Amrita Sparsham Ayurveda Cancer Clinic, an initiative of Amrita Ayurveda Hospital and the Amrita Centre for Advanced Research in Ayurveda (ACARA), Amritapuri, was inaugurated on March 29, 2017, at Amrita School of Ayuveda.
The Computer Society of India (CSI) Student Branch of Amrita School of Arts & Sciences, Mysuru, has been adjudged as the best active student branch in India for the 2015-2016 academic year.
A paper from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham’s Amrita Center for Wireless Networks & Applications (AmritaWNA) was recently accepted for publication in Elsevier’s Journal – Energy and Buildings (Impact Factor: 2.973) – an international journal devoted to investigations of energy use and efficiency in buildings.
An article on Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham’s research,”From Waste to Wealth:Traditional Medicine, Natural Products and the Molecular Basis of Therapeutics”, has been published at the United Nations Academic Impact website.
As a part of World TB Day, an awareness program was jointly conducted by the Department of Community Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi Municipal Corporation and Kudumbasree. Hibi Eden, MLA, inaugurated “United to End TB” at the Ernakulam Municipal Town Hall on March 24, 2017.
Mr. Prashant R. Nair, Vice-Chairman, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore, has secured the following prestigious editorial assignments, Associate Editor, CSI Communications and Chair, Publications Committee and Editor, IEEE MAS Link, IEEE Madras section.
The School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi campus, organized a one-day Workshop on Traditional Mural Arts “UNMEELANAM” on March 28, 2017.
On March 23, 2017, an 18 member team consisting of senior officers and crew members including a Lady officer of the Naval Command, representing INS Valsura, visited the School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi campus.
A three-day International Conference on Oral-Facial Rehabilitation was held at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, from March 23-25, 2017, to explore options and methodologies to rehabilitate patients with major oral and facial deformities.
World Glaucoma Week was observed at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences from March 12-18, 2017, to raise awareness regarding glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness throughout the world.