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  • Tennessee Dept. of Health awards Southwest Tennessee Community College $500K grant to fund COVID-19 testing sites and prevention services

    (Memphis, Tenn.) – The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) awarded Southwest Tennessee Community College a $500,000 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) State Colleges and Universities grant final month to fund the faculty’s COVID-19 testing and group outreach efforts. Southwest will rent workers and redesign areas on campus and outfit them with gear designed to assist the group have interaction in illness prevention.

    “These funds are important to our ongoing efforts to assist shield the Mid-South from COVID-19,” Southwest Tennessee Community College President Tracy D. Hall mentioned. “During the pandemic, we helped vaccinate almost 40,000 residents at our Whitehaven and Gill facilities. Our dedication to combating COVID-19 continues with this effort to assist fellow residents keep away from an infection by means of training and testing.”

    Southwest will use the funds to rent three full-time well being educators and two part-time assist workers members who will function free testing sites on the Macon Cove and Union Avenue campuses and the Whitehaven Center. All three areas will supply drive-thru and drop-in testing for Southwest college students, college and workers and the higher Memphis group.

    Health and Natural Sciences Dean Shelia Bouie says well being seminars will start as quickly as this summer time. “Our purpose is to promote a more healthy Memphis by offering entry to correct details about COVID-19 and different infectious ailments,” Dr. Bouie mentioned. “A wholesome group makes for a more healthy school.”

    President Hall says the funds will assist the faculty deal with well being disparities. “All of us have been touched by COVID-19 not directly, and communities of colour have been hit significantly arduous,” President Hall mentioned. We are grateful for these funds and intend to use them to deal with the well being disparities surrounding infectious illness in our group,” Hall added. “The final purpose is to assist our college students and workers and higher group to keep wholesome and sturdy.”

    For extra details about Southwest’s public well being efforts, contact Dr. Shelia Bouie at sbouie@southwest.tn.edu.

  • NMIMS, Navi Mumbai presents the exciting Tvaran, 2023: Memoirs of a Lost Pirate

    NMIMS, Navi Mumbai presents the exciting Tvaran, 2023: Memoirs of a Lost PirateNavi Mumbai, 07, March 2023: The Cultural Committee of NMIMS, Navi Mumbai is delighted to announce the yearly version of their highly-anticipated faculty pageant, Tvaran 2023. The three-day pageant might be held on March 2nd, third, and 4th and can function a vary of exciting occasions from the fields of administration, sports activities, finance, know-how, and performing arts.

    This yr’s theme was “Memoirs of a Lost Pirate”, with a charming storyline of a cultist group, Pirates of Tvaran, who’re on a journey to seize loot and uncover ancestral treasure. The pirates’ quest will take them from the East of Japan to Europe, dealing with daunting challenges resembling Rocky Mountains, Samurais, Horrific Demons, Hieroglyphics to resolve, and unique creatures to dodge.

    Tvaran 2023 guarantees to be a celebration of cultural variety, with members from high faculties throughout India and dignitaries from the company world. The pageant goals to offer a memorable expertise for spectators and organizers alike.

    Over 3,000 attendees had been anticipated from numerous faculties like D Y Patil University, Amity University, and lots of extra who had been a half of the exciting and various line-up of occasions, together with music, dance, drama, and sports activities, organized by the Cultural Committee. The pageant may even host courting occasions, scrumptious meals stalls, recreation stalls, small companies, and a powerful line-up of artists and entertainers all through the period of the fest.

    “As the committee head of Tvaran, I’m excited to deliver collectively a various vary of skills and expertise from throughout the nation,” stated Dr. Ruchita Verma, Dean, of NMIMS School of Hospitality Management. “With my stable educational background in hospitality and design, together with 30 years of expertise working in the discipline, I’ve seen the significance of creativity, innovation, and collaboration in reaching success. Tvaran is a chance to deliver these values to the forefront, showcasing the finest of Indian tradition, artwork, and design. As a researcher, I perceive the significance of educational excellence and I’m dedicated to making sure that Tvaran will not be solely an exciting occasion but in addition a platform for studying and progress It is a platform for college kids to use what they study in lecture rooms in real-life eventualities. I consider that with the proper imaginative and prescient, management, and teamwork, Tvaran, has the potential to encourage and empower the subsequent technology of Indian artists and designers.”

    Speaking about the pageant, Rohan Khanna, President of the Cultural Committee of NMIMS, stated: “We are thrilled to current Tvaran 2023, which guarantees to be greater and higher than ever earlier than. Our staff has labored tirelessly to offer a distinctive expertise for all members, primarily based on the theme of Memoirs of a Lost Pirate. We encourage everybody to come back and be a half of this cultural extravaganza and expertise the thrill of the hunt for hidden treasures.”               

    Tvaran 2023 invited everybody to take part and be a half of the Pirate staff, with the intention of discovering the goodies. So, pricey pirates, “hold your heads excessive and eyes on the trophy!” and let the mass expedition start.

  • 50 school dual desks worth Rs One Lakh Eighty Five thousand donated by to a Govt School

    50 school dual desks worth Rs One Lakh Eighty Five thousand donated by to a Govt SchoolHyderabad, March 07, 2023: Secunderabad Round Table 33 and SLC 17 (Secunderabad Ladies Circle) wings of Round Table India and Ladies Circle India, donated 50 school dual desks worth rupees one lakh eighty-five thousand on Monday to MPPS (Mandal Praja Parishad School), Vattinagulapally in Golconda Mandal, in Hyderabad. These dual desks have been supplied with the monetary help of NRI Vasavi Association, the USA.

    Secunderabad Round Table 33(SRT 33) a a part of Round Table India, represented by its Chairman Suman Vemuri; SLC 17 of Ladies Circle India Chairperson Mamta and its Secretary Bhavana and Shisham Sabharwal, National Secretary, Ladies Circle India formally handed over the benches to the school headmistress Ms. Avasti Renuka Devi and to the school.

    In a press assertion issued within the metropolis in the present day, Round Tabler Suman stated dual desks are a fundamental want and supply snug to college students.  He requested college students to examine effectively and are available up in life.

    Shisham Sabharwal stated the time spent in school lays a robust basis.  If the inspiration is powerful, the long run can even be robust.

    Ms. Mamta added that they have been at all times prepared and keen to develop infrastructure in authorities faculties. Today’s college students are tomorrow’s residents. She requested college students to examine will, safe a good job, and reciprocate by means of serving to much less lucky.

    Bhavana urged college students to hold the desk neat and cross on to future college students in order that they can even make use of them.

    Headmistress Renuka Devi thanked of NRI Vasavi Association, Secunderabad Round Table 33, and Secunderabad Ladies Circle-17.  for coming ahead to assist the school. She put forth a request,  to assemble two school rooms.  Because of the dearth of them,  some school rooms are being from the executive workplace.

    The shcool has 1st to 5th courses and has 130 energy.  Children Vanipriya, Nandkishore, and Ajay spoke and thanked the three completely different organizations who made these desks doable.

  • Quick Heal’s CSR Initiative Takes Cyber Shiksha For Cyber Suraksha Awards To Nagpur

    Quick Heal’s

    07th March 2023, Nagpur: Quick Heal, a worldwide cybersecurity options supplier, as a part of its company social duty by way of its basis hosted the ‘Cyber Shiksha for Cyber Suraksha Awards’ in Nagpur. The ceremony acknowledged the excellent efforts of collaborating universities, lecturers, and college students in elevating consciousness of cyber security, notably amongst marginalized communities within the Vidarbha area of Maharashtra. Ms. Anupama Katkar, Chairperson of the Quick Heal Foundation, and tutorial representatives from the six collaborating establishments had been current to distribute the awards.

    The awards ceremony was organized at Priyadarshini College of Engineering, Nagpur. Volunteering establishments from the area embrace the Government Institute of Forensic Science, Nagpur, Priyadarshini College of Engineering, Nagpur, Seth Kesarimal Porwal College, Kamptee, Shankarlal Khandelwal College, Akola, Sudha Sureshbhai Maniyar College, Nagpur, and J. M. Patel College, Bhandara. The ceremony was attended by greater than 140 volunteers from the collaborating establishments.

    Separate award classes had been established to acknowledge the accomplishments of faculties, lecturers, and college students. The winners underneath every class had been decided based mostly on data supplied by the universities on their energetic involvement within the ‘Cyber Shiksha for Cyber Suraksha’ program, together with their actions, actions, and outreach efforts. A devoted voting web page was arrange on the Quick Heal Foundation web site, that includes video clips of the nominated performances.

    Speaking on the event, Ms. Anupama Katkar, Chairperson, Quick Heal Foundation and Chief of Operational Excellence, Quick Heal Technologies Limited, mentioned, “I wish to congratulate all of the winners for taking a step in direction of securing many futures by spreading schooling on cyber security. Their eagerness to study, improve and share data is commendable. We, at Quick Heal by way of our basis, consider that cyber schooling is vital in at the moment’s world, and we’re delighted to see the passion proven by the academic establishments, lecturers, and college students to make the ‘Cyber Shiksha for Cyber Suraksha’ initiative a grand success. We admire their dedication to creating our digital world safer and safer, and wholeheartedly thank all our companions for being part of this important endeavor.”

  • British Council celebrates UK Alumni in India

    Delhi, 7 March 2023: British Council, the UK’s worldwide organisation for cultural relations and academic alternatives, organised the Study UK Alumni Awards 2023 to have fun UK Alumni in India and honour them on their excellent achievements as innovators, enterprise professionals, entrepreneurs, group leaders, and for his or her essential contribution to strengthening collaborative ties between the UK and India. The winners have been felicitated throughout a ceremonyat The Oberoi Grand in Kolkata on Saturday 4 March, in the presence of presidency dignitaries and leaders throughout the training and sports activities business, together with Padmashri Deepa Malik, Khel Ratna, Arjuna Awardee, Mr. Saurav Ghosal, Squash Player and Arjuna Award winner and Mr. Anirban Aditya, Chairman, Aditya Group.

    The prestigious worldwide occasion, now in its ninth 12 months, celebrated UK larger training and the achievements of UK alumni everywhere in the world. This 12 months, the award acquired greater than 1200 purposes from worldwide UK alumni in practically 100 nations, representing extra than 120 UK larger training establishments throughout the UK. Following in-depth interviews with a judging panel, the winners have been chosen throughout 4 classes:

    The Science and Sustainability award which recognises distinguished alumni in the sector of science who’ve demonstrated the influence and scale of their achievements in their career, and past was introduced to Abhinav Sinha, an alumnus from the University of Glasgow. With twin levels in Preventive and Social Medicine (MD) and Molecular Life Sciences (PhD), Abhinav Sinha is a senior Scientist on the National Institute of Malaria Research. Abhinav is at present main a nationwide challenge on estimating the malaria burden in India, findings of which can assist sharpen malaria elimination methods in the nation.

    Culture and Creativity award acknowledges alumni who’ve carved a profession for themselves in arts and tradition and have demonstrated their creative ingenuity, affect and creativity. This 12 months it was introduced to Puja Changoiwala, who’s a broadcast creator and focuses on the marginalized sections of Indian society. She holds a graduate diploma in journalism from University of Westminster. Her work has additionally been featured in over 50 famend publications globally, incomes her quite a few Indian and worldwide awards.

    Social Action award is conferred on alumni who’ve made an distinctive contribution and dedication to creating optimistic social change and bettering the lives of others. This 12 months it was introduced to Sugandha Yadav, a Supreme Court advocate in India, an alumnus of Durham University. She has in depth expertise in constitutional, environmental, and human rights regulation, having drafted, argued, and suggested on over 300 circumstances, together with the case to decriminalize homosexuality, the Right to Privacy, and the case in opposition to the Indian Government’s deployment of Pegasus.

    Business and innovation award which identifies alumni who’re lively in initiating and contributing to progressive or inventive new concepts, options or enterprise alternatives, which have the potential for development, was introduced to Saumya Singh Rathore, Co-founder of India’s largest interactive leisure firm, WinZO. A Psychology post-graduate from The University of Manchester, Saumya can be a member of the British Psychological Society. Saumya Singh is obsessed with constructing inclusive, culturally related merchandise on the again of know-how.

    Rittika Chanda Parruck, Director Education India, British Council, mentioned, “We are delighted to honour the accomplishments of the deserving graduates from UK universities and spotlight the work of all of the finalists of this 12 months’s British Council Alumni Awards. These extraordinary individuals, who have been adjudged as winners, all used their UK training as a springboard to succeed in their chosen professions and alter the world. These awardees have already made a major contribution to India’s financial growth, information aspirations, and are positively impacting the society, their communities and networks. We are pleased with such alumni and goal to have fun their success whereas fostering fruitful future partnerships with them.” 

    Ms. Parruckadded, “The British Council has supported the aspirations of tens of millions of younger Indians for greater than 75 years through our work, offering them with entry to globally famend UK training and funding tens of 1000’s of scholarships and educational exchanges. We hope to proceed our efforts in the long run as effectively.”

    British Council has a long-standing historical past of constructing relationships with worldwide alumni of UK universities. Last 12 months, British Council globally launched the Alumni UK platform. From 27 October 2022 until 26 February 2023 the worldwide Alumni UK platform has acquired practically 1500 registrations from India. The platform is open to all worldwide UK alumni who’ve spent no less than one time period finding out at a UK larger training establishment, together with transnational training and on-line studying. Individuals can develop their skilled networks and join with individuals dwelling in each nook of the world who’ve studied at a UK college. They additionally get an opportunity to collaborate on tackling international challenges.

  • KLH Global Business School Celebrates the Spirit of Womanhood

    KLH Global Business School

    Hyderabad, March 07, 2022: KL Deemed to be University, one of India’s main non-public universities, celebrated worldwide girls’s day at the KLH Global Business School campus at Kondapur, Hyderabad. The goal was to greet the alternative and acknowledge the contribution & the significance of Women in society, who not solely work in the direction of the welfare of the household however are additionally making a mark in the financial progress of the nation. The celebration geared toward encouraging girls to carve their area of interest of actions that suited them to surge forward in skilled fields.

    The event witnessed the presence of the Chief Guest, Ms. Swapna, Anchor, Journalist, and Classical Singer; Dr. Bollineni Keerthi, Social Worker, Change Maker, and President, Vasavya Mahila Mandali and Dr. Anitha Patibandla, M.D, DGO, Obstetrician and Gynecologist. The occasion was inaugurated by lighting the lamp by visitors Dr. A. Ramakrishna, Director, KLH Global Business School, Hyderabad, college members, and college students. The celebrations included prize distribution to the winners of intramural sports activities competitions.

    On the event of International Women’s Day, Smt. Koneru Siva Kanchana Latha Secretary, of KL Education Foundation, stated, “We have fun girls’s day to unfold the message of gender equality and create a greater society that’s free of gender bias. Today girls are acknowledged for his or her contributions to the economic system, tradition, and politics whereas additionally bringing consideration to the ongoing combat for gender equality. According to analysis, the current contribution of girls to the GDP stays at 18%. However, just by providing equal alternatives to girls, India may add US$ 770 billion to its GDP by 2025. We additionally take this chance to precise our appreciation and admiration for our feminine workers and college students’ unimaginable braveness. Your accomplishments should be celebrated and acknowledged. You have all made a distinction in the world.”

    KLH GBS stands in awe of girls’s data, experience, and resilience which have pushed themselves to excel of their fields and demonstrated large braveness with accountability whereas persevering with the journey by inspiring others.

    As per the Gender Literacy Rate India 2019-2021, the countrywide feminine literacy charge in India is 71.5 %, whereas the male literacy charge is 84.4 %. An educated girl modifications future generations and might turn out to be a greater instructor and coach. An educated mom may help the nation in the sense that she will be able to produce good residents for the nation.

  • Second Wikimedia Technology Summit Brings Together Knowledge and Technology Experts

    Wikimedia Technology

    Hyderabad, March  2023…….: International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIITH) and the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit that operates Wikipedia and different free-knowledge tasks, efficiently concluded the 2nd Wikimedia Technology Summit at IIIT Hyderabad campus at the moment.

    The one-of-a-kind occasion enabled discussions round growing the way forward for the web, forging enduring alliances, and partaking in open discussions concerning the cohesion between know-how and open entry to data. It was organized by IIITH’s Indic Wiki Project – an initiative funded by The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY), and supported by the Government of Telangana, to boost the net presence of Indic language encyclopedias.

    The second Wikimedia Technology Summit aimed to foster collaboration and innovation within the discipline of Indic language know-how, with a selected emphasis on selling open-source options and constructing a group of like-minded people and organizations.

    Speaking on the opening ceremony Prof Vasudeva Varma, Centre Head, Language Technologies Research Center (LTRC), IIIT – Hyderabad mentioned “We have numerous individuals talking Indian languages however the quantity of ‘helpful’ digital content material out there in these languages doesn’t characterize our cultural and linguistic richness. It is our quick must make data out there in our languages. Crowd-sourced encyclopedias like Wikipedia make big contributions to enhancing the data, consciousness, and rationality of individuals. This summit addresses essential points in enriching content material and data out there in human languages and the methods to beat challenges.”

    The occasion kicked off on 2 March with a full-day mini-hackathon that introduced collectively quite a few open-source builders and programmers engaged on Indian Wikimedia tasks to deliberate, create instruments, and collaborate on MediaWiki to additional the know-how out there for engaged on Indic Languages.

    Following the mini-hackathon, the Summit featured a collection of talks, and panel discussions on 3 and 4 March on matters reminiscent of the way forward for open data, the creation of sustainable data techniques, digitization of content material, and digital humanities – all with a concentrate on Indic languages. It additionally featured keynote addresses by main specialists from the sphere of Indic language know-how, studying researchers, and know-how platforms.

    During her digital keynote speech, Selena Deckelmann, Chief Product and Technology Officer on the Wikimedia Foundation, mentioned “As we take into consideration methods to extend digital adoption and participation, it will be significant for us to acknowledge the significance of native languages. Since multilingualism is a lifestyle, it must be represented and celebrated!” She added, “So a lot good work is being carried out throughout the South Asia area that deserves recognition. This Summit is a chance to be taught from and join with one another on all of those efforts.”

    Over the course of the occasion, which introduced collectively prime researchers, open know-how lovers, Wikimedia volunteers, and members of WikiGolf equipment (a venture that goals to kind youth golf equipment at academic establishments to allow the creation of free and open content material) – over 150 attendees had the chance to take part in a variety of matters to debate finest practices and set the longer term course of information entry in regional languages on the Internet.

  • Indian Institute of Management Kashipur successfully conducted workshop at The Gurukul Foundation School Kashipur

    Indian Institute of Management Kashipur successfully conducted workshop at The Gurukul Foundation School KashipurUnder this system HELP: Himalayan Education Learning Program a one-day workshop to Train the Teachers on “Design Thinking Led Innovation at Schools” beneath the aegis of Ministry of Education was successfully conducted at “The Gurukul Foundation School, Kashipur” Jaitpur Campus by Navaashay- Design Innovation Centre, IIM Kashipur.

    Prof. Kumkum Bharti and Prof. Smarak Smarjeet educated the academics throughout the workshop. In this program, Teachers have been advised how they could make educating work extra attention-grabbing even by educating within the conventional approach and we should make some adjustments on a regular basis within the steady studying course of. They stated that there should be concord between the trainer and the coed. Students should be taken into the boldness that the Teachers are within the college just for them. Teachers ought to consider their educating work day by day and ought to be performed in such a approach that the youngsters study to use the information acquired from the trainer of their lives.

    The better part of this workshop was that each professors offered their level very briefly and in easy language. School administration and academics who participated on this program have been honored by giving participation certificates.

  • National Public School, JP Nagar celebrates school’s first annual day ‘Aarambh’

    National Public School, JP Nagar celebrates school’s first annual day ‘Aarambh'

    Bengaluru, sixth, March 2023: The school’s first annual day ‘Aarambh’ was the proper approach to culminate its tutorial yr. And to have fun this the scholars of National Public School, JP Nagar, (NPS) staged the anecdotes and narratives of Lord Krishna’s life on March third and 4th.
    The grand celebration noticed the tiny- tots of Pre-primary and Grade 1 fantastically staged and introduced the dance drama depicting Janmashtami, giving a peek into the lifetime of Lord Krishna.

    The college students of grade 2-9 put their greatest foot ahead and left no stone unturned in depicting the completely different phases and avatars of Lord Krishna which included Krishna’s welcome in Gokul, Govardhan Giri, Krishna along with his associates and Krishna’s preaching from Gita.

    “Lord Krishna’s most necessary and in style instructing was the idea of karma. According to him, imagine in your karma (motion) and do your karma. Do not divert your deal with the tip outcome. That’s an ideal instance for our college students” explains Mr Pramod Srinivas, Managing Director, NPS JP Nagar.

    “The academics, college students and the employees of NPS, JP Nagar have put in a whole lot of effort to make this occasion a grand success. The depiction of Lord Krishna’s life ought to encourage the youngsters to realize significantly. Through Lord Krishna we will educate our kids- knowledge, would possibly, self-discipline, observe the trail of truthfulness and so forth” stated Dr. KP Gopalkrishna, Chairman NPS Group of Institutions because the Chief Guest whereas addressing the scholars.

    The different dignitaries current had been Ms Harshitha Kumar, Dean, NPS JP nagar and Ms Aracha Sinha, Principal, NPS JP Nagar. The Annual Day was a much-awaited day when the scholars, employees and fogeys had been full of zeal to witness and showcase the extraordinary endeavours of the scholars, who labored enthusiastically for his promising day.

    Indeed, the efficiency by every scholar left the mother and father very content material.

  • Queen’s University Belfast conducts skill enhancing workshops for Indian academicians

    Queens University

    National, sixth March 2023: Queen’s University Belfast, one of many main universities within the UK and Ireland, and a member of the distinguished Russell Group of UK research-intensive universities carried out workshops in New Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore from twentieth to twenty third February. The workshops have been designed for School Principals, Vice-Principals, and Careers Guidance Counsellors who want to additional their skilled growth by enhancing their management expertise and gaining theoretical and sensible information of find out how to lead change in instructional environments.

    This occasion offered a possibility to develop knowledgeable community and meet the Queen’s University group over High Tea. The workshop additionally helped in constructing new modern strategies of instructing by bearing in mind limitations and sensible challenges being confronted by college students in addition to academics.

    Speaking on the event, Dr. Gavin Duffy, Lecturer & Course Director of MSc Educational Leadership from Queen’s University School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work mentioned, ”The workshops in New Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore explored the position that leaders play in guiding colleges via change processes and main faculty enchancment. The workshops drew on facets of the MSc Educational Leadership Programme on the School of Social Sciences, Education, and Social Work at Queen’s. The workshops have been designed for academics, faculty counselors, and people in management positions. Those attending the skilled growth workshops, in every of the cities, have been extremely engaged and the suggestions we obtained about every of the occasions was very optimistic, demonstrating an actual urge for food for extra skilled growth actions and a real curiosity in collaboration and synergies between our respective schooling methods.”

    The workshops have been carried out by Dr. Gavin Duffy, a member of the Centre for Shared Education on the School and a member of the Centre for Leadership, Ethics and Organisation at Queen’s Management School, and a member of the Queen’s Community and Place (QCAP) analysis group. His essential areas of analysis embrace shared schooling and the position of schooling in divided societies; efficient collaboration between colleges; faculty enchancment and trainer skilled growth; instructional management; faculty exclusion and schooling in custodial settings. He works instantly with academics and leaders in colleges in numerous jurisdictions together with Northern Ireland, Israel, Palestine, and the United States to advertise collaboration and the potential of networks.