Dr. R. Venkitachalam, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Amrita Health Sciences, Kochi, won the Best Paper Award for the paper titled “Effectiveness of Laser over Conventional Techniques for the Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes of Primary Molar Pulpotomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis” at the National Symposium on Evidence Synthesis for Medicine, Public Health & Social Development held at India Habitat Center, New Delhi, from April 10-12, 2019.
Dravya Prabodhini, a series of monthly educational programs organized by the Department of Dravyaguna, Amrita School of Ayurveda, covers a wide range of interesting activities like guest lectures, field trips to gather deep knowledge about the subject and knowledge sharing sessions with eminent scholars from allied sciences.
Dr. Leena P. Nair, Associate Professor in the Department of Basic Principles, School of Ayurveda, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri, delivered an awareness class on “Adolescence Health” in connection with Sitaram Research Foundation at Vidyadhiraja Vidyapeethom Central School, Ponnaramthottam Mavelikkara, on June 14, 2019.
Admissions open for the academic year 2019 for M. Sc. and M. Tech. programs at Amrita Center for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi campus.
Team bi0s from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri campus, participated in the 10th edition of NullCon Conference, held at Goa from March 1-3, 2019.
On 13th June, 2019, Prof. Prashant R. Nair, Chairman, Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham and Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore campus, showcased Amrita’s curricular and ICT innovations such as Live-in-Labs®, A-VIEW and Virtual Labs at a Faculty Development Program (FDP) on Capacity Building & Enhancement in Higher Education at Sri Ramakrishna College for Women, Coimbatore.
Prof. Prashant R. Nair, Chairman of Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham and Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, has been appointed to the review panel of the prestigious Fulbright-Nehru Specialist Program in the area of Computer Science and IT by US-India Educational Foundation (USIEF).
Amrita Hospital, Kochi, received Kerala State Pollution Control Board’s Best Environmental Practice Award 2019 in the hospital sector for its sustained efforts to control pollution and environmental protection. Amrita Hospital has been conferred this award for the fifth consecutive year.
Dr. Anantha Narayanan V., Assistant Professor and Dr. Shunmuga Velayutham C., Vice Chairperson and Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science Engineering, School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham , Coimbatore, attended the IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (IEEE EDUCON 2019), organized by American University in Dubai, from April 9-11, 2019.
On June 7, 2019, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham joined European Union (EU) missions to India and more than 14 others and signed the “Green Pledge”, extending the commitment to a number of sustainable measures including reducing plastic use, managing waste responsibly and reducing water and electricity consumption.