Mr. Karan Dhillon of 2017 MBBS batch, School of Medicine, Amrita Health Sciences campus, Kochi, presented an oral paper at the Numcon 2019 – 4th National Undergraduate Medical Conference which was held at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, from April 25-26, 2019.
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham organised ‘Margadarshi 2019 Engineering Career Conclave’ at Jaipur from May 1-2, 2019.
Dr. Sanjay Pal, Associate Professor, Sanitation Biotechnology Lab, School of Biotechnology, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus, was invited to deliver a talk titled, “Biocontrol of Infection and Smell in Wastewater for Use in Agriculture and Aquaculture” at the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) Knowledge’s Conclave on “Designing and Implementing Affordable and Sustainable Sanitation for All”, organized by the Centre for Science and Education, held on the beautiful campus of CSE’s Anil Agarwal Environment Training Institute in Nimli, Rajasthan, on April 4, 2019.
Amrita School of Pharmacy, Kochi has released the tentative examination dates for B. Pharm., Pharm. D. & M. Pharm. 2018-2019.
National Safe Motherhood Day was observed at Amrita College of Nursing, Kochi, on April 10, 2019. JANANI, a collaborative endeavour of Amrita College of Nursing and Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, was inaugurated as a part of it.
Realizing that community-based activities play a huge role in the learning and skill development of student-teachers in the field of teacher education, the Department of Education, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Mysuru campus, conducted a Community-Related Activities – Camp 2019, in a nearby underprivileged locality, Nanjarajanakatte, Roopa Nagara village, Bogadi, Mysuru., from April 26-27, 2019.
The Department of Visual Communication, School of Arts and Sciences, Mysuru campus, conducted “Pixel Kraft”: a Graphic Design and Portfolio Exhibition for the first time ever, which showcases the works of the final year B. Sc. (Visual Media) and MSc (Visual Communication) students.
Renowned Director and Producer, Kannada Film Industry, Shri B. Suresha, inaugurated Cinerama ’19, the National-level Short Film Festival, organised by Department of Visual Communication on 24th April, 2019 at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Mysuru Campus.
Dr. P. R. Janci Rani, Assistant Professor, Food Nutrition and Health Education Center, Coimbatore campus, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, has been appointed as a ‘Roster Nutrition Consultant’ for four consecutive years (2018-2022) by UNICEF-India. She will join hands in meeting the prime objectives of the National Nutrition Mission.
A pharma quiz competition was held on March 28, 2019, at the School of Pharmacy, Amrita Health Sciences campus, Kochi. The competition was based on an initial screening written test with 50 multiple choice questions (MCQs) covering different subjects in the Pharmacy curriculum.