Title: When Machines Make Your Mind Up: Well-Being and Authenticity By Frederick Choo (Rutgers, Philosophy) Date: Thursday, February 19, 2026 Time: 1530-1700 Room: Humanities Seminar Room (H232) Abstract: According to desire-satisfactionism, welfare consists in the satisfaction of one’s desires. However, this view faces the problem of desire-inducing mechanisms. Often, it […]
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HIST Seminar: “Secularizing Science to Get to Know God Intimately: İbrahim Hakkı of Erzurum and his Ma’rifetnâme (1757)”, Baki Tezcan, 4:30PM February 19 2025 (EN)
You are kindly invited to the seminar entitled “Secularizing Science to Get to Know God Intimately: İbrahim Hakkı of Erzurum and his Ma’rifetnâme (1757)” organized by the Department of History. Date: 19 February 2026, Thursday Time: 16.30 Avenue: A-130 Seminar Room Title: Secularizing Science to Get to Know God Intimately: […]
POLS Seminar: “Authoritarian Technocracy in Turkey: Presidentialism, Accountability, and Executive Power”, Düzgün Arslantaş, 12:30Noon February 13 2025 (EN)
Talk: “Authoritarian Technocracy in Turkey: Presidentialism, Accountability, and Executive Power” by Düzgün Arslantaş Cologne Center for Comparative Politics University of Cologne, Germany darslan4@uni-koeln.de Date and Room Info Friday, February 13, 2026, 12:30 p.m. H-232 Abstract Turkey’s recent transition from a parliamentary system to an à la Turca presidential system under […]
MAN Seminar: “Human Capital Breadth and the Financing of Innovative Startups”, Teodor Duevski, 1:30PM February 13 2025 (EN)
Date: 13 February 2026, Friday Time: 13.30 – 14.30 Place: MA-330 “Human Capital Breadth and the Financing of Innovative Startups” by Teodor Duevski HEC Paris Abstract I examine how the breadth of venture capital (VC) partners’ human capital influences investment selection, startup performance, and innovation. Partners with broader human capital […]
ES Seminar: “Creating Space for Wellbeing in Pre-service Language Teacher Education”, Mehmet Sak, 4:30PM February 13 2025 (EN)
You are cordially invited to the hybrid research seminar organized by the Department of Educational Sciences. This seminar is a requirement for Curriculum & Instruction students who are enrolled in GE 500 Module 3. Title: Creating space for wellbeing in pre-service language teacher education Speaker: Mehmet Sak (TED University) Date: […]
CHEM Seminar: “Molecular Engineering of Functional Porous Organic Polymers for CO2 Capture and Conversion”, Onur Büyükçakır, 12:30Noon February 12 2025 (EN)
You are cordially invited to attend the seminar organized by the Department of Chemistry. Title: Molecular Engineering of Functional Porous Organic Polymers for CO2 Capture and Conversion Speaker: Dr. Onur Büyükçakır, Izmir Institute of Technology, Department of Chemistry, Izmir, Turkey Date: 12/02/2026, Thursday Time: 12:30 (Turkiye Time) Place: SBZ-14 Molecular […]
IR Seminar: “International Institutions and Bilateral Relationships: How Structures Evolve Together”, Michael McCall, 12:30Noon February 12 2025 (EN)
Title: “International institutions and bilateral relationships: how structures evolve together” Date and Time: February 12, 12:30 Venue: A-130 Seminar Room, FEASS. Speaker: Michael McCall Short bio: Michael McCall is a PhD candidate in Political Science at the Maxwell School, Syracuse University. His research focuses on how international institutions evolve and […]
PHIL Seminar: “The Role of Concepts in Perceptual Objectivity”, Bill Brewer, 3:30PM February 12 2025 (EN)
Title: The Role of Concepts in Perceptual Objectivity By Bill Brewer (King’s College London, Philosophy) Date: Thursday, February 12, 2026 Time: 1530-1700 Room: Humanities Seminar Room (H-232) Abstract: Does our application of concepts in perception have a role in our understanding of the objectivity of what we perceive? I clarify […]
ELIT Seminar: “Phenomenal!: Joyce, the Epiphany, and Irish Paralysis”, Gabriel Quigley, 5:30PM February 12 2025 (EN)
The Department of English Language and Literature welcomes you to a talk by Dr. Gabriel Quigley: “Phenomenal!: Joyce, the Epiphany, and Irish Paralysis” Date: Thursday, February, 12, at 5:30 pm Room: Humanities Seminar Room (H-232) Abstract: James Joyce coined the secular use of the term “epiphany,” which critics have understood […]
IE Seminar: “Naor Revisited: Two-Sided Queues with Strategic Agents”, Mustafa Akan, 5:30PM February 12 2025 (EN)
Speaker: Mustafa Akan ( Carnegie Mellon University) Title: Naor Revisited: Two-Sided Queues with Strategic Agents Date: 12 February 2026, Thursday Time: 17:30-18:30 This is an online seminar. To request event details please send a message to department. Abstract: We study a two-sided observable queue where strategic agents arrive on each […]