Dear Bilkent News Readers, The Bilkent News Editorial Board wishes you a healthy and prosperous New Year – may all your dreams and expectations be fulfilled! The next issue of Bilkent News will come out on January 30. Have a happy holiday season, and good luck on your finals!
The “Bilkent Sports Games” fall semester tennis tournament took place last week, on the evenings of December 12–14. Below are the names of the players who finished in the top four places in each category. Women’s Beginner 1- Elif Eroğlu 2- Jasmin Atalay 3- Ece Bilgen 4- Selin Kasap Women’s[Read More…]
BY PELİN SU UZUNCAGİL (AMER/III) Assoc. Prof. Fehmi Tanrısever received his BS in Industrial Engineering from Bilkent University. He received his PhD in Supply Chain and Operations Management from the McCombs School of Business of the University of Texas at Austin in 2009. After receiving his PhD, he worked as[Read More…]
The fall semester basketball 5×5 tournaments have ended, and the results are in. Organized by the Physical Education and Sports Center as part of the “Bilkent Sports Games” program, a total of 21 teams and 195 participants took part in the basketball 5×5 tournaments. The team results are listed below. [Read More…]
During the semester break, the Physical Education and Sports Center will be offering courses. Participants may register at any of the Sports Halls. Course Dates: January 2–28 Fee: 100 TL (Undergraduate students can participate in all programs free of charge). Registration Dates: December 25–29 Group Exercise Programs (Dormitories Sports Hall) [Read More…]
Dr. Ömer Mert Aksoy (EE/’17) has won the ETH Medal award. The ETH Medal is awarded by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich (ETH Zurich) to outstanding master’s and doctoral theses. The number of bestowals is capped to 2.5 percent of master’s theses and eight percent of doctoral[Read More…]
On December 11, Bilkent University celebrated the 2023 Nobel Prize awards with a symposium. The Nobel Day Symposium, with the theme “Enhancement of Cultures of Creativity,” took place at the Bilkent Concert Hall. Four hundred and fifty high school students from around Turkey attended the event, which aimed to engage[Read More…]
The Department of Computer Engineering has named the B-201 and B-202 computer laboratories in memory of Dr. David Davenport, a faculty member in the Department of Computer Engineering, who passed away in 2021. Dr. Davenport spent countless hours in these laboratories and helped many students with their first programming experiences in[Read More…]
Name: Usama Mirza Department: Electrical and Electronics Engineering How often do you exercise? I exercise five days a week to rejuvenate both my body and spirit, embracing the empowering rhythm of physical activity. How has regular exercise affected your life? Regular exercise has positively impacted my life by enhancing physical[Read More…]
Routledge has published a new book by Asst. Prof. Patrick McDonald of the Department of American Culture and Literature, “Liberalism, Theology, and the Performative in Antebellum American Literature.” The book argues that a wide range of antebellum narrative fiction from sentimental novels to sensational drama identifies a foundational link between[Read More…]
