Republic Day Concert Brings Joy
On October 25, the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra performed a Republic Day concert. The program featured works by the “Turkish Five,” the Republic’s first generation of composers, as well as pieces by two of their
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This Year’s Sabri Ülker Science Award Goes to MBG Graduate
Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics 2001 graduate Elçin Ünal is the recipient of the 2020 Sabri Ülker Science Award. Currently an associate professor in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the
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Bilkent Named a Social Media Award Winner
On October 21, at the Social Media Awards Turkey event, organizations and brands deemed to have had the most successful presence on social media during the preceding year were presented with awards in various
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Performing Arts Students Premiere New Play: “Junky”
A new, Turkish-language play based on William S. Burroughs’s novel “Junky” premiered on November 2 in the Faculty of Music and Performing Arts Theater Hall. Directed by Doğu Yaşar Akal (THEA/’09), the 90-minute production
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Le Piment Rouge Starts the Semester With an Anatolian Menu
With the beginning of the new semester, Le Piment Rouge, the Department of Tourism and Hotel Management’s practice restaurant, once more opened its doors. Each week during the noon hour, Le Piment Rouge offers
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Faculty Promotions
Faculty Promotions William Wringe, Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy, was promoted to the rank of Associate Professor, effective October 1,
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Academic Administrative Changes Prof. Refet Gürkaynak was appointed acting dean of the Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, effective September 21, 2020. Prof. Gürkaynak took over the position from the previous dean, Prof.
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EE Graduate Receives NIH Award
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering 2004 graduate Duygu Kuzum has received a New Innovator Award from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). The award will help her work on creating electronic brain
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