News from NUCSER | Awareness program on Environment and Animal rights

Compassion for animals is intimately connected with goodness of character. In view of increase in cruelty to animals in the present times, it was felt that there was a need for a sensitization and awareness program for the students, aimed at protection of the animal species.

With the right motivation provided by the University NSS Co-ordinator, Dr. Sumalatha Shetty and support by the Director of NUCSER, Prof. Anirban Chakraborty, the NSS Cell of NUCSER conducted an awareness program on environment and animal rights on 22nd Feb, 2021 at University Auditorium, Paneer campus. The chief guest for the function was Ms. Suma R Nayak, an advocate by profession and Trustee of an NGO, Vatsalya, that runs an animal care shelter for abandoned and injured stray animals at Shaktinagar, in the outskirts of Mangaluru. The chief guest in her address presented an overview of the activities of the shelter and urged the student volunteers to join in this noble cause of caring for animals.

Dr. Alka Kulkarni, Registrar, NitteDU, presided over the event. The NSS volunteers from constituent colleges of NitteDU were the participants. Prof. Dr. Indrani Karunasagar, Director Projects, NUTEC; Prof. Dr. CS Shastry, Principal, NGSM Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Prof. Vinod Aranha, Director, Nitte Institute of Architecture, were also present. The program was coordinated by Dr. Rama Adiga, In-charge of NSS Cell, NUCSER.

NUCSER Students Visit Animal Care Centre

As a part of the co-curricular activities, the NSS Cell of NUCSER organized a visit of students to the Animal Care Centre, located in Shaktinagar in the outskirts of Mangaluru on 16th Feb 2021. The shelter is run under the aegis of an NGO, The Animal Care Trust, which has been working towards providing care and shelter to sick, stray, abandoned and injured animals over the last two decades. The shelter works like a hospital and is equipped with all basic needs including an operation facility.

About 40 NSS volunteers took part in this event, accompanied by Dr. Rama Adiga, NSS Coordinator of the Institute. It was a great experience for the volunteers to have a first-hand experience on how the sick and injured animals are looked after by the staff at the Centre and how their selfless acts bring these animals back to life. Many of the animals are given by the Trust free of cost to people who are willing to adopt pets. The shelter is also actively involved with the Government in implementation of animal birth control programs and vaccination of community animals.

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News from Dr. NSAM English Medium High School | Toycathon 2021

Students of Dr. NSAM English Medium High School, Nitte participated in the Toycathon 2021, a National Level Competition initiated by our Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri. Narendra Modi and organized by Innovation Cell, Ministry of Education with support from All India Council for Technical Education, under the ‘AatmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’

Toycathon 2021 is a unique opportunity for students in India to submit their innovative novel toys/games based on Bharatiya civilization, history, culture, mythology and ethos.

We are proud to announce that our school team of 3 students with a teacher mentor got selected and are eligible to take part in the ‘GRAND FINALE’.

We congratulate the budding innovators and wish them all the best.

Bird enthusiasts and students spot 86 species of birds on Nitte University campus

Nitte (Deemed to be University) participated actively in the national event of Campus Bird Count - 2021 (CBC-2021) organized by Bird Count India in collaboration with eBird (The Cornell Lab of Ornithology). The event was conducted from 12th to 15th February 2021 with enthusiasm and passion.

During the four-day bird count, bird enthusiasts and Nitte University students & faculty conducted a systematic survey at Paneer and K S Hegde Medical Academy campus. Besides the resident and frequently observed birds, some delightful migratory winter visitors such as Purple sunbird, Long-billed sunbird, Blyth’s reed warbler, Booted eagle, Ashy Drongo and Indian Pitta were sighted. Night birding was fruitful in spotting few nocturnal birds such as Barn Owl, Indian Nightjar and Jerdon’s Nightjar.

The annual event this year, records sighting 86 species of birds on campus, which is a progressive improvement compared to 56 species in 2020. The birding sessions were open to the general public of Mangalore city.

Prof. (Dr) Sateesh Kumar Bhandary, Vice Chancellor, Nitte DU and expert birders from NUCSER, NUINS led the birdwatchers from other Nitte institutions consisting of doctors, PhD, PG & UG students and several nature enthusiasts from Mangalore city.

Invitation | NMAMIT | Webinar on 'HAM Radio: An Educational & Disaster Management System'

 

News from ABSMIDS | Certificate course in ‘Cone Beam Computed Tomography’

CERTIFICATE COURSE IN CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY The Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology conducted the seventh batch of the 4-day Certificate course in ‘Cone Beam Computed Tomography’ from 16th to 19th February 2021 under the guidance of Prof. (Dr.) US Krishna Nayak, Principal & Dean and Prof. (Dr.) G. Subhas Babu, Head, Dept. of Oral Medicine & Radiology, ABSMIDS.

Dr. Ananya Madiyal, Lecturer, Dept. of Oral Medicine & Radiology was the course coordinator. The four-day extensive hands-on course included the applications of CBCT in various aspects of head and neck imaging in multi-planar dimensions in various specialties of dentistry, including Oral Implantology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Endodontics, Periodontics, Diagnosis of TMJ disorders as well as medico-legal considerations relating to the use of CBCT.

The course faculty were Prof. Dr. U. Raghuraj, Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Radio Diagnosis, KSHEMA; Prof. (Dr.) G. Subhas Babu, HoD; Prof. (Dr.) Vidya Ajila, Dr. Shruthi Hegde & Dr. Renita Castelino, Readers; Dr. Kumuda Rao, Dr. Supriya Bhat & Dr. Ananya Madiyal, Senior Lecturers from the Dept. of Oral Medicine & Radiology.


Ten delegates from various specialties of dentistry from colleges in and around Mangalore, as well as Interns and PG students from ABSMIDS registered for the program. The delegates were impressed with the 8 practical hands-on sessions and the reporting exercises as well as demonstration of the working and technical aspects of the CBCT machine by Mr. Jagannath, Technical Expert from Virgo solutions, Bangalore who are service providers of Planmeca equipment.

Upcoming event | ABSMIDS | Surgical Workshop on Applications of Piezosurgery in Periodontics

 

News from NUINS | Experientia - A Webinar series

The Alumni Association of Nitte Usha Institute of Nursing Sciences inaugurated a webinar series, ‘Experientia - Acquire, Adapt and Share’ on 22nd February 2021 in the presence of Dr. Shishir Shetty, President, Alumni Association, Nitte (Deemed to be University).

Prof. (Dr.) Fatima D’silva, Principal and Ex officio President of NUINS Alumni Association presided over the program. The first session of the webinar was ‘National standards for residential care settings in Ireland’, delivered by Mr. Abin Joseph, Inspector of Social Services, Health Information and Quality Authority in Ireland. He is the proud alumnus from the second batch of postgraduates of the college. Mrs. Cleeta Anline Pinto, Alumni Secretary welcomed the gathering, and Mrs. Joyce Fernandes, Lecturer, Department of Mental Health Nursing conducted the proceedings.

News from NUINS | Workshop on ‘Healthcare Information Management System'

As part of the Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) program, a workshop on ‘Healthcare Information Management System’, was organised by the Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, NUINS for the 1st year M.Sc (N) students on 18th and 19th February 2021. The total numbers of participants were 30 including faculty and students. Mr. Mahesh Chowta, System Administrator, NitteDU was the resource person. He explained about the Healthcare Information Management System in detail on topics such as: 

1. Important features of HIMS 
2. Important modules on HIMS 
3. Access control 
4. Transfer of patient’s data 
5. Maintenance of HIMS 
6. An alternative for system failure 
7. Creating google forms, google docs, google slides, e-certificates

The participants were given hands-on experience on the practical aspects of HIMS such as creating Google forms, Google docs, Google slides, e-certificates. This helped the participants clear all their doubts and have a satisfied learning experience.

News from NUCSER | Induction of Student Council and Fresher’s day

After an unprecedented year of forced lockdown and confinements due to the corona pandemic, the staff and the students of Nitte University Centre for Science Education & Research conducted the first event of the academic year, to formally induct the Student Council 2020-21 and to welcome the new admissions on 18th Febuary 2021 at the University Auditorium, Paneer campus.

Prof. Dr. Fatima D’silva, Principal, Nitte Usha Institute of Nursing Sciences was the chief guest of the program. She handed over the council badges and administered the oath to the office bearers. Prof. Fathima urged the students to consider their stay in the institute as an important phase in their journey and also highlighted the roles and responsibilities of the student council. The guest of honour for the event was Prof. Dr. Indrani Karunasagar, Director Projects - DST-TEC, NitteDU who did the honours of felicitating the members of the previous council with certificates of appreciation. In her speech, she spoke about the qualities of a leader and how the student council should discharge their duties and contribute to the growth and development of the institution.

Prof. Dr. Anirban Chakraborty, Director NUCSER, presided over the function. The events were coordinated by the Student Welfare Committee of the institute. Dr. Deekshit, Assistant Professor welcomed the gathering and Dr. Arshdeep Sidhu, Assistant Professor, proposed the vote of thanks.

In the afternoon, the cultural events marked the celebration of Fresher’s Day where the new entrants were welcomed by the seniors. A series of songs and dances were put up by the freshers. The best-dressed Fresher (male & female) were chosen. The new students put up splendid performances and the senior students also performed group events in the form of classical and film dances.

 

Invite : Alumni Webinar Series - Experientia from 22.02.2021 to 27.02.2021 | NUINS

 

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Invitation | A webinar on "Gene Therapy in the age of Coronavirus!"

 

News from NUINS | Guest lecture on ‘Fire Safety'

The Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing of NUINS organized a guest lecture on ‘Fire Safety’ along with a practical demonstration on 11-02-2021.

Mr. Prashanth Kamath, Fire & Safety Officer, Nitte (Deemed to be University) was the resource person. He lucidly explained the preventive and safety measures to be followed to avoid fire accidents and answered the questions raised by the students.

This was followed by a practical demonstration of fire fighting techniques to teach the students how to face the situation boldly without panicking, in case there was an accident.

Prof. (Dr.) Sabitha Nayak, Vice Principal, NUINS presided over the program and delivered the keynote address. Mrs. Latha.S, Head, Dept of Medical-Surgical Nursing managed the proceedings and was assisted by Mrs. Gloria Dsouza, II M.Sc (N) who welcomed the gathering. Ms.Noksenkhumla B Chang II M.Sc(N) proposed the vote of thanks.

Invitation | Student Council Inauguration & Freshers Day | NUCSER

 

News from Dr. NSAM PU College, Mangaluru | Alumni Association Inauguration 2020-21

The inaugural ceremony of the Alumni Association of 2020-21 of Dr. NSAM PU College, Mangalore organized by the Alumni Association Committee was held at the college auditorium on 7th February 2021. Dr. Udayashankar Shet, Senior Faculty, Dept. of Physiology, Kanachur Medical College was the chief guest. Addressing the gathering, he said that the Old Students Association should not confine its activities within the college level, but also engage in social work thereby promoting the community. He said, “Dreams play an important role in the life of a student and all the fond memories of days spent with classmates, teachers, and peers are unimaginable. Reunions play a significant role in recalling the good old days”. He also added that the Alumni Association helps to raise the profile of the college and urged the alumni to give back to their alma mater as a sign of gratitude and affinity towards the institution. Principal Dr. Naveen Shetty K thanked the alumni for their keen participation and said that one needs to work selflessly for the growth and development of the college and society. Ms. Veena Ullal, Alumni Coordinator briefed the audience about the journey of the Alumni Association. She explained the vision and plans of the Alumni Association Committee and mentioned that students leaving the portals of the college would be called as Nitte Alumni.

Mr. Kiran, President, Mr. Ritesh, Secretary, and the elected committee members of the Alumni Association 2020-21 were felicitated and delegated responsibilities by the Chief Guest and the Vice Principal Mrs. Annapurna Naik. The evening was packed with fun, laughter, and entertainment. Refreshments were served to alumni and staff members.

The program was compered by Ms. Rashmi, Alumna. Mr. Kiran welcomed the gathering; Ms Bindiya, introduced the guest and Mr. Shameer delivered the vote of thanks. Around 200 old students attended the function.

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