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Reopened beauty salons, hairdressers and barbers, as part of the "Normalization Process" which started to be implemented with the reduction in coronavirus cases, have been flooded with customers from the first day. As thousands lined up to refresh their looks, Asst. Prof. Nevra Cem Ersoy, Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Izmir University of Economics (IUE), stated that psychological factors were determinative in this behavior as well as the needs. 

During this process, where we could not go out due to the coronavirus, thousands of people, who were looking for ways to spend time without getting bored at home, found the cure in the "games". Studies have shown that money spent on video games has increased by 60 percent and game downloads have increased by 30 percent compared to last year. 

Izmir University of Economics (IUE) Student Council celebrated the “Mother’s Day” of the elderly staying in nursing homes who could not go outside for a long time due to the coronavirus. IUE students delivered the 42 houseplants, they obtained in collaboration with the 5^th professional group, ‘Ornamental Plants, Landscaping and Pets Group’ of Izmir Chamber of Commerce, to the Family and Social Policies Izmir Provincial Directorate to be presented to the elderly.

Prof. Filiz Öğce, Dean of Faculty of Health Sciences, Izmir University of Economics (IUE), posted a message in observance of the “Nurses Week” by giving examples on the fight against coronavirus. Prof. Öğce stated the following in her message:

Faculty of Law, Izmir University of Economics (IUE) prepared the “Online Seminars on the Impacts of Covid-19 Coronavirus on Law” event, where the impacts of coronavirus on law are addressed in detail. Impacts of Covid-19 on different areas of law and legal evaluations regarding these impacts meet the audience in the seminars held as part of IUE Campus Izmir Talks.

Asst. Prof. Deniz Ceylan of Faculty of Medicine, Izmir University of Economics (IUE) has been deemed worthy of an international award for her studies on the diagnosis of bipolar disorder with a blood test. 

Izmir University of Economics (IUE) participates in the ‘Covid19 Shared Minds Platform’, a social responsibility project co-created by almost 50 universities, companies, and institutions from different parts of Turkey, to provide support to aspiring entrepreneurs. 

The coronavirus pandemic, which has turned the world upside down and affected all aspects of our lives, including daily life, work habits and social interaction, and much more, has also increased sleep complaints. With the COVID-19 lockdown and the public instructed to stay at home, many of us are feeling anxious - and it is affecting our sleep. Asst. Prof. Yasemin Meral Öğütçü, Director of Psychological Research and Application Center, Izmir University of Economics (IUE), has tips for those who stay up all night. 

Prof. İsmihan Bayramoğlu, Dean of Faculty of Arts and Science, Izmir University of Economics (IUE), has participated as a guest speaker at an international forum on distance education titled, “New Opportunities and Contemporary Approaches” held by the Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC). 

A volunteer team was created at Izmir University of Economics (IUE) to translate medical texts on coronavirus in foreign language into Turkish and send these to medical staff as soon as possible.