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Newly Elected Student Council Executive Committee
The Student Council elections were completed on November 24, and a new Executive Committee chosen. The new Student Council president is İlkercan Özgür from the Department of Political Science and Public Administration. The general
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UNAM Team Receives NIH Grant for Large-Scale Project
A team led by Prof. Hilmi Volkan Demir (director of UNAM and member of the Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Physics departments) has, in collaboration with researchers at Colorado State University in the US,
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Bilkent Class of 1991 Recognized at Alumni Award Evening
The annual alumni award evening for Bilkent graduates from selected years (multiples of five years past) took place on November 19 at the Bilkent Hotel, organized by the Bilkent Alumni Association (BİLMED) and the
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Bilkent, ICC Join In UN’s “Orange Days” Campaign Against Gender-Based Violence
The United Nations secretary-general’s “UNiTE to End Violence Against Women” campaign has proclaimed the 25th of each and every month as “Orange Day,” a day to raise awareness of and take action to end
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A Word From the Wise: Seniors’ Advice to Freshmen
BY TASNEEM AL-GHAMDI (COMD/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
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What Now, Indeed? US Election Discussed at Political Thought Club Talk
The latest in the “Academic Talks” series hosted by the Political Thought Club (PDK) Academy took place on November 10. Speakers for the event were Asst. Prof. H. Tolga Bölükbaşı of the Department of
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BIH Seminar Marks World Diabetes Day
BY TASNEEM AL-GHAMDI (COMD/IV) On November 18, Bilkent International House (BIH) hosted a seminar on diabetes to mark World Diabetes Day, which had taken place earlier that week, on November 14. To conduct the
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Günköy Volunteers Make a Difference for Elmadağ Primary School Students
Volunteers from Günköy (The Sun Rises From the Village), a TDP (Toplumsal Duyarlılık Projeleri/Social Awareness Projects) project, spent the weekend of November 12-13 working at Elmadağ Üç Evler Primary School. “Children who are facing
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