President of Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS) Section E1, Dr. Janaka Adassuriya, has sent the following request related to two projects to improve the science literacy among the secondary school students, especially those in rural areas Read More …
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E-book donation to the Science Library by CUFSAA-NA
The Colombo University Faculty of Science Alumni Association of North America (CUFSAA-NA) has once more supported the academic progress of the students of the Faculty of Science – this time by facilitating subscription services for a set of e-books critically Read More …
RESCON2022 & Pre-Conference Workshop on International Collaborative Research PGIS at RESCON 2022
About RESCON 2022 ▶ RESCON 2022 is the annual research congress of the Postgraduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya. ▶ It features (mostly) postgraduate research from across Sri Lanka. ▶ Participation – postgraduate students and academic staff members (about Read More …
Global Digital Platform at NSF, Sri Lanka
The National Science Foundation, Sri Lanka (NSF) (http://www.nsf.ac.lk/) have launched a Global Digital Platform (an interactive website/database) to get expatriate Sri Lankan professionals, academics and researchers as well as local scientists and professionals having academic and professional links with abroad, Read More …
Invitation to UPAA-USA annual get-together in NJ on Sept24th
We received the following from UPAA-USA [The University of Peradeniya Alumni Association (USA)] The UPAA-USA Executive Committee wishes to extend our invitation to you to attend our Annual Get-together on Sept. 24th in Edison, NJ. This event is open to Read More …
Assumption of duties of the 19th Vice Chancellor
Senior Professor (Chair) H.D. Karunaratne assumed duties in the Post of Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo on 12th April 2022 at the Vice Chancellor’s office. Read More from https://cmb.ac.lk/assumption-of-duties-of-the-19th-vice-chancellor/
COLOMBOUNILANKA – ASTEROID NAMED AFTER UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO
Dr. Nalin Samarasinha, an accomplished astronomer and a co-discover of the Asteroid, named it COLOMBOUNILANKA after the University of Colombo, his alma mater, describes what asteroids are and details of COLOMBOUNILANKA. This video is a proud presentation by CUFSAA (Colombo Read More …
April 9th at 3pm EST – Career Workshop for Grad Students & postdocs
Life After Graduate School – Preparing for Your Job Search 3 – 5 PM US EST, Saturday April 9 Meeting Link: UPAA-USA Career Workshop Information Session Determining your career path is a critical process that all graduate students face. Read More …
Webinar on “Advances in Natural products in chemistry”
Interest in the biological activities of natural products from different organisms, especially for the discovery of useful medicines, has been a major driving force for the development of organic chemistry concepts and laboratory techniques. Natural products encompass the exploration of 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.