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Selim Hanay Receives Bilkent University’s 7th ERC Grant
Asst. Prof. Selim Hanay of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and UNAM (National Nanotechnology Research Center) has been awarded a European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant. Dr. Hanay will be using the grant’s 1.5 million
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“Dyno” Arouses Curiosity on Campus
“Did I just see a dinosaur skeleton on campus?” You can be forgiven for asking yourself that question: Bilkent’s first digitally manufactured shelter, set up last June in the courtyard of FC Building, does
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Bilkent University Invites Your Input on Its Strategic Plan
Bilkent University is currently in the advanced stages of completing a strategic plan. Preparations for the plan started several years ago, with the process including input from students, alumni, faculty and staff, followed by
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Pınar Bilgin to Serve on ISSS Governing Council
Prof. Pınar Bilgin of the Departments of International Relations and Political Science and Public Administration has been elected to the Governing Council of the International Security Studies Section (ISSS) of the International Studies Association
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New Book on Critical Pedagogy by Lâle Demirtürk
Department of American Culture and Literature faculty member Prof. E. Lâle Demirtürk has a new book. Prof. Demirtürk’s book, in Turkish, titled “Eleştirel Pedagoji: Bir Öğrenme ve Değişim Yolculuğu” (Critical Pedagogy: An Odyssey of
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Condolences on the Passing of Retired Faculty Member Semih Tezcan
Prof. Semih Tezcan, retired faculty member of the Department of Turkish Literature, passed away on September 17, 2017, following a massive heart attack. We extend our condolences to his family, colleagues, students and the
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Dennis Raymond Bryson, Assistant Professor in the Department of American Culture and Literature, Faculty of Humanities and Letters, was promoted to the rank of Associate Professor, effective May 22, 2017.
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“La La Land” at Bilkent
Radyo Bilkent organized an outdoor screening of the Academy Award-winning 2016 film “La La Land” last Friday, September 22. Bilkenters had a chance to enjoy one of the last warm nights of the fall
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