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Dr. Bora Akgün, researcher at CERN preparing to open a new lab in Boğaziçi University
Boğaziçi University accelarates the collaboration with CERN. Boğaziçi University alumni and a current researcher at CERN, Dr. Bora Akgün prepares to establish a new laboratory in Boğaziçi University with the cooperation of CERN and financial support by TÜBİTAK.
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The future is in our hands #BoğaziçiBuzz
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An interdisciplinary way to get more reliable knowledge in empirical, social and behavioral sciences
The empirical, social and behavioral sciences like psychology have made significant advances in mathematical modeling, however all these fields have a common problem that we can call “replication / confidence crisis.” Dr. Frank Zenker, the principal investigator of “Models, Theories Research Program” and his team stress the importance of the fact that reliable scientific knowledge requires empirical research results that are replicated independently and propose to develop a new research program to solve the replication crisis in empirical, social and behavioral sciences.
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Boğaziçi University has switched to a flexible grading system for the duration of distance education
Within the framework of the measures taken by higher education institutions against the COVID-19 pandemic that continues in our country and in the world, education at Boğaziçi University resumed on April 6, 2020. For the spring semester, students will be graded by a Letter Grade or a Pass/Fail grade, if they wish.
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Boğaziçi University becomes member of iNavigate consortium
In the newly-funded H2020-MSCA-RISE-2019 project, Boğaziçi University Institute of Biomedical Engineering teams up with 25 academic and non-academic organizations in EU and USA to develop brain-inspired technological solutions for autonomous robotic mobility.
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Boğaziçi University offers Internet scholarship for distance learning #BoğaziçiBuzz
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A New Book by Jameson Kısmet Bell: Performing the Sixteenth Century Brain
The wonder of people to see what is inside their bodies has a long history and the human brain is among the most mysterious parts of the human body. Jameson Kısmet Bell, Assistant Professor in the Department of Western Languages and Literatures at Bogazici University, takes the issue of the representation of brain from the juncture of history and literary criticism in his book Performing the Sixteenth-Century Brain: Beyond Word and Image Inscriptions. By re-examining two books, Hans von Gersdorff’s Fieldbook of Surgery (Feldtbuch der Wundtartzney) and Lorenz Fries’ Mirror of Medicine (Spiegel der Artzny) Kısmet Bell is shifting the focus from the images themselves to their production and interpretation in the early sixteenth century.
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Boğaziçi University is among the top 200 universities in the world
Boğaziçi University has been ranked 186th among the Best Global Universities Ranking 2020 by US News & World Report. The rankings also show Boğaziçi University as “The Best Global University” in Turkey.
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“Philosophy should be taught starting in primary education”
In a globalized world in which humanity is facing problems of scarce resources, conflict and instability, the question whether philosophy remains relevant or important to study is an important issue. While many non-philosophers view pursuing philosophy as an expendable luxury, in fact philosophy can lead people to think about “How to live a good and responsible life,” according to Kenneth R. Westphal, Professor of Philosophy in Boğaziçi University. Westphal also emphasizes that people should learn how to think philosophically starting with primary education. “What we need most is an intelligent, capable and responsible next generation and this requires liberal arts education,” Westphal says …
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The next financial crisis will be much more destructive
The book ‘Good Finance’ written by Prof. Dr. Vedat Akgiray, professor of finance at Bogazici University and the director of the Center for Research in Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, is published by Bristol University Press.
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Academician, author, documentary producer Lisa Gilman teaches at Summer School
One of the foreign instructors in this year’s Boğaziçi University Summer School is Lisa Marie Gilman, who works on “Intangible Cultural Heritage”. She has been teaching courses in folklore. She is an activist who produced a documentary about American soldiers who had fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. She also wrote a book about social injustice that African women have to face. We have conducted an interview with Lisa Marie Gilman on her course in Summer School and her studies.
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International Accreditation to Vivarium in Boğaziçi University
The first and only internationally accredited animal laboratory in Turkey...
