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Bilkent Pays Homage to Atatürk
November 10, 2014, marked the 76th anniversary of the death of Turkey’s beloved Atatürk. Bilkent University commemorated the solemn occasion with a concert and ceremony. On the evening of Saturday, November 8, the Bilkent
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IEEE Confers Life Fellow Designation on Özay Oral
Özay Oral, professor of electrical and electronics engineering, has been elevated to Life Fellow by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, effective January 1, 2015. The Life Fellow designation is granted to an
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AMER Faculty Member Publishes Book on American Playwright
Asst. Prof. Joanna Mansbridge, a newly appointed faculty member in the Department of American Culture and Literature, has just published a book in the “Modern Dramatists” series from the University of Michigan Press. “Paula
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New Chair Appointments
Two new academic administrative appointments have been made recently. In the Faculty of Science, Prof. Metin Gürses has been appointed chair of the Department of Physics, replacing Prof. Atilla Erçelebi. Prof. Erçelebi chaired the
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COMD to Host International Conference on Audio, Music and Media Technologies
ATMM 2014, the third international conference on audio, music and media technologies, will be hosted on November 12-13 by the Department of Communication and Design (COMD) at Bilkent University. The conference focuses on the
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The Art of Making Long Songs
In classical music and jazz, pieces with long running times are quite common. In rock music, with the advent of progressive rock bands, long songs nearly became standard for that era. In metal music,
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Faces on Campus
By Elif Karabey (IR/IV) Name: Mert Özateş (EE/II) What’s your favorite triple? a) Movie: “Braveheart” b) Book: “It’s Not About the Bike” by Lance Armstrong c) Song: “Aşk Bitti” by Ezginin Günlüğü Can you describe yourself in
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DHDP Hosts Kids From Kırıkkale
BY BARIŞ SEVİ (PSYC/IV) Last weekend, volunteers from DHDP (the Railroad Support Project, a unit of TDP/Social Awareness Projects) hosted students from Çerikli Atatürk Middle School in Kırıkkale. DHDP conducts two main events every
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