Hakan S. Orer, President of Science Academy, Elected to the Advisory Committee of the International Science Council

The International Science Council (ISC) has announced the appointment of new members to three key advisory committees established for the 2025–2027 term. As part of this process, Hakan S. Orer, President of Science Academy, has been elected to the Committee for Freedom and Responsibility in Science, assuming an important representative role on behalf of Turkey.

According to the ISC’s announcement, the new committee members will begin their duties as of June 2025. Out of 70 candidates nominated by 47 institutions from different parts of the world, only 27 individuals were selected for committee membership. Mr. Orer was …

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From Taiwan to Turkey: Academia Sinica Delegation Visits Science Academy

These days, a four-member delegation from Academia Sinica, Taiwan’s leading research institution, is traveling the world and engaging with academic communities.

As part of their visit to Turkey, the delegation met with Ankara University, Istanbul Technical University, and TÜBA (Turkish Academy of Sciences), before concluding this leg of their journey with a visit to  Science Academy.

Before diving into the details of the meeting, let’s introduce the distinguished guests: President James C. Liao, Director of the Genomics Research Center Chih-Hao Lee, Director of International Affairs Tzu-Ching Meng, and International Affairs Officer Ren-Huei Huang. They were accompanied by First Secretary Hasan Chih-Tang Chang …

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Our member Daron Acemoğlu won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics

Our member Daron Acemoğlu won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics.

Our member Daron Acemoğlu, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), along with Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson, has been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.

The Nobel Prize, given for their work on “the formation of institutions and their impact on prosperity,” is considered one of the most prestigious scientific awards in the field of economics.

Click here for more details.

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Science Academy Statement on Precautionary Measures Against the Covid-19 Pandemic

Please click here to read the ”Statement on Precautionary Measures Against the Covid-19 Pandemic” issued by the Executive Board of the Science Academy.

Before being shared with the public this statement was respectfully submitted to the President, the Minister of Health, the Minister of Industry, Science and Technology, to members of the Science Board of the Ministry of Health and to the president of  TÜBİTAK (The Scientific and Technological Council of Turkey).

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Follow Up on The Soma Mining Disaster (Şebnem Düzgün & Evren Yaylacı)

A paper on the follow up of the Soma Mining disaster by H. Şebnem Düzgün and Evren D. Yaylacı, both from the Department of Mining Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.

Please click to read “An evaluation of Soma underground coal mine disaster with respect to risk acceptance and risk perception”.

By |18/02/2016|Comments Off on Follow Up on The Soma Mining Disaster (Şebnem Düzgün & Evren Yaylacı)

“Emerging Infectious Diseases: Clinical Case Studies” Awarded First Prize by BMA

The Science Academy members Önder Ergönül and Murat Akova are among the editors of “Emerging Infectious Diseases: Clinical Case Studies”, the book awarded the first prize by British Medical Association (BMA)  in public health category. In 2014, 630 medical books were nominated to BMA medical books award, and first prize was given in 20 different medical categories. The first prize winner “Emerging Infectious Diseases: Clinical Case studies” book was edited by Önder Ergönül, Füsun Can, Larry Madoff and Murat Akova. A recent review about the book was published in one of the leading infectious diseases journals, “Emerging Infectious Diseases: Clinical Case Studies is …

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