A two-day hands-on workshop on “Simulation of Networks Using ns-3” was conducted from November 14-15, 2016, by the Department of CS & IT, School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi campus, in collaboration with the CSI student branch.
India’s very first Centre for Aortic Diseases with Marfan Clinic has opened at the 1,300-bed Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences in Kochi. MLA, Kerala State Sri. O. Rajagopal inaugurated the function. It is the only facility dedicated to comprehensive care of aortic diseases with full range of interventions, both invasive and non-invasive.
Dr. Gopikrishnan Anjaneyan of Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, conducted a live Tele Dermatology Consultation to ISRO Hospital (SHAR- Hospital, Sriharikota).
Bri. Vijisha C., Senior Physician Assistant, Department of CVTS, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, won the silver medal for presenting a scientific paper at the IAPA National Conference 2016, held at Kolkata from November 5th to 6th.
The United Nations has officially made Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham India’s first-ever UNESCO Chair on Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment. The official bestowing of the UNESCO Chair took place before an audience of 8,000 people during a spiritual programme of the University’s Chancellor Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi in Paris on October 30, 2016.
The students of School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi campus, have always adopted service as the guiding principle of any celebration.
Amrita School of Dentistry conducted the 38th National Conference of Indian Society of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, PedoByte 2016, at Le-Meridian, Kochi, from October 20 – 22, 2016. Six pre-conference courses were conducted at Amrita School of Dentistry, Kochi on October 19, 2016.
Eleven undergraduate students of the Amrita School of Dentistry attended and made scientific presentations at the National Undergraduate Convention of the Indian Association of Oral Medicine & Radiology (IAOMR), held at Kozhikode on 16th October, 2016.
A blood donation camp was organized by the School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi campus, jointly with the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) on October 31, 2016.
Dr. Antonella Delle Fave, MD Professor at Faculty of Medicine, University of Milan, visited Amrita Centre for Advanced Research in Ayurveda (ACARA) at the Amrita School of Ayurveda. Antonella Delle Fave is a medical doctor specializing in Health Psychology.