Bilkent University National Nanotechnology and Research Center (UNAM) has developed next-generation technology in the form of shoes with fiber sensors. The sensors have the potential to diagnose many health problems, from gait disorders to Parkinson’s. Dr. Mustafa Ordu, who pioneered the development of this technology in his laboratory at UNAM,[Read More…]
Dr. Sueda Saylan has been awarded an MSCA European Research Area (ERA) Fellowship for two years. The ERA programme, an initiative of the European Commission, puts emphasis on excellence, innovation and the international mobility of researchers. This is the third MSCA grant awarded to a researcher at Bilkent under the[Read More…]
Asst. Prof. Jonathan D. Payton of the Department of Philosophy recently published a book with Cambridge University Press. “Negative Actions” is an investigation of philosophical puzzles about negative behaviors, such as intentionally omitting to do something or refraining from doing it. Although such actions are rampant, many philosophers feel that[Read More…]
Assoc. Prof. Julian Bennett, Department of Archaeology, recently published an Italian translation of his biography of Roman emperor Trajan, “Trajan, Optimus Princeps” (Routledge/Indiana University Press). The biography was originally published in 1997, and the same publishers released a revised edition in 2007. It is still the only English-language work to[Read More…]
