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Bilkent to Confer Honorary Doctorates on Özlem Türeci and Uğur Şahin
Last Friday, March 5, the Bilkent University Board of Trustees approved the University Senate’s proposal to bestow honorary doctorates upon Dr. Özlem Türeci and Prof. Uğur Şahin.As two of the founders of the Germany-based
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University Senate Approves In-Person Midterm Exam Option
As was the case for final examinations last semester, this semester’s midterm examinations will be held online, with students logging into virtual “classrooms” to take the exams via Zoom. Alternatively, as per a decision
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Horizon 2020 to Fund Two Bilkent Faculty Members
Asst. Prof. Ayşegül Dündar of the Department of Computer Engineering and Asst. Prof. Erdinç Tatar of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering have each been awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowship (MSCA
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The TDP Children’s Festival Will Go On – Online
Each year, to celebrate National Sovereignty and Children’s Day, the student volunteer organization TDP (Social Awareness Projects) holds a Children’s Festival on the Bilkent University Main Campus. The volunteers host approximately 400 children from
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Music Student’s Pieces Win International Recognition
Emre Eröz, a fourth-year student in the Department of Music’s Composition and Theory program, recently received first prize in an international competition organized in China. In addition, he was awarded a second-place commission following
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Computer Engineering Students Make Top 10 in Programming Competition
Two teams from the Department of Computer Engineering were among the top 10 finishers in the 2020 Online Programming Competition held by Inzva, an İstanbul-based hacker society dedicated to fostering the abilities of Turkish
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The Most Powerful Word You Can Ever Say to Someone
Simple, extremely useful, yet so challenging to say: “No.” Many people struggle to say this word when they encounter new projects, plans for socializing, requests for help, or even requests to do things they
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The Sporting Life
Name: Ahmet Berke Gökmen Department: CS How often do you exercise? I try to exercise at least four times a week. How has regular exercise affected your life? Before I started exercising regularly, I
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