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A Bulgarian University Still in the Top 750 in the World
Bulgaria's Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" has maintained its position among the top 750 higher education institutions worldwide, according to the latest QS World University Rankings for 2024. The university secured a place in the 741-750 range, continuing its presence in the ranking since 2014.
Turkish physicist wins Germany's top science prize
A Turkish physicist has received the Alexander von Humboldt Professorship award, Germany's most prestigious science prize.
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From Columbia to Yale: Pro-Palestinian Protests in US Universities
Across the United States, a groundswell of student protests in solidarity with Palestinians is gaining momentum, sparking both cancellations of classes and clashes with authorities on campuses nationwide.
Scientist develops wearable ultrasound scanner
A new ultrasound device that can identify breast cancer at the earliest stages of the disease has been developed by a Turkish scientist and her colleagues in the U.S.
Canan Dağdeviren, a Turkish scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has designed a bra-mounted ultrasound scanner that can detect breast cancer in the early stages.
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Robot doctors and oenologists
Is there a way to predict the quality of the wine from this year's grape harvest? Can we know what a court will decide months before its final ruling? Can we help prevent cardiovascular disease in the future? Or, even, can we predict the weather using historical meteorological data? Artificial intelligence is here to provide a positive answer to all these diverse questions.
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10 Turkish universities feature on top in global ranking
Ten Turkish universities, with three of them in the top 500, have made it into the top 1,000 of the 2024 QA World University Rankings.
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a higher education rating agency headquartered in London, announced the "2024 World University Rankings," which is considered one of the most important rankings in the world.
Student at ODTÜ bags job at Amazon
While sharing his success story, a student from Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ), who recently bagged a job at Amazon, one of the companies he dreamed of working at from a very young age, has said that studying dedicatedly in his field of choice is the secret behind his success.
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Digital transition plan on track
Digital Governance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis insisted on Friday that his ministry's priorities are to complete the work that has been started in the next four years. Speaking at the 25th Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Global Startup Workshop at the Athens Concert Hall, he referred to a successful project so far which is not finished.
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Bank of Japan leaves policy unchanged
Japan's central bank left its ultra-easy monetary policy unchanged in its last meeting before Governor Haruhiko Kuroda steps down and is replaced by economics professor Kazuo Ueda.
While most analysts expected the Bank of Japan to stay the course in Kuroda's final policy decision, some had speculated about a surprise tweak.
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Researchers dig up secrets of 'self-healing' Roman concrete
How have Rome's ancient aqueducts and architectural marvels such as the Pantheon, which features the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome, endured the test of time? Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and other institutions believe they have uncovered the mystery of the durability of the 2,000-year-old structures - self-healing concrete.