World-renowned film director, actor and producer Shekhar Kapur launched a new documentary about Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Chancellor, Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, Amma, titled, The Science of Compassion. The film was shot at Amritapuri Ashram in September 2013, during Amma’s 60th birthday celebrations.
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has been placed in the list of 601-800 category in World University Rankings 2015-16, according to a study conducted by Times Higher Education.
Dr. K. P. Subbalakshmi, Professor, Stevens Institute of Technology (SIT), New York, United States, addressed the students and faculty members of Amrita Center for Cybersecurity Systems and Networks, Amritapuri Campus, via A-VIEW (Amrita Virtual Interactive e-Learning World) on October 14, 2015. The talk was titled “Challenges in Social Media Security and Forensics.”
Researchers from Amrita Center for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine won Best Poster and Oral Presentation Travel Awards at the International Conference on Nanotechnology 'Nano Today 2015' at Dubai, during 5-9 Dec 2015.