During this week’s invited talk at Amrita School of Biotechnology (ASBT), Dr. Kanury Rao shared his insights with the students and faculty about his groundbreaking work on the host-pathogen interplay between human macrophages infected with M. tuberculosis and the subsequent application of this research to drug discovery.
The School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi campus conducted a three day seminar cum workshop on Creative Photography and an exhibition on Photojournalism and Nature photography from March 9-11, 2016.
The Departments of Commerce and Management and Visual Media and Communication of School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi campus, jointly organized a two-day National Conference on “Innovations in Marketing in the New Global order-Stretching the limits: Marketing Beyond Marketing” from March 8-9, 2016.
Prof. Asoke Banerji, School of Biotechnology, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham was honoured for his outstanding contributions to Phytochemistry at the one day ‘International Symposium on Phytochemistry and Prof. A. Hisham Endowment Award’ ceremony.
The Center for Economic Fragility & Governance of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham organized a Symposium on Union Budget 2016-’17 on March 9, 2016, at the Acharya Hall, Amrita School of Engineering, Amritapuri Campus.
The Green Energy Lab team from Amritapuri campus coordinated a special session on “Solar Cells” at the International Conference on Electrical, Electronics, and Optimization Techniques (ICEEOT) – 2016 conference held at DMI College of Engineering, Chennai from 3-5 March, 2016.
The MBA students of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi Campus, were invited to take part in the budget analysis discussions aired by two leading Malayalam television channels- Asianet News and Manorama News, soon after the Union Budget presentation on February 29, 2016. The MBA students asked thought-provoking questions, actively participating in the panel discussions.
On February 24, 2016, Dr. Shyam Diwakar of Amrita School of Biotechnology’s Computational Neuroscience and Neurophysiology Labs addressed students and faculty on how brain circuits function and how we study them as a multi-scale problem investigating neurons, circuits and behavior.
IEEE-PES & IAS, Student Branch Chapter, Amrita school of Engineering (ASE), Bengaluru, organized a one day workshop which included a hands-on session on “Real time Simulation for Modern Industrial Applications” on March 2, 2016. The event was coordinated by Dr. K. Deepa, Convener, Assistant Professor, Dept. of EEE and was organized by IEEE Members.
The department of Commerce and Management, School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi campus, celebrated “Management Day” on February 29, 2016. The day was named “Spandanam 2016”. The event was the effort of the enthusiasm shown by the First Year BBA students to celebrate the Management Day.