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April 23, National Sovereignty and Children’s Day
We hope all children enjoy the National Sovereignty and Children’s Day holiday
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Study Identifies “Night Owl” Gene Variant
A scientific investigation led by Prof. Tayfun Özçelik, dean of the Faculty of Science, and Prof. Michael Young of Rockefeller University has identified the “night owl” gene variant. Researchers at Bilkent, Cornell and Rockefeller
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Spring Run is April 29
All Bilkent students, staff, graduates and family members are invited to participate in the 2017 Spring Run, which will take place on Saturday, April 29, at 11 a.m. You can register and get a
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Sumerian Epics Translated into Turkish
A translation of ancient Sumerian royal epics by instructor Ali Turan Görgü of the Turkish Unit, Faculty of Humanities and Letters, and Asst. Prof. Selim Ferruh Adalı (IR/’02) of the Social Sciences University of
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Reminders for Spring Fest
To ensure that everything goes smoothly during the two days of Spring Fest, the event’s organizing committee would like to remind Bilkenters of a few guidelines, and to thank everyone in advance for abiding
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Bilkent Astronomy Starts Spring Observations With Jupiter
The student organization Bilkent Astronomy is back in action, holding its first telescopic observation of this semester last Tuesday, April 11. Focusing on the big planet Jupiter with its four Galilean moons, the observation
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FEASS Seminar Hosts Renowned Economist Korkut Boratav
Last week, the GE 440s series of FEASS Transdisciplinary Senior Project courses hosted Prof. Korkut Boratav, a pioneer in political economy and economic history whose work has helped the global scholarly community as well
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THE Ranks Bilkent 76th Worldwide Among Universities Under 50
Bilkent University has just been ranked 76th in the 2017 Times Higher Education (THE) list of the world’s best “young” universities. The Young University Rankings, previously known as the THE 150 Under 50 Rankings,
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