Two students from Amrita Health Sciences campus, Ms. Rakhi Krishna of 5th year Pharm D., School of Pharmacy, and Mr. Shankar S. Menon of 3rd year BDS, School of Dentistry, have entered the grand finale of “Speak for India Kerala Edition 2018” debate competition.
Dr. Vandana K. Vasudevan, third year PG Scholar from the Department of Prasutitantra and Streeroga, School of Ayurveda, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri, won first prize for presenting scientific paper at “Prajnanam 2019” – National Seminar on Management of Infertility in Ayurveda, organised by Amrita School of Ayurveda from February 1-2, 2019.
The students of Int. M. Sc. Visual Communication (Semester 4) and BBM (Semester 6) of School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Mysuru campus, attended a lecture presentation on the topic ‘Significance of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and its Transformation to Individual Social Responsibility’ on February 4, 2019.
The Department of Education, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Mysuru campus, organized a guest lecture on ‘Neuro-Psychiatric Disorders on stage’ by Dr. R. Poornima (Director ‘Childrens’ Literacy Club, Mysuru) on February 2, 2019.
Dr. Anisha Ashokan, second year MD Resident in Microbiology, School of Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, won the ‘Best Poster Award’ in the CME on “Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance” at Government Medical College, Palakkad, held on February 2, 2019.
An education tour to Hyderabad was undertaken for the final year students of B. Sc.Visual Media and M. Sc. Visual Communication of School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Mysuru campus, from January 30 – February 3, 2019.
Dr. Sangeetha Balakrishnan, Assistant Professor, Regional Institute of Education, Mysuru, conducted a session on “What the Photon is the Ig Nobel Prize and Why Should You Care?” on January 31, 2019, for the students of Department of Science, School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Mysuru.
On January 4, 2019, Dr. Balamurugan S., Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE), School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore campus, has been awarded ‘National Innovative Teacher Award’ by the Honourable Minister of HRD, Shri. Prakash Javadekar, at a national awards ceremony conducted in New Delhi.
Dr. Nagaraja N., Chairperson, DOS in Commerce, Manasagangothri, Mysuru, addressed the students of M. Com. Semester II, on significant issues of Research on January 31, 2019.
Dr. Lekshmi R. Nath, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacognosy, Amrita School of Pharmacy, Health Sciences campus, Kochi, was awarded the Bharat Vikas Award 2018 by the Institute of Self Reliance, Bhubaneswar, for her loyalty, diligence and outstanding performance in the field of Cancer Chemoprevention.