A two-day National Conference cum workshop, “Sense and Frames” was organized by School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi campus, from October 21-22, 2016.
The Department of English and Languages, Amrita School of Arts and Sciences, Kochi, conducted a two day international conference, “In Between: Critical Humanities in Context”, on 21st and 22nd October, 2016.
The students of MFA (Digital Film Making) 2015 batch of the department of Visual Media and Communication, School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi campus, made a safety training video for Carborundum Universal Limited (CUMI), Kochi, an electro minerals division under the famous Murugappa Group, one of India’s leading business conglomerates.
B.Sc. Respiratory Therapy students of Amrita Centre for Allied Health Sciences, Kochi, won prizes for intercollegiate poster and quiz competition held as part of the 10th National Conference of Respiratory Therapists (RESCARE – 2016) at CMC Vellore held during October 6-8, 2016.
Scientists at the Amrita Centre for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, have come a step closer to using photodynamic therapy for treating residual cancer cells of a high-grade brain tumour (glioblastoma). Photodynamic therapy uses a photosensitive drug that becomes active under the action of light and converts molecular oxygen into reactive oxygen species that kill cancer cells.
The students of different departments of the School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi campus, accompanied by staff members visited the “Space Expo 2016” organized by ISRO at Kochi from October 5-10, 2016.
The two-day International Conference on International Financial Management held from October 6-7, 2016, was inaugurated by Sri R. G. Ajith Kumar and Poojaniya Swamiji Poornamritandapuri, General Secretary, Mata Amritanadamayi Math.
Amrita Centre for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine’s faculty member and research students won various awards at the 11th Asia Pacific Chitin and Chitosan Symposium and the 5th Indian Chitin and Chitosan Society Symposium organised by Indian Chitin and Chitosan Society and Marshall Marine Products, from September 28-30, 2016, at IMA House, Cochin, India.
Amrita Center for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine scientists Dr. Shantikumar V. Nair and Dr. Manzoor Koyakutty invented a technology that enables cancer detection in less than 30 minutes without a hospital visit. This will enable early diagnosis and treatment that are vital for curing several forms of the disease. The technology uses a laser with a nano substrate to detect pre-cancerous and cancerous cells.
Dr. R Jayakumar, Professor at Amrita Centre for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine, was selected for the MRSI Medal from Material Research Society of India for the year 2017, for his outstanding contribution to the field of Materials Science and Engineering.
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