“Treating Migrants like Natural Disasters is Dehumanizing” Ayhan Kaya – Turkish Daily News (7.9.2015)
An interview conducted by the Hurriyet Daily News with The Science Academy Member Prof Ayhan Kaya on the migrant crisis can be found here.
A Symposium Honouring Professor Erol Gelenbe, 21st – 24th September 2015
The Science Academy member Professor Erol Gelenbe will be honoured with a symposium to be held September 21 – 24, 2015 hosted by Imperial College London.
The Symposium addresses areas where Erol Gelenbe is active: Science and Engineering Policy, Stochastic Networks, Computer and Network Quality of Service, Machine Learning and Bioinformatics.
Engin Umut Akkaya’s Work On the Cover of Angewantde Chemie
The Science Academy member Engin Umut Akkaya and his colleagues’ article “ Intracellular Modulation of Excited-State Dynamics in a Chromophore Dyad: Differential Enhancement of Photocytotoxicity Targeting Cancer Cells” was on the cover of esteemed Science magazine Angewantde Chemie.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,vol 54 issue 18, pages 5263, 2015
Dr. Safacan Kolemen, Dr. Murat Işık, Gyoung Mi Kim, Dabin Kim, Hao Geng, Muhammed Buyuktemiz, Tugce Karatas, Prof. Xian-Fu Zhang, Prof. Yavuz Dede, Prof. Juyoung Yoon and Prof. Engin U. Akkaya
For further information on the article please visit: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.201411962/abstract
The Science Academy Statement on Vaccination
The following excerpts are from the report on vaccination by the Science Academy Working Group:
“In recent years, it has been observed that various groups criticize vaccination, the most effective method devised by science to protect against infectious disease, based on deficient and erroneous information, and suggest that humans, especially children should not be vaccinated.
“Today, the medical community shares the consensus that vaccination is the most efficient, economical and practical protection method against infectious diseases. It was only through vaccination that illnesses which had killed or maimed millions in previous centuries were wiped off the face of the Earth. …
Alikram Aliev, Winner of Tubitak Science Award
The Science Academy member Alikram Aliev was granted the Science Award for his high-quality works at international level in the fields of physics in theoretical and mathematical physics, black holes and gravitational theory.
The link to the awards can be found here.
June 7 Election Results Featured On Nature
Turkey’s June 7 elections’ probable effects were dealt with on an article by Alison Abbott on weekly Science magazine Nature:
“Turkey election results delight scientists”, Alison Abbott, Nature 522, 264–265 (18 June 2015) doi:10.1038/522264a
To read the full article please click.
The Nesin Mathematics Village Featured in Notices
The Science Academy member Ali Nesin’s Mathematics Village was extensively featured in American Mathematical Society’s monthly magazine Notices.
To read the article please click.
Restricting Research on Refugees is Against Scientific Freedom
The Science Academy is deeply concerned about the latest letter sent to all universities restricting research on refugees.
To read the full announcement click here.