Dindigul Campus Connect

Dindigul Campus Connect

FITO, the first product from SAIIC, a unit of Syed Ammal Engineering College, Ramanathapuram, being launched | Photo Credit: HANDOUT FITO launched Syed Ammal Innovation and Incubation Council (SAIIC), a unit of Syed Ammal Engineering College, Ramanathapuram, organised an Internet of Things project exhibition for all third-year School of Computing students. The exhibition was aimed … Read more

More Unicorns will emerge from the campus, says IIT-Madras Director

More Unicorns will emerge from the campus, says IIT-Madras Director

Each year an Unicorn will emerge out of Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M), said V. Kamakoti, Director of the institute. While talking to media about the ongoing Entrepreneurship Summit at the campus, he said: “If India has to become a superpower, we need innovation and entrepreneurship. We are even nurturing school students on entrepreneurship.” The … Read more

Madurai Campus Connect

Madurai Campus Connect

Annual Day of kindergarten wing being celebrated in Triveni School | Photo Credit: HANDOUT SFSI inaugurated Solaimalai Foundation for Startup Incubation (SFSI) was inaugurated at Solaimalai College of Engineering on January 15. Sriram Sankaran, chairman of Synchro, was the chief guest. College Associate Director S. Nagarajan, chairman V.S.P Solaimalai Pichai, Executive Directors S.P. Anand and … Read more

EFLU faculty demand withdrawal of FIR against students; campus is peaceful, says VC

EFLU faculty demand withdrawal of FIR against students; campus is peaceful, says VC

The students and faculty of the English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU) released separate letters calling for apprehending the two unidentified accused in sexual assault on a student and withdrawal of FIR filed against 11 students of the university. “As teachers, we assure our colleagues, staff, and most importantly, our students, that we will work … Read more

Andhra Pradesh: Education Minister inaugurates academic and women’s hostel buidings on Nannaya varsity campus in Tadepalligudem

Andhra Pradesh: Education Minister inaugurates academic and women’s hostel buidings on Nannaya varsity campus in Tadepalligudem

Education Minister Botcha Satyanarayana interacting with a student at Tadepalligudem campus of the Adikavi Nannaya University on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT Education Minister Botcha Satyanarayana on Tuesday inaugurated building infrastructure worth ₹16 crore on the Tadepalligudem campus of the Adikavi Nannaya University in West Godavari district. The academic building of B. Pharmacy, built at … Read more

Mental Health on Campus: Situation Grim, but Not Hopeless

Mental Health on Campus: Situation Grim, but Not Hopeless

Mental health issues among college students have increased by nearly 50% since 2013, one large study shows, now affecting 3 of every 5 students. Other researchers have found that the pandemic definitely contributed to a heavier toll on college students’ mental health. Source link

Monkeypox On Campus: Universities Plan for New Health Threat

Monkeypox On Campus: Universities Plan for New Health Threat

Nancy Santos Gainer, spokeswoman, West Chester University. William Schaffner, MD, professor of infectious diseases, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville. Amesh Adalja, MD, infectious disease specialist, senior scholar, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, Baltimore. Leana Wen, MD, emergency doctor, public health policy professor, George Washington University, Washington, DC. Shilpa Bakre, spokesperson, University of Texas. … Read more

Delta a Concern on Campus: Back to College Amid COVID Surge

Aug. 9, 2021 – The Biden administration has announced initiatives to promote the safety of in-person college and university this fall as COVID-19 case rates surge across the country. A Vax to School College Checklist, adding COVID-19 vaccination discussions to sports physicals, and launching a Week of Action to promote vaccination among young people … Read more

Campus Life in the COVID Era: ‘We’re Missing Out’

Jessica Martin, senior, University of Georgia. Gary Sachs, MD, psychiatrist, Harvard University. George Diebel, sophomore, Hamilton College. Charlie Hunter, sophomore, University of Kentucky. UGA.edu: “UGA reports COVID-19 cases for first full week of class.” Twitter: @universityofga, Sept. 2, 2020. LoHud.com: “Syracuse University suspends 23 students, warns of COVID shut down after large gathering.” SC.edu: “COVID-19 … Read more