Bilkent Teams 2nd and 3rd in Turkey in IEEExtreme

Bilkent Teams 2nd and 3rd in Turkey in IEEExtreme

February 8, 2016

Two teams of Bilkent students took second and third place in Turkey in the IEEExtreme 9.0 Programming Competition, held October 24. The team made up of Fatih Karaoğlanoğlu (CS/IV), Adem Derinel (EEE/II) and Erdem

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Bilkent Graduate’s Photos on Exhibit in İstanbul

Bilkent Graduate’s Photos on Exhibit in İstanbul

February 8, 2016

Tolga Ayaydın (GRA/’96) has recently opened an exhibition of his photographs taken in the Maldives, Central Park and Turkey. Titled “Doğadan Esintiler,” the exhibition is on display at Büyük Kulüp Exhibition Hall in İstanbul

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EU’s MSCA Program Funding Four Bilkent Researchers

EU’s MSCA Program Funding Four Bilkent Researchers

February 2, 2016

Four Bilkent faculty members are being funded by the EU’s Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) program, part of the EU’s Horizon 2020 initiative. On the basis of the proposals they submitted in response to the

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Bilkent Researchers’ Diagnostic Kit Aims to Help Treat Aggressive Breast Cancer

Bilkent Researchers’ Diagnostic Kit Aims to Help Treat Aggressive Breast Cancer

February 2, 2016

Dr. Özgür Şahin and Dr.  Ali Güre of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics are working to develop a new gene-based diagnostic kit that predicts treatment response of the most aggressive breast cancers.

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CS Student a Member of Winning Team at PennApps XIII

CS Student a Member of Winning Team at PennApps XIII

February 2, 2016

Bilkent student Emrehan Tüzün (CS/IV) was a member of the four-person team that won PennApps XIII, the most recent iteration of the US’s foremost and largest collegiate hackathon. Team RAMEAR’s winning project demonstrated the

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Giovanni Volpe Publishes Textbook on Optical Tweezers

Giovanni Volpe Publishes Textbook on Optical Tweezers

February 2, 2016

Dr. Giovanni Volpe of the Department of Physics and UNAM has recently coauthored with Dr. Philip H. Jones (UCL, London, UK) and Dr. Onofrio M. Maragò (CNR-IPFC, Messina, Italy) a new book, “Optical Tweezers:

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“Fatih” Documentary Scripted by Mehmet Kalpaklı Premieres in Rome

“Fatih” Documentary Scripted by Mehmet Kalpaklı Premieres in Rome

February 2, 2016

“The Man Who Changed the Destiny of Europe: Fatih,” a documentary scripted by Asst. Prof. Mehmet Kalpaklı, chair of the Department of History and the Department of Turkish Literature, premiered at the National Museum

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Library Song Lyrics Competition Winners

Library Song Lyrics Competition Winners

February 2, 2016

Last fall, Bilkent Library held a song lyrics competition, with entries accepted from October 20 to November 16. On December 22, the writers of the top three entries received awards at a ceremony taking

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