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UNAMstore Makes Shopping for Research Consumables Easy
UNAMstore has just opened its doors to the Bilkent community. A new project of the Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology and the National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM) in collaboration with the university’s Procurement
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Andreas Treske’s “Video Theory” Translated Into Russian
Asst. Prof. Andreas Treske’s book “Video Theory: Online Video Aesthetics, or the Afterlife of Video,” has been translated into Russian by a Ukrainian publisher and is now available. The original, English-language version was published
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Faculty of Music and Performing Arts Collaborates in Innovative Health Care Program
In 2016, the Bilkent Faculty of Music and Performing Arts and the Fonksiyon Manuel Terapi ve Rehabilitasyon clinic agreed to collaborate on the development of a program to be called “Performance Health for Musicians.”
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Latest Exhibition at the Library Art Gallery: “Chasing Kismet”
BY EKİN ÇELİKKAN (EE/II) On Wednesday, March 22, the Library Art Gallery hosted the opening reception of a new exhibition, “Chasing Kismet.” Artist Emin Güler, 33 of whose paintings are featured in the exhibition,
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Visiting Village Schools, Günköy Volunteers Bring Hope, and Find It Too
Hope is a reason for holding onto life, and children are the hope of this world. Their laughter lights up the world, and the innocence in their eyes is a source of true happiness.
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World Built on Spice
In 410 AD, the Visigoths, a nomadic Germanic tribe, attacked and captured Rome, the “Eternal City” of the Western Roman Empire. As ransom, they demanded (approximately) 1,360 kg of this: Yes, that is black
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Do We Know the Importance of Social Relationships?
Humans are social beings apart from similar species. One of the characteristics unique to human beings is their need and ability to socialize. Humans live together in the environment with other humans as well
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Blues Rock Duos
Ever since the success of The Black Keys and The White Stripes in the early 2000s, duo bands have had a special place in blues rock music, but almost no other such band has
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