The Department of Commerce and Management, School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi campus, conducted a three-day national workshop on Social Science Research from March 16 – 18, 2017.
Ms. Devika Krishnadas, a 4th Semester BTech student from the department of Computer Science and Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Amritapuri campus, has been selected to attend Google I/O, an annual developer conference held by Google in San Francisco, California.
All the 2nd semester of UG and Integrated M. A./M. Sc.Programme of School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi campus, visited the new and old campuses of the Kerala Kalamandalam Deemed University at Shoranur on March 17, 2017.
Prof. Ravindranathan Thampi, Associate Professor of Solar Energy and Vice-Principal of Internationalization in Engineering and Architecture at University College Dublin (Ireland), visited the Kochi and Amritapuri campuses from November 9th – 14th, 2016. During this time, Prof. Thampi gave talks, held interactive Q&A sessions, and visited several research centers.
Siddharth Ramakrishnan, a graduate of the department of Mechanical Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore campus, won first place at the 2016 KTH Masters Challenge India competition in the field of Engineering Design. Siddharth competed against applicants from the IITs, NITs, and other highly ranked universities throughout India.
Six students from Amrita School of Pharmacy attended and presented papers and posters in the recently held one-day National Seminar on “Current Trends and Opportunities in Pharmaceutical Field” on February 18, 2017 ,at Nazareth College of Pharmacy, Othera, Thiruvalla, Kerala.
Amrita School of Business (ASB), Coimbatore, celebrated the annual Research Day on 16 March 2017. In the event, students from Class of 2017 presented their research accomplishments in the form of posters.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinnarayi Vijayan visited Amrita Centre for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine on Saturday, March 11, 2017. The Chief Minister was received at the Centre by Dr. Shantikumar Nair, Centre Director and Dean of Research, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the state’s first Centre for High-Precision Radiation Therapy for cancer patients at the 1,300-bed Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (Amrita Hospital) on March 11, 2017.
A hair donation campaign for cancer patients organized by the Department of Communication, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, on 11thof March 2017 will be flagged off by popular South Indian and Bollywood playback singer and actor, Vijay Yesudas.