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.
Amrita Darshanam- International Centre for Spiritual Studies, in association with Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), hosted a National Seminar on “Kerala School of Astronomy and Mathematics: Contributions and Contemporary Relevance” on November 4th-5th, 2016, at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus, Kollam.
Sreeram Kongeseri from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham was among 50 youth leaders from more than 30 countries selected to present and deliberate solutions for the realization of SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals).
The department of Computer Science and Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore campus, conducted its annual village outreach programme on 25th October, 2016 to coincide with the Diwali festive season.
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.
The fifth and third semester under graduate students visited Ramoji Rao Film City, Hyderabad for a one week study tour starting October 24, 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.
Prof. Rao R. Bhavani, Director of AMMACHI Labs, was a panellist and speaker at the Global Empowerment Summit in La Jolla, California, on October 22, 2016. She gave a talk during the session "Power of Compassion and Global Impact".
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.
In an attempt to raise awareness about eye donation, Young Indians of Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore (ASB) conducted an “Eye Donation Awareness Campaign” at Sri Krishna Hall in the campus on October 24, 2016. Ahalia Foundation Eye Hospital collaborated with YiNet for the campaign.
