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The University Community Celebrates Bilkent Day With a Conference and a Concert
Last Saturday, April 3, marked the 106th anniversary of the birth of Bilkent University’s beloved founder, Prof. İhsan Doğramacı. Each year, Bilkent celebrates Prof. Doğramacı’s birthday as Bilkent Day, with events including a conference
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Novel VLP Vaccine Begins Clinical Trials, and Is Added to WHO COVID-19 Candidate Vaccine List
An innovative COVID-19 vaccine developed by Prof. İhsan Gürsel of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics in collaboration with his spouse, Prof. Mayda Gürsel of Middle East Technical University, was recently granted Phase
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Archaeology Graduate Earns LEED AP Credential
Department of Archaeology graduate Defne Dedeoğlu (BA ’17, MA ’20) recently received the designation of LEED AP (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional) BD+C, denoting expertise in standards for the design and
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Bilkent Archaeology Day 2021
Last spring, the annual Bilkent Archaeology Day was cancelled, an early casualty of the pandemic. This year the Department of Archaeology will resume the tradition on Sunday, April 11 on Zoom, with a program
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What Does Your Spotify Profile Say About You?
Self-Representation Through Music on Social Media Are We Really Who We Portray Ourselves as Online? The broad term “representation” means something that stands for the original thing it refers to. While a presentation
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“Spoiler” on Radio Bilkent
Recently, Radio Bilkent began broadcasting “Spoiler,” a program about cinema, on Sundays at 6 p.m. over the station’s YouTube channel. Every week, a different guest appears on the program, which has four segments: introduction
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The Sporting Life
Name: Meliha Koç Department: CTIS How often do you exercise? At least four days a week. How has regular exercise affected your life? Besides improving the way my body looks, it has helped my
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The International Chronicles
BY YAREN SAĞLIK (TRIN/IV) Name: Mohammed Abed Department: Electrical and Electronics Engineering Country of Origin: Palestine What do you like best about Turkey? I like the diversity; I’ve gotten to see many different aspects
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