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Chandigarh May 17, 2019

 The Centre for Leadership & Education Management (CALEM), Department of Education, Panjab University Chandigarh under the aegis of (Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching) PMMMNMTT, MHRD, Govt of India is organizing 7 days’ national workshop from May 20-26, 2019 on Qualitative Research Methods in Social Sciences with the theme Equity and Social Justice at ICSSR Hall, Panjab University. The keynote speaker will be Prof. Padma M. Sarangapani from Tata 
Institute of Social Science, Mumbai and the inaugural session will be chaired by Prof. Krishna Kumar, Padma Shri and former Director NCERT, New Delhi. Prof. Devinder Singh, Secretary to Vice Chancellor, P.U. Chandigarh will be the Chief Guest for the inaugural session on May 20, 2019.  The workshop will bring together the educationists, academicians and researchers from eminent institutions across the length and breadth of the country. The highlight of the workshop is to draw upon the traditions of qualitative research methods catering to the purpose of equity and social justice. The objective is to equip the researchers in developing a deep 
understanding about the epistemological and methodological framework of qualitative research designs along with providing participants a holistic perspective about current social issues. 

Chandigarh May 17, 2019 

 Rasmeet Singh, 2nd year student of B.E (Chemical) at Dr. S. S. Bhatnagar 
University Institute of Chemical Engineering & Technology Panjab University, Chandigarh (SSBUICET) has been appointed as a visiting fellow in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, Sydney, Australia for the period of two months to participate in an Australian research project w.e.f 2nd June, 2019. Its first such case of UICET.

  Rasmeet is pursuing his research work along with his bachelor’s degree under the supervision of Dr. Sanjeev Gautam, Asst. Prof., Advanced Functional Materials Lab, Dr. SSBUICET, Panjab University.  Generally, under graduate students in UICET starts working on some research projects, if they are interested for higher studies after their bachelor’s degree. 

He has been appointed to conduct research on “Designing and Development of pretreatment Filtration System for Water and Wastewater” at University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

Dr. Sanjeev Gautam has started a hydrogen based fuel cell and hydrogen storage research along with other energy harvesting resources like photovoltaics, perovskite solar cells and thermoelectric. Mr. Rasmeet is currently working on the development of hybrid graphene compounds for hydrogen storage properties and wastewater purification.

Chandigarh May 15, 2019

The Teachers and students of Ladakh were accompanied by Capt. Amrinder Singh of 22 Medium Regiment. This Capacity Building Tour was for the exposure to  teachers and students about various educational Institute and heritage sites in India under Sadbhavna. Chairperson Centre for Social Work, Dr. Monica Munjial Singh said that student have visited various departments in University Camps such as Fine Art Gallery, Museum of Gandhian Bhavan, Centre for Social Work and Sports Ground Etc. Students of Social work also aware them about the opportunities of education and the importance of Education in Life so that they can also go for higher education. Dr. Gaurav Gaur Assistant Prof. appraised the said Interactive capacity building tour and Mr. Prashant Sharma Field Supervisor coordinate the Tour.       

Chandigarh May 15, 2019

 Shiyana, a UGC –  Research Fellowship in Sciences for meritorious students 
(RFSMS) fellow pursuing PhD under the supervision of Prof. Kanwaljit Chopra, Chairperson, University Institute Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), and Professor, Pharmacology Division, UIPS, Panjab University has brought laurels to the name of the University. She was awarded the prestigious European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Short Term Fellowship (€ 6252.00) for a period of 3 months from 15 January to 15 April 2019 to conduct circadian research at the Department of Neurohumoral 
Regulations, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic. The fellowship included subsistence and travel allowance.

She studied the impact of constant artificial light and food intake in the night time on our biological clock in rat brain and ileum. Her research work elucidated the importance of minimizing the exposure to artificial light in the night time and restricting the food intake during the daytime for our good health.

Chandigarh May 14, 2019

The World federation of Orthodontics has proclaimed May 15 as World 
Orthodontic Health Day, a day that orthodontists around the world can celebrate and highlight orthodontics. This day marks the signing of WFO’s charter in 1995 during the 4th International Orthodontic Congress in San Francisco.

  On the occasion of Annual World Orthodontic Health Day a ‘Creative Writing Competition’ will be held on May 15 by Department Of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics at Dr Harvansh Singh Judge Institute Of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Sector 25, Chandigarh.

Theme for the competition will be “Braces and Oral Health”.
Timing: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Venue: Room No 301 (3RD floor)
Who can participate: Patients seeking Orthodontic treatment
Registration timing: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
All the interested candidates can participate for anyone of the following categories:

• Poetry: 8 to 12 lines
• Essay writing : 300 words
• Short story: 150 words
Winner will be awarded with free Orthodontic treatment(Hospital Charges) and immediate treatment (no waiting) Consolation prizes will also be awarded to first and second runner up which would be immediate treatment with no prior waiting.