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Could Evaporation Be the Answer to Our Energy Needs?
In the search to supply humankind’s seemingly insatiable need for energy, it has been suggested that natural water evaporation may represent a promising alternative to the renewable sources in current use. Now, a research
Read More »New Book Edited by Colleen Kennedy-Karpat
Colleen Kennedy-Karpat, assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Design, has coedited a new collection of essays. Titled “Adaptation, Awards Culture, and the Value of Prestige,” the book was published by Palgrave Macmillan
Read More »MAN Student Publishes Historical Novel
Fourth-year Management student Ali Damirzade has published his second novel, a historical romance titled “Red Memories.” Born in Azerbaijan, Ali began writing in his early teenage years and published his first novel at age
Read More »Bilkent Swim Team Member Crosses English Channel
BY EKİN ÇELİKKAN (EE/III) Oğuz Çam, an Electrical and Electronics Engineering student and member of the university’s swim team, was part of a four-member relay team that recently swam the English Channel. The team,
Read More »Banu Sultanoğlu Presents Paper at Government Agency’s Conference
Last month, Dr. Banu Sultanoğlu of the Faculty of Business Administration presented a paper at a conference held by the Public Oversight Accounting and Auditing Standards Authority. The conference, on the topic of “The
Read More »The UN and the Global Economy Discussed at FEASS Lecture
Last week, Bilkent University hosted Anis Chowdhury, professor of economics at the University of Western Sydney (Australia) and former director of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Prof.
Read More »A Word From the Wise: Seniors’ Advice to Freshmen
BY ALİ ADEEB (ARCH/IV) For most of us, a new role in life presents a variety of challenges and some surprises, too. Advice from someone who’s already been there can help get us through
Read More »Knew It…
I’m pretty sure that most of us have said, “I knew that was going to happen,” at one point or another in our lives. After seeing the result or the ending of something, we
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