Category: CUFSAA News
News from Colombo University Faculty of Science Alumni Association of North America.
Request Participation by Domestic Undergraduate or Graduate Students in US
Dear CUFSAA Member, A group of young researchers (including some UG and PG students) in the department of Zoology and Environment Sciences at the University of Colombo are organizing a Webinar titled “Building Resilience Together” highlighting the importance of disaster Read More …
ACES 2021 – June 17, 2021 (Register for the Virtual Conference)
ACES 2021, a truly international symposium graced by three Nobel Laureates and two more excellent scientists, organized by the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo, on June 17th (starting at 8.30 AM/Sri Lankan time) to celebrate the Read More …
Microscopes donation by CUFSAA to the Department of Zoology and Environment Sciences
Highlighting the opportunity and responsibility of past students to serve their Alma mater, Colombo University Faculty of Science Alumni Association (CUFSAA- NA) officially handed over ten bright field light microscopes (Olympus CX23) and one dissection microscope (Olympus SZX7) to Read More …
Panel Discussion: COVID-19 and its impact on lives and Livelihood – Part 01
A panel discussion on “COVID-19 and its impact on lives and Livelihood – Part 01” will be held via Zoom Meeting on May 30, 2020 from 10am – 11:30am on PST featuring several panelist including our own Dr. Sumedha Jayasena.
Tamasha 2020 Postponement Announcement by CUFSAA-NA
Original Event Date/Venue: September 5-6, 2020, Toronto, Canada New Event Date /Venue: September 4-5, 2021, Toronto, Canada Dear CUFSAA-NA Members, Following guidance from the CDC, and the escalation of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak around the world and in the Read More …
Free Textbooks from Springer as pdf downloads
A wide selection of textbooks on various subject matters have been made available for FREE download by Springer for a limited time during the lockdown. If you are interested, please take a look at the pdf document attached and follow Read More …
Our alumni at the forefront in the fight against COVID-19…..
Chembio Diagnostics Inc. (Hauppauge, New York) has developed a rapid, point-of-care diagnostic test for COVID-19 that has been authorized for distribution by the FDA under the US public health emergency guidance issued on March 16, 2020. This test will produce Read More …
Dr Sumedha Jayasena Explains COVID-19 in Sinhala (Video links to youtube)
පැරණි බී. සී. ජී (BCG) එන්නත කොරෝනා ආසාධනයට පිටුවහලක් වෙයිද? [April 10, 2020] Coronavirus & Face Masks කොරෝනා වයිරසය පැතිර යාම වැලැක්වීමට මුඛ ආවරණය දායක වන්නේ කෙසේද? [April 06, 2020] ක්ලෝරෝකුවීන් හැමතැනම ඇයි ඒ ? Dr.Sumedha Jayasena -Ratin Pita [Mar Read More …
Toronto Canada – Attractions
The 2020 CUFSAA Reunion and Annual General Meeting will be held in Toronto, Canada over the Labor Day weekend (MSeptember 05-06,2020). CUFSAA is busy making plans for a memorable Labor Day weekend in Toronto when we get a chance to Read More …