee, Ji-yeon (44), of the YU Department of Statistics, who came to know him while working as a visiting professor for one year at the University of Utah in 2008, co-authored 6 papers in the past 4 years, and is currently collaborating on 2 more, said, "He taught me that world-class scholars approach and interpret problems in a simple manner and that if the practicality of the basic study is ignored the basic study will be ignored by people, too." His such convictions are prevalent in his graduate school lectures as well. In his lectures, everyday cases are used to explain the probabilities and statistics which are difficult to be understood. Nam, Sol-ji (23, 1st year in graduate school) of the YU Graduate School Department of Statistics who is taking his class stated, "I was worried about taking classes from a world-class scholar in the beginning, but it is actually more comfortable and easier." She added, "We ask questions in a free atmosphere and above all else, it is fun studying when I think that I am majoring in a field that will help me theoretically interpret and understand things that are going on around me." Professor Ethier will be returning to the University of Utah at the end of June. He said, "While living in Korea for the past year, I fell in love with the well-mannered students of Korea," while adding, "I hope to keep lasting relationships with those who I met at YU even after I return to the US." Graduate school students of the Department of Statistics who are taking Professor Ethier's class (Professor Ethier, fourth from left in back row, Professor Lee, Ji-yeon, fifth from left)
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4th 'Engineering Education Festival' Best Teacher Awards for Engineering Majors, Portfolio Contests, Interdisciplinary Engineering Project Contests, etc [May 23, 2012] The '4th Engineering Education Festival' was held at the Chunma Arts Center Convention Hall from 10 a.m. on the 23rd. The 'Engineering Education Festival' is held every year since 2009 in order to improve the quality of education in engineering and to publicize outstanding cases such as the creativity, on-site adaptability and design capacities of engineering students through engineering projects designed and completed by students. Major programs include the 'Best Teacher Awards for Engineering Majors' for professors who have taken the initiative to foster engineering students with global competitiveness, the 'Major Course Portfolio Contest' for improving the quality of engineering education and for systematic management of the curriculum, the 'Student Portfolio Contest' so that students can manage their academic achievements and career on their own, the 'Interdisciplinary Engineering Project Contest' in which the team which is comprised of non-major students from work on and makes a presentation on a general design project, and the 'Local Company Contest Poster Exhibit' for finding and publicizing outstanding small or medium businesses in our community. Song, Dong-joo (director of YU Center for Innovation of Engineering Education) said in the opening address, "The main goal of engineering education is to foster engineers with creative problem solving skills, admirable character, and knowledge in the humanities, as well as those with on-site adaptability so that they can be utilized immediately in the industry. We will become a leader in fostering world-class engineers by finding outstanding cases in engineering education and by substantializing education." At the 'Interdisciplinary Engineering Project Contest' that is held for fostering engineers with creative problem-solving skills from all engineering departments, a total of 28 projects were submitted. The winner was the 'Low Altitude Meteorological Observation System using UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle)' (Jung, Jae-won and 5 others, Professor Lee, Suk-gyu) of the Department of Electrical Engineering, 2 were selected for second place, 3 for third, and 4 for fourth. A total of 12 were awarded. The 'Albatross' Team, which came in first, was led by Jung, Jae-won (24, male), a senior in the Department of Electrical Engineering. He stated, "Taking into consideration that radioactive materials from the Fukushima nuclear meltdown incident came to Korea via the lower atmosphere, we developed a system for measuring meteorological information at low altitudes. It makes meteorological observation possible not only in areas where there are no meteorological forecast facilities or in areas that are dangerous for people, but it is also excellent in terms of portability and mobility." He added, "Our team was made up of members from different departments and we prepared for this project for 10 months since August of last year. Thus, we were able to not only enhance our understanding of our respective majors, but also gain a broader perspective. We will change the quality of life by making better IT products." At this event, which was co-hosted by YU Center for Innovation of Engineering Education (director Song, Dong-joo), LINC Project Team (director Lee, Hee-young), and the Human Resources Development Agency (director Lee, Jeh-won), the 'Major Course Portfolio Contest' on design and theory was also held. A total of 8 professors, including Professor Lee, Jae-hoon of the Department of Civil Engineering (design) and Professor Ko, Young-gun of the School of Materials Science and Engineering (theory) were awarded. Five professors were awarded the 'Best Teacher Awards for Engineering Majors'. They are Lee, Jae-hoon of the Department of Civil Engineering, Seo, Tae-won of the School of Mechanical Engineering, Lee, Jin-tae of the School of Chemical Engineering, Kwon, Jae-kyun of the Department of Electronic Engineering, and Cho, Kye-hyun of the School of Materials Science and Engineering. Meanwhile, YU was again selected for the first and second phase technological education and innovation centers support project on the 4th of last month. YU will thus receive national funding of 200 million won per year for up to 10 years. Recently, it was also selected as the 'Technological Education Hub' by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology. It is planning to use the YU Center for Innovation of Engineering Education as the control tower for the College of Engineering to foster creative and convergent engineers.
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Professor Park, Seon-joo in 2010, Doctor Song, Im-geun in 2011, Graduate school student Park, Seong-jun in 2012 Nation's only research team that studied the ecology of Dokdo for the past decade, being the first to claim the 'ecological sovereignty of Dokdo' Researching the development of DNA markers for Korean special plants [May 21, 2012] Professor Park, Seon-joo's lab of the Department of Life Sciences won the Minister of Environment's award for the third straight year on the 'World Wetlands Day'. From left to right, Park, Seong-jun, Professor Park, Seon-joo, Dr. Song, Im-geun The winners of the award are Professor Park, Seon-joo (46), Song, Im-geun (40) who acquired his PhD in last February, and Park, Seong-jun (33), who is to expected to receive his PhD in August of this year. Starting with Professor Park, Seon-joo in 2010, Dr. Song, Im-geun won the award in 2011 and graduate school student Park, Seong-jun won the award at the '2012 World Wetlands Day' held in Jeung-do in Shinan-gun, Jeonnam on the 17th. It is very rare for a professor and her students to receive the Minister of Environment award for three straight years from one lab. However, this may be obvious when taking into account the achievements and status of the research by Professor Park's team that is assessed to be unparalleled in research on the ecology and genomes of Dokdo. Professor Park's team began research being interested in the ecology of Dokdo since 2003, and from 2009, it received support from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, the National Research Foundation of Korea and the Ministry of Environment. In result, the team discovered in April 2009 that the Dokdo Aster spathulifolius Max. was transmitted to Japan and registered the genome sequence of the Aster spathulifolius Max. in the National Center for Biotechnology Information in April 2010, thus contributing in receiving international certification as a native plant of Dokdo. In 2011, it completed the chloroplast genome map of the Dokdo Aster spathulifolius Max. Also, in 2010, it revealed that the origin of the spindle tree that are widespread in Dokdo was from Jejudo and Yeosu, Jeonnam. Likewise, the team is a pioneer in the ecological research of Dokdo. Professor Park's research team, which was the first to claim the 'ecological sovereignty for Dokdo', procured over 50 different plants growing in Dokdo for comparison and analysis to create a gene bank of the native plants of Dokdo. During this process, Dr. Song, Im-geun published a paper that compared and monitored the genes of 19 types of naturalized plants in Dokdo to promote the interest of academia on the meaning and value of the ecological sovereignty of Dokdo in the <Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology>. Furthermore, the research team is also working hard to preserve the genes of the plant life native to Korea. As part of this, it has begun working on the development of a 'DNA marker' for making it easy to differentiate Korean native plants from Chinese plants. Recently, it successfully developed DNA markers for the Cnidii Rhizoma and published it in the <Korea Association of Herbology> in 2009 and applied for domestic patents in May 2010. In the past December, the DNA markers of the Astragalus membranaceus were published in the <Korean Society of Food Science and Technology> and in April of this year, it published the 'Rubi Fructus' DNA marker in the SCI level <Journal of the Korean Society for Applied Biological Chemistry>. Meanwhile, the team is also monitoring the wetlands of the Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions. Park, Seong-jun, Professor Park, Seon-joo and Dr. Song, Im-geun (from left to right) are chatting in front of the Department of Life Sciences Building Dr. Song, Im-geun is planning to concentrate on research to prevent the destruction of the ecology for Korean special plants and to procure genetic resources through studies in the 'Conservation Biology' field. Park, Seong-jun dreams of finding the missing link for plant evolution through 'Plant Systematics'. Park had won an award of outstanding paper for his paper by the <Korean Society of Plant Taxonomists> for being the first to do research on plant life of the 'columbine meadow rue' species(Thalictrum aquilegiifolium), which is a perennial herb of the Ranunculaceae family that contains the secrets behind the middle-phase of plant evolution in August 2010. Professor Park, Seon-joo, who guided them for their paper said, "I am excited that my students, who I spent lots of time with for the past 6 years, were given this award and recognized for their achievements in research," while adding, "I hope them to work harder on their research with the mission that basic science sector is not just some academic theory that has nothing to do with reality, but can reflect reality and offer social messages."
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'Grand Slam' in national projects of education, research and industry-academic cooperation Selected as Hub University in 4 sector [May 14, 2012] The 'Audacious Challenge' of YU (president Lee, Hyo-soo) is becoming 'Audacious Change'. The 'YU Global Initiative', which is a new vision being pursued since 2009, has swept the 13 national projects being pursued this year by the government in education, research and industry-academic cooperation, and thus achieving the 'Nation's only Grand Slam'. Moreover, in the 'Interdisciplinary Design College', 'National Human Resource Development', 'Innovation of Engineering Education', and 'Global Exchange' support projects, Yeungnam University is designated as hubs for the Yeungnam region and the entire nation, thus firmly establishing its position as a 'Regional Hub University'. Raised 223.8 billion won in national funding in 3 years YU has shown great achievements in the past 3 years especially in terms of raising national funding. Since Lee, Hyo-soo became president of YU in February 2009, it has raised a total of 223.8 billion won in national funding. This is an amazing achievement such as about 6 billion won was raised every month. Branding the 'Y-type Human Resources', Accelerating Globalization In the past three years, the number of outstanding new students jumped by 2.2 times and in the 2012 academic year, 1,348 high school students around the nation applied for YU, showing the uplifted status of YU. This represents that the brightest minds across the nation are now showing more interest in Yeungnam University. The achievements of YU students were also remarkable and students were awarded in a total of 23 domestic and international contests last year. On average, 1.9 awards were received each month. The SCI theses which undergraduate students published in internationally renowned journals are over 20 papres. Furthermore, large conglomerates also have began taking notice of YU. Large conglomerates have come to hold campus recruiting and job fairs at the YU campus in the March and April hiring seasons. In fact, in the two months since the start of the semester, over 40 large conglomerates visited the YU campus on almost a daily basis to hold campus recruiting and employment seminars. In result, the employment rate of YU graduates in large conglomerates was at 38%, proving that the 'Y-type Human Resources' Brand is successful and the qualitative competitiveness of employment also is enhanced. The level of Globalization is also changing at alarming speeds. The number of sister universities increased from 120 as the end of 2008 to 207 as of current in 2012, for an increase of 87 universities. The diversity of nations from which international students at YU represent also grew from 18 to 42. This year, for the first time among Korean universities, a YU Alumni Association made up of students from Vietnam that graduated from YU was established, and it also established YU Alumni Association in China on May 20 and will also be opening YU Alumni Association in Indonesia in the near future as part of the Glocal Initiaive for speeding up the globalization. YU also established the 'GGECN' (Global Green Energy Cluster Network), which is a cooperative network for global leaders in the green energy sector. Furthermore, it opened the 'Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul' for exporting models for Korean-type economic development and policy leaderships, and constructed the 'B.E.S.T Campus' in order to prepare for its leap into becoming a GIU (Glocal Initiative University).
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School of Biotechnology, Professor Cho, Kyung-hyun's research team Accelerate production of insulin and regeneration of damaged organs without side effects [May 16, 2012] The Yeungnam University School of Biotechnology yet again displays major research achievements. Not long ago, Professor Choi, Chang-bon reported his research findings that Hanwoo beef with good marbling has lower risk of causing adult diseases compared with imported beef. This time around, Professor Cho, Kyung-hyun's research team developed medicine that effectively suppresses diabetes and its complications using a new protein. Professor Cho, Kyung-hyun's (photo) research team announced on the 16th that a medicine that can accelerate insulin production of the pancreas and accelerate regeneration of damaged organs without causing adverse reactions is developed by compounding new High Density Lipoprotein. This research, which was conducted as part of the 'Core Researcher Support Project (Key research) and General Researcher Support Project' of the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology (minister Lee, Joo-ho) and the National Research Foundation of Korea (president Lee, Seung-jong), was published on the 24th of last month on the online issue of <Rejuvenation Research> published by the European Society of Preventive, Regenerative and Anti-Aging Medicine, which in an internationally acclaimed academic journal in its respective field. Professor Cho's team stated that the newly developed medicine is highly resistant against saccharification, which transforms protein due to high blood sugar, and therefore can maximize treatment effects such as promoting insulin production. They also added that after recombining new High Density Lipoprotein (HDL), they found that the formation of advanced glycation end-products, which are the main cause of diabetes complications, were suppressed. The research team cut part of the tail of a zebra fish, which is a vertebrate, and injected various HDL and found that it had five times better effect in regenerating effects compared to others. Thus, it is expected that an epochal turning point was made for suppressing the occurrence or progression of diabetes complications, which is one of the main goals in treating diabetes. Diabetic complications occur when diabetes is prolonged and generally after a few years, it damages almost every organ in the body making one highly vulnerable to various infections. It causes diabetic wounds, diabetic nephrosis, diabetic cataract, and diabetic neuralgia. It is a very dangerous ailment that accelerates overall aging of the body, resulting in severe drop in quality of life and that can even cause death. The medicine developed by Professor Cho's team was found to be especially effective in treating diabetic foot ulcer caused by complications from diabetes. Diabetic foot ulcer is a very severe ailment in which about one person amputates their foot every thirty seconds around the world. The research team added that another achievement of this research is that they confirmed that it is effective in preventing and treating other diseases related to aging, besides diabetes and diabetic complications. Professor Cho, Kyung-hyun (44, School of Biotechnology) stated, "This research developed the medicine that can effectively suppress not only Korea's two major diseases of diabetes and diabetic complications, but also diseases related to aging without causing side effects." He added, "It can be used not only as medicine, but also in everyday life such as health foods and components for skin-aging preventing cosmetics." Meanwhile, Professor Cho, Kyung-hyun, who led this research, has been very active in research such as publishing over 60 SCI level theses, applying for and registering over 20 domestic and international patents, and transferring one technology overseas (300,000 USD of the initial payment, 3% sales royalty) in the past five years. Professor Cho, Kyung-hyun and students of the School of Biotechnology
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Reenacting 'Traditional Coming-of-age ceremony' in commemoration of the 65th year anniversary of the Yeungnam University 10 international students experience Korean tradition wearing Dopo and Dangui [May 15, 2012] "Gwans were worn three times on the good day of the good year. Therefore, brothers shall live together and be virtuous and will sing to live a long life and receive great blessings from the heavens.(以歲之正 以月之令 咸加爾服 兄弟俱在 以成厥德 黃耈無疆 受天之慶)" At 6pm on the 14th in the Gugye-Seowon inside the Folklore Park of the YU Gyeongsan Campus, the 'GwanRye'(冠禮, Coming-of-age ceremony), the first of the adulthood ceremony was reenacted. Lee, Hyo-soo, president of YU, who was invited as the venerable guest(賓), recited a message congratulating male students who have become 20 years old this year. Following this, they completed the Chipogeon and Yugeon and finally wore 'Gat'(冠, Korean traditional hats), which is the third ceremony, and tied Gatkken, the strings of the Gat to officially announce their adulthood. YU (president Lee, Hyo-soo) held a 'Traditional Coming-of-age ceremony' on the '40th Coming-of-age Day'. 'Coming-of-age Day' is a legally designated commemorative date on the third Monday of May. It naturally tells young men and women who have become 20 years of age of their responsibilities and duties as an adult, while congratulating their physical and mental maturity out of adolescence. The traditional coming-of-age ceremony held on the 65th anniversary of the university was co-hosted by the YU Department of Archaic Sino-Korean Education and the Dosan Traditional Manners Research Institute, and over 20 students, including 10 international students, wore traditional clothes called dopo and dangui to take part in the coming-of-age ceremonies called 'GwanRye' and 'GyeRye'. 'GwanRye' is a rite where men who have become over 20 years of age have gwans placed on their heads three times to emphasize their responsibilities to their family, community and country. The rite is started with the 'BunriUirye'(rite of separation) where the hair is tied up in topknots and 3 gwans are placed on the head three times while they changes their clothes. The rite is also made up of 'ChoRye' where it is announced to the heavens that they have come to age with a drink of alcohol, and in 'MyeonjaRye', 'Ja'(字, a new name) is given to be called instead of their original name so that they may preserve the body and name their ancestors gave them. 'GyeRye' is a rite where the braided hair of girls are undone and Jjoks are done with a 'Binyeo', a Korean hairpin to recognize them becoming an adult woman. Jeon, Jin-seong (20, sophomore, Department of Archaic Sino-Korean Education), who represented the male students of YU who became 20 years of age, stated, "This solemn procedure and atmosphere that was conducted in front of adults made me feel a stronger sense of responsibility in that I have now become an adult" while adding, "I will try my best to become an adult so that the adults who gave me the new name 'Sung-jin' and placed the Gwan on my head can be proud of me." Chaib Yacine (23, photo), a French student who is currently studying Korean at YU after coming to Korea in the fall of last year, stated, "I was able to learn the deep meanings and values of traditional Korean culture, and also see just how charming it is" and added, "Though I am over 20 years of age, after completing this meaningful adulthood ceremony, I feel a heavier sense of responsibility for the society. I will always remember what I have felt today so that I may become a respected adult." Lee, Hyo-soo, who was present at the traditional coming-of-age ceremony carried out for an hour and a half amidst spring rains from start to finish, emphasized, "Rather than thinking of this simply as a rite of passage, we should preserve our traditional coming-of-age ceremonies as a rite for learning the pride and responsibilities as an adult," while stating, " I hope that our students who have become adults this year will be able to respect their selves, love us, and become a prized asset of Korea that fulfills his and her social responsibilities.
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Lab rat injected with Hanwoo(Korean Native Cattle) Beef, US beef and Australian beef for four weeks Rat that consumed Hanwoo Beef reduced neutral fat in blood by 1/3 Present the strategy for high-quality of Hanwoo Beef that can overcome the FTA [May 15, 2012] The research found that by consuming Hanwoo beef, which has more than five times as much fat content compared with US or Australian beef, the neutral fat content in the blood of lab rats actually dropped to 1/3. Professor Choi, Chang-bon (52, photo) of the School of Biotechnology gave Hanwoo beef with marbling scores of 1 (3 grade), 3 (2 grade), 5 (1 grade), 7 (1+ grade), and 9 (1++ grade), and US beef and Australian beef to lab rats. After analyzing blood of lab rats, he discovered that as the marbling score of the Hanwoo beef rose, the neutral fat content inside of the lab rats dropped considerably compared with those that ate US beef or Australian beef. Professor Choi, who received support from the Hanwoo Board, used three samples each from Hanwoo beef with marbling scores of 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and American beef and Australian beef and fed them for four weeks in amounts equal to 10% of the total daily consumption amount for three white mice for each sample (63 mice in total). The results showed that Hanwoo beef with marbling scores of 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and the sirloing of US beef and Australian beef have average fat contents of 3.5, 11.9, 13.2, 17.0, and 23.5% (Hanwoo beef), while it was 8.4% for US beef and 4.5% for Australian beef. However, the neutral fat in the blood of the mice that ate the beef were 49.4, 23.6, 16.9, 12.4 and 19.6mg/dL (Hanwoo beef), and 36.9mg/dL (US beef) and 50.8mg/dL (Australian beef). In particular, the mice that ate the Hanwoo beef with marbling scores of 7 (1+ grade) showed only 1/5 of neutral fat in the blood compared to the mice that ate Australian beef, while 1/3 of neutral fat in the blood compared to the others which ate American beef. When considering that the daily fat intake of lab rats that ate Hanwoo beef that has high marbling scores was three to five times higher than those that ate US beef or Australian beef, such results have major implications. This is because lab rats that consumed higher levels of marbling scores of Hanwoo beef actually had lower neutral fat in their blood. On such results, Professor Choi stated, "Because the marbling scores of Hanwoo beef contain more mono-unsaturated fatty acid such as oleic acid compared with US beef or Australian beef, it represents that it has lower risk of causing adult diseases related to the cardiovascular system such as arteriosclerosis and high blood pressure," while adding, "By continuously reporting scientific and objective data that can prove the superiority of Korean Hanwoo beef, our research aims at lighting a spark of hope to the Hanwoo ranches and farms that are facing difficulties due to the FTA." Professor Choi is planning to report the results of this research at the 'General Symposium and Academic Seminar of Korean Society of Animal Sciences and Technology' that will be held at Chungnam National University on June 28-29. Futhermore it is planning to conduct clinical tests based on its test results and scientifically prove the effects of Hanwoo beef and imported beef on human health.
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