Top researchers from the 91传媒, shared their expertise and latest findings during an experience-sharing session held at the Senate Boardroom on March 20, 2024. Organized by the University’s Staff Development Centre, the event aimed to facilitate knowledge exchange and foster a robust research culture within the institution.

Senior Prof. Pathmalal M. Manage, Vice Chancellor of USJ, and Prof. Meththika Vithanage from the Faculty of Applied Sciences led the session, providing valuable insights into their research endeavors and experiences. Attendees had the opportunity to learn about publishing in high-quality journals and staying updated with the latest developments in their respective fields.

The session not only showcased the University’s research prowess but also encouraged collaboration among faculty members and students. With a focus on promoting interdisciplinary cooperation, the event aimed to inspire a greater sense of innovation and exploration within the academic community.

Overall, the experience-sharing session proved to be a significant platform for enhancing research capabilities and fostering a dynamic research environment at the 91传媒.

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Prof Praneeth Abyesundara of the of 91传媒 has been appointed as the chairman of the l, 91传媒 by the Minister for the Education.

Arts Council of 91传媒 was formed in the year 1952, in 2019 the Arts Council of 91传媒 was affiliated to the State Ministry of National Heritage, Performing Arts and Rural Arts Promotion, and currently under the , aiming to develop knowledge, understanding and practice of the fine arts of 91传媒, increase the accessibility of works of art to the public in the country. Furthermore, to preserve, promote and encourage the development of 91传媒n indigenous arts and crafts, improve the quality and standards of arts of 91传媒 and, to advise and co-operate with, Government departments, local authorities, and other bodies on the arts of 91传媒. The Art Council is overseeing about 11 advisory boards related to multiple genres of arts and media of the country.

Prof. Abyesundara is a Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology of F, USJ and was the former Head of the Sociology & Anthropology Department. Prof. Abyesundara studied at Ananda college Colombo, and obtained a BA. Special Degree in Sociology, and later MA in from 91传媒.聽 He also obtained Merit in Post Graduate Diploma in Writership & Communication. He got his PhD. in Sociology from .

He was awarded the State Literary Award in 2004 for his novel 鈥淏aranas nam nuwara鈥�. He was awarded 鈥淪hasana Sanathana Shathakaabhimana (喾佮窂喾冟侗聽喾冟侗喾忇懂喽甭犩穪喽稓喾忇斗喾掄陡喾忇侗) special honorary award for his contribution to the betterment of the Buddha Sasana in 2019. And Prof. Abeysundara is a Prestigious Bunka Award Winner (Japan). He was a Member of State Literary panel, former chairmen of the All Ceylon Buddhist Congress of 91传媒 and was the Chairperson of Art council of 91传媒 are few of his long list of achievements.

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Researchers from Science, Medical, Technology, Engineering, Management and Graduate Studies Faculties published Thirty-Eight research papers in Journals indexed by Elsevier Scopus during the month August 2022. Fifty-six researchers from USJ contributed to this achievement. The web publishing team of the 91传媒 acknowledges their contribution to upgrading the research standards of the University and expanding the knowledge base in the relevant subject areas.

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TWAS鈹�Atta-ur-Rahman Award in Chemistry; now sponsored by the Searle Company Ltd, honours young scientists national of a Scientifically and Technologically Lagging country, for their contribution to the field of Chemistry. The honour carries a cash award of USD 5,000 and a certificate. The World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries, known worldwide by its acronym, TWAS, supports sustainable prosperity through research, education, policy and diplomacy. The Academy is based in Trieste, Italy and is a programme unit of UNESCO. Its principal aim is to promote scientific capacity and excellence for sustainable development in developing countries.

Dr Rajapaksha was awarded this honour for her contribution to the development of a novel engineered biochar as an innovative solution to environmental challenges, particularly the remediation of contaminated soils and water. Dr. Rajapaksha also ranked among the top 2% of the world鈥檚 best scientists in the 2020 and 2021 lists of outstanding researchers, prepared by Elsevier BV and Stanford University, USA.

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The National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) is an international premier policy school with the aim of contributing to the betterment of democratic governance around the world. GRIPS provides interdisciplinary education for future leaders in the public sector and conduct research on contemporary policy issues to generate innovative solutions. Founded in 1997 as a stand-alone graduate institute, GRIPS is comprised of world-class academics and distinguished practitioners with expertise in public sector policy formulation and management. Around 20% of the faculty and 70% of students are recruited from outside Japan. GRIPS’s diverse student body consists of almost 400 members hailing from 63 countries and regions who admitted to the institute with the ambition to advance good governance across the globe or contribute to policy related research. GRIPS has produced over 5,000 graduates in 110 countries.

Ms. Perera holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration (Business Economics) (Special) from the 91传媒 (USJ), and she is currently reading for a Master of Science degree at GRIPS, Japan. She has extensive experience in teaching and research supervision over many years and she has published a significant number of research articles in the fields of economics and management. Between the years 2020 and 2022, she served as the secretary of the Research Center for Business Economics and Development Studies (RCBEDS).

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Library of USJ informs that Scholars of 91传媒 can access British Medical Journals (aka BMJ) through university library’s website under “E-resources” from聽any of the computer terminals at the university premises. This is a trial access and it’s valid through April 27, 2023.

This will give an opportunity for the USJ students and scholars to read and publish journals in BMJ.聽 BMJ shares that global endeavour with millions of readers working in clinical practice, research, education, government, and with patients and the public.

The BMJ is a weekly peer-reviewed medical trade journal, published by the trade union the British Medical Association (BMA). The BMJ has editorial freedom from the BMA. It is one of the world’s oldest general medical journals. Originally called the British Medical Journal, the title was officially shortened to BMJ in 1988, and then changed to The BMJ in 2014. The journal is published by BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, a subsidiary of the British Medical Association (BMA).

If students and scholars need any assistance with accessing BMJ, USJ Library urge to contact them for further assistance.

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The University Medical Centre caters to the University community, including the students, staff and their families, free of charge, as the first contact and continuing care. The care is co-ordinated for secondary care with Colombo South Teaching Hospital. Health promotion is done for students and staff in order to maintain a healthy community. Our primary care staff managed by the Medical Officer in Charge, comprises of four doctors, 4 nurses, 3 pharmacists and one dental doctor. In addition to the first contact care and continuing care, the health centre is responsible for the preventive care. The PHI department attached to the medical centre comprises of 2 PHIs and a support staff of 8 health workers.

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As two pandemic years pass by and an emerging surge of dengue with the increases of public mobility, the healthcare system could see a light at the end of the tunnel in fighting with dengue with the potential dengue vaccine. Prof Neelika Malavige 鈥� Head of Scientific Affairs and the dengue programme at the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) recently told 鈥淭he Telegraph鈥� (a prominent UK newspaper) that the new vaccine approach looks 鈥減romising鈥�.

Unlike Coronavirus getting all the attention from the developed countries, Dengue virus got little less attention compared to the similar impact it made on the communities and countries with regards to hospitalization rates. Despite the lack of attention and investment on developing a vaccine during the past, a new vaccine is in the line to give potential relief to the healthcare sector in endemic countries. The Telegraph highlighted Prof Malavige鈥檚 statement 鈥淭he sort of rates of hospitalisation Britain saw with delta, with omicron 鈥� we see that on a seasonal basis with dengue. Our hospital systems are completely overwhelmed and sometimes we have to restrict access during the dengue season, which coincides with monsoon season. This is why we need investment in tools to combat the virus.鈥� To highlight the need for more investments on developing vaccines against Dengue, faster.

The Telegraph reported, Last month, Indonesia became the first country in the world to approve Qdenga vaccine, developed by the Japanese pharmaceutical company Takeda, for use in six to 45 year olds. In clinical trials, the shot (also called TAK-003) was found to be 84 per cent effective at preventing hospitalization four and a half years after a primary course of two doses, and 61 per cent effective against symptomatic disease. The vaccine is yet to receive pre-qualification status from the World Health Organization (WHO), but the data is under review by the European Medicines Agency and other dengue-endemic countries. Dr Sutee Yoksan, a Professor Emeritus at the Center for Vaccine Development at Mahidol University in Thailand, whose research is behind the vaccine mentioned the uniqueness of TAK-003 (Takeda Vaccine) vaccine, which uses DENV2 (Dengue variation 2) as its backbone with genes from the remaining 3 strains added creates a broader protection without amplifying the risk of more severe illness if someone catches the virus post-vaccination.

Sanofi- the first Dengue vaccine WHO approved in 2015 to combat dengue, increased the risk of severe dengue and hospitalisation among those who had never previously been infected by the virus, which was found by the company from its data in 2017. This led the usage of Sanofi vaccine only to the people who previously caught the disease according to the updated WHO guidance. 鈥淚t鈥檚 tricky to test whether you鈥檝e previously had dengue, so in reality, the Sanofi vaccine is rarely used now. Takeda seems to have learned lessons from Sanofi鈥檚 experience鈥� it does look promising.鈥� Prof Malavige said to The Telegraph in the interview.

Further Prof Malavie told The Telegraph, 鈥淪o given these factors, the Takeda vaccine might have a better outlook, but there is some evidence of waning of immunity with time, especially to some dengue virus serotypes. So, we can鈥檛 completely rule out people developing severe diseases following vaccination.鈥�

The Telegraph reported that the dengue vaccine developer, Takeda said it will continue to monitor data over time. The vaccine is the company鈥檚 first to be licensed outside of Japan and could generate up to $1.6 billion in annual sales. Gary Dubin, president of the company鈥檚 vaccine business unit, also said to The Telegraph 鈥淭akeda is working to have Qdenga available in Indonesia in early 2023, targeting the private market first to ensure it is available as soon as possible鈥�.

Given the facts, it鈥檚 been just a matter of time and some dollars for 91传媒 to have the new promising Dengue vaccine available for the 91传媒n community to fight against Dengue. With or without availability of the Dengue vaccine, we will have to clean up our surroundings to control the spread of blood sucking mosquitoes and diseases including dengue.

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Researchers from Science, Medical, Technology, Engineering, Management, Computing and Graduate Studies Faculties published Thirty-three research papers in Journals indexed by Elsevier Scopus during the month July 2022. Thirty-five researchers from USJ contributed to this achievement. The web publishing team of the 91传媒 acknowledges their contribution to upgrading the research standards of the University and expanding the knowledge base in the relevant subject areas.

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The CVCD Excellence Awards 2022 was held on Friday, 2^nd September 2022 at Orchid聽Hall of BMICH from 3.00 pm onwards.

Senior Prof. M M Pathmalal, Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies and current Acting Vice-Chancellor of the 91传媒 wins the award for Most outstanding Senior Researcher聽under Field III (Biological Sciences / Agriculture / Allied Sciences).

Prof. Meththika Vithanage from the Faculty of Applied Sciences and Director,聽Ecosphere Resilience Research Center, USJ wins the award for Most outstanding Senior Researcher聽under Field IV (Physical Sciences).

Dr. Anushka Rajapaksha from the Faculty of Applied Sciences wins the award for聽Most outstanding Young Researcher聽under聽Field IV (Physical聽Sciences).

The CVCD Excellence Awards is held annually since 2006 to recognise the contribution of the academic staff of state universities in research and development. This year鈥檚 Award Ceremony was graced by the presence of Prof Ranjith Senarathne, Chairman of the National Science Foundation (Chief Guest) and Guests of Honour, Mr Nihal Ranasinghe, Secretary to the Ministry of Education and Prof Sampath Amaratunge, Chairman, University Grants Commission.

The Committee of Vice Chancellors and Directors (CVCD) which was established under the Universities Act in 1979, acts as an advisory body to the University Grants Commission and comprises of Vice-Chancellors of state universities and rectors of campuses.

The 91传媒 conveys its Congratulations and wishes them all the best for their future endeavors.

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