Prasanthi Nilayam, 16 December 2023:

Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning organized a Science Modeling Exhibition on December 16th, 2023, at the Prasanthi Nilayam Campus to commemorate National Science Day 2024. The event witnessed an exceptional turnout of enthusiastic participants from various schools, showcasing their innovative models and scientific acumen.

National Science Day 2024 celebrations are conducted in collaboration with Sri Sathya Sai Higher Secondary School, Smt Eswaramma High School, Sri Sathya Sai Vidya Vahini, and Nexus Consulting, inviting students from Class 8 to Class 12 across India. The celebrations encompass a range of competitions, including Essay Writing, Painting, Quiz, and Science Modeling contests, culminating in the finals scheduled for February 27^th and 28^th, 2024, at the Prasanthi Nilayam Campus, of SSSIHL, Puttaparthi.

The inauguration, graced by Prof. B. Raghavendra Prasad, Vice-Chancellor of SSSIHL, and esteemed guests, marked the commencement of the event. Students showcased their creativity through diverse models, on the broad theme of innovation in Science & Technology.

The event saw an active participation of around 250 students representing various schools in and around Puttaparthi, including Sri Sathya Sai Higher Secondary School (Boys & Girls Wing), Smt Eswaramma High School, Sai Vidyalaya School, Vasavi School, and Zilla Parishad High School contributing to the exhibition’s success.

In the afternoon, the exhibition was open to the public and saw over 150 visitors, including parents, students and teachers from neighboring schools witness the remarkable creations of the students. The displays captivated the audience, earning admiration for the young minds’ scientific ingenuity.

Beyond being a platform for students to display their scientific prowess, the event emphasized the importance of science and innovation in education. The collaborative efforts of participating schools and the dedication of the students were instrumental in the triumph of National Science Day 2024.

For More on the NSD 2024 Celebrations at SSSIHL: https://www.sssihl.edu.in/national-science-day-nsd-celebrations-2024/
 

About the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning

The Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL) (Deemed-to-be-University), Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh, India, is one of the few institutions in the world offering values-based education to students at the University level. Ethics and morals form the undercurrent of every subject taught at the Deemed to be University, providing a holistic framework of inter-personal development for its students combined with academic excellence. SSSIHL follows a merit-based open admissions policy for all irrespective of income, religion, or region and provides quality education free for all students.

The Deemed-to-be university hosts students from across the country at its four campuses in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, India and provides free education to all programmes of study. The programmes offered include undergraduate, postgraduate, professional and research. It has a merit-based open admissions policy for all, irrespective of income, religion or social status.

SSSIHL also provides a strong research environment, with exceptional academic practices, that has resulted in the growth of national and international collaborations. The Central Research Instruments Facility (CRIF), based at the Prasanthi Nilayam Campus of the SSSIHL, is one of the few facilities in the country that houses advanced Characterisation / Analytical Tools to carry out Translational Research in various areas of Science and Technology.

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With the idea of promoting Science to young minds, this year as part of Gramaseva, the students of SSSIHL decided to conduct science demonstrations at the Govt. High School, in Muddenahalli. This was done with help and collaboration from the Muddenahalli campus of SSSIHL.

A 26-member team (22 students, 1 Research Scholar & 3 Faculty Members) from the Departments of Biosciences, Chemistry, and Physics came together and demonstrated over 17 science experiments for the students of Classes 8 and 9 at the chosen school that was well received by both the students and teachers at the school.

Here is a detailed report on the activity along with a few photos from the event.

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Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL), Prasanthi Nilayam, Andhra Pradesh signed an MoU with All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), Mysore, Karnataka on 20 November 2023 to further common academic interests through collaborative research and exchange of expertise, resources, and related information. One of the key areas is to address congenital problems in children with speech and hearing impairment, leading to learning disabilities.

This includes the exchange of faculty and researchers to promote research & development activities, student exchange programs including Internships and projects, and conducting seminars and lectures that further research collaboration between the two Institutions. Some of the areas of interest in the fields of Speech and Hearing include using Genetics and genomics, Big Data Analytics, Biomedical image, Signal processing, and app development for assessment and assistance to therapeutic and remedial measures.  Similarly, the therapeutic use of Music & Veda, Analytical studies for developing policy guidelines, linguistic studies to identify the cause of disabilities and remedies, and Nutritional dietary supplements for the target population are the other areas of proposed collaborative research. Students Internship/Projects for Management Students is an important aspect of this MoU.

The MoU was signed by Dr. M Pushpavathi, Director of AIISH, and Dr. Srikanth Khanna, Registrar of SSSIHL. Prof. B Raghavendra Prasad, Vice-Chancellor, SSSIHL, Dr. Ramkumar, Chief Administrative Officer, AIISH, Mysore, Prof. Pallav Kumar Baruah, Dean of Sciences, SSSIHL, Dr. P Sujith Kumar, Asst. Prof. Dept. of Biosciences, SSSIHL and Sri Nishikant Barodekar, Asst. Professor, Music, SSSIHL were present at the event.

The Vice-Chancellor announced the MoU during his welcome address at the 42^nd Annual Convocation of the Institute on 22 Nov 2023, in the presence of the Hon’ble President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu.

The importance of Science and its contribution to Human development has been phenomenal over the last century.

In 1986, the Govt of India declared Feb 28 as National Science Day (NSD) to commemorate the discovery of the Raman Effect by prominent physicist Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman who was awarded the Nobel Prize for the discovery in 1930. Since then, NSD has been celebrated across the country to highlight the significance and role of Science in everyday life, on February 28.

On this occasion, theme-based science communication activities are carried out all over India. Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL) has been celebrating National Science Day every year on all its campuses. This year, SSSIHL is jointly organizing and celebrating National Science Day 2024 (NSD – 2024) in collaboration with Sri Sathya Sai Higher Secondary School, Smt Eswaramma High School, Sri Sathya Sai Vidya Vahini & Nexus Consulting.

As part of these celebrations, multiple competitions such as Essay, Painting, Science Quiz, and modeling competitions will be conducted inviting school students (Class 8 to Class 12) from across India to participate. The registrations for these different competitions will start on 10th November and close by 30th November 2023.

The finals for these competitions will be held In Person from February 27th – 28th, 2024 @ Prasanthi Nilayam (PSN) Campus, SSSIHL, A.P.

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Click on the links below to Register by 30 November 2023:

• For Essay Competition (https://forms.gle/M2UMQcvNuFgXf3nFA )
• For Painting Competition (https://forms.gle/gu77ZqQxD7ZoCTpk9 )
• For Science Quiz Competition (https://forms.gle/GYxoM3yzedmjbxQt6 )
• For SSSIHL UG Students (https://forms.gle/NnCUF2TCMJJ11eZM7 )
• For SSSIHL PG Students (https://forms.gle/gKKDeeJykP4V7X4r9 )

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The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, (DHSS), Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prasanthi Nilayam organized a 5-day Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on “Academic Ethics, Scientific Writing, and Unit-Level Data” from October 25th – 29th, 2023. This FDP has been delivered in two significant segments that are of great relevance in the present social science research domain. In the first segment, participants were ably guided on topics like ethics in academic communication, scientific writing, and techniques of research publication followed by issues in secondary research. The participants were also acquainted with the elements of survey research.

In the second segment, the scholars discussed various large-scale survey datasets like NFHS, IHDS, and NSSO that are freely available on public platforms. The FDP specifically trained the researchers to handle large-scale complex health survey datasets (i.e., NFHS) for detailed analysis. It covered obtaining the publicly available NFHS dataset, managing the data, and conducting basic data analysis to draw useful insights. The widely used statistical software Stata was used for data management and data analysis. The FDP has guided participants in importing NFHS data to Stata, data management, data manipulation, and reshaping datasets, and introduced them to visit and regression analysis.

The FDP Resource Persons were:

1. Abhishek Singh, Professor, International Institute of Population Sciences, Mumbai.
2. Ashish Singh, Associate Professor, Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, I.I.T. Bombay
3. Kaushalendra Kumar, Assistant Professor, International Institute of Population Sciences, Mumbai
4. Ajit Kumar Kannaujiya, Monitoring and Evaluation Lead, Karnataka Health Promotion Trust (KHPT), Bengaluru
5. Debarshi Dey, Head of Bio-Statistics and Data Management, MorphoSys, Munich, Germany

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On November 3, 2023, the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) announced the recipients of the CAS University Recognition Program, aimed at acknowledging academic institutions that demonstrate a strong commitment to preparing future property and casualty actuaries through their educational offerings. The program offers three levels of recognition: Bronze, Silver, and Gold.

We are delighted to announce that Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL) has been honored with the Gold Level, which is the highest level among these three categories. This prestigious status places us among the ranks of other top universities globally and distinguishes us as the sole recipient from Asia thus far.

The esteemed universities that have achieved the distinguished Gold Level status include Arizona State University, Brigham Young University, Bryant University, Georgia State University, Illinois State University, McMaster University, Middle Tennessee State University, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Temple University, University of California – Santa Barbara, University of Connecticut, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Texas at Austin, University of Toronto, and University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

This achievement represents a significant opportunity for the SSSIHL Center of Excellence for Actuarial Data Science (CADS) to further expand its educational and research initiatives.

Read More about recent achievements:

CAS 2022 University Award

CAS  2022 Individual Research Grant

SSSIHL Student Achievements

About CAS:

The Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) is a leading international organization for credentialing and professional education. Founded in 1914, the CAS is the world’s only actuarial organization focused exclusively on property and casualty risks and serves over 10,000 members worldwide. CAS members are experts in property and casualty insurance, reinsurance, finance, risk management, and enterprise risk management. Professionals educated by the CAS empower businesses and governments to make well-informed strategic, financial, and operational decisions. (https://www.casact.org/about)