2019 News
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Moshe Arditi, MD, Won Pioneer in Medicine AwardA physician-scientist who has devoted much of his career to investigating a coronary disease mainly afflicting children and often leaving them with lifelong heart problems has received the Pioneer in Medicine Award for 2019. full story |
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National Academy of Medicine Elected 100 New MembersThe National Academy of Medicine (NAM) announced the election of 90 regular members and 10 international members during its annual meeting on October 21, 2019. Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and full story |
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Dr. Dagdeviren is selected to participate in NAE's 2019 US Frontiers of Engineering SymposiumCanan Dagdeviren invited by the National Academy of Engineering to US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium; as being one of the Nation’s 87 Brightest Young Engineers. The symposium hosted by Boeing in N. Charleston, South Carolina, September 25-27. full story |
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Science Cartoon Winter 2019In every issue of The Bridge, we include science cartoons by Ergun Akleman. full story |
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TUBITAK Calls Researchers for CoCirculation2 ProgramScientific and Technological Research Council’s (TÜBİTAK) Co-Funded Brain Circulation Scheme (CoCirculation2) has published it’s second call at http://cocirc2.org.tr/ website. The programme will receive applications until November 1, 2019. full story |
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Research Outputs of TurkeyIstanbul Technical University placed number 1 university based on all research outputs of Turkey published between 1 February 2018 - 31 January 2019 which are tracked by the Nature Index. Please see detailed reports here. full story |
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Turkish Students Received 3 Gold and 2 Silver Medals in the European Physics OlympiadEuropean Physics Olympiad is an annual contest for high school students from all accross the Europe as well as other countries. full story |
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Octocopter Named Drone is Designed by Bursa Technical UniversityDesigned by Bursa Technical University (BTU) students, an eight-engine, propeller-driven drone called an "octocopter," capable of carrying up to 15 kilograms of cargo, with a half-hour flight time and a 10-kilometer range is set to represent Turkey full story |
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Medical Nail for Femur Fractures is Developed by Turkish DoctorsTurkey's first domestic medical nails to be used in the treatment of femur bone fractures which significantly shortening the surgery process as well as recovery time has produced by a group of Turkish scientists from Dokuz Eylul University. full story |
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TASSA Board Elects the Next Chairman and PresidentTASSA board has voted to elect Professor Candan Tamerler as the next Chairman of the Board and President of TASSA for the 2020-2024 term. Professor Tamerler served TASSA as the vice president and board member since 2002. full story |
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Daron Acemoglu named MIT Institute ProfessorDaron Acemoglu, a honorary TASSA member received MIT’s highest faculty honor full story |
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Hayat Onyuksel is selected as an AIMBE College of Fellows Class of 2019The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Prof. Hayat Onyuksel to its College of Fellows. full story |