Zoology department to celebrate centenary

30 Aug 2009 09:05:09 AM IST

BANGALORE: Year-long programmes have been chalked out by Bangalore University to commemorate the centenary celebrations of its Zoology Department.

In this regard the university released a special centenary year logo, here on Saturday. Following is a snapshot of the programmes lined up.

Seminar

The department is organising a seminar on revision of under-graduate and postgraduate syllabus on September 23, which will be followed by workshop on revision of UG and PG syllabus from September 29-30. They will also organise a national workshop on biodiversity awareness, conservation and utility on October 12 and October 13.

Conferences

National Beekeeping Congress and All-India Honey festival from February 25-27, 2010. There will be a symposium on recent trends in the field of Cell Biology during April, 2010. Later, during May-June 2010, an international conference on animal health and global warming will be held, which will also be the valedictory function for the year-long function. “I am personally meeting President Pratibha Patil on September 8 to invite her to the valedictory function,” Bangalore University vice chancellor Dr N Prabhu Dev said.

Books

The university will publish a book on history of the genesis of the Department of Zoology from 1909 till date. A compilation of the department’s research activities for the last decade is also on the anvil.

Summer schools

Summer schools for both teachers and students to update the recent developments in animal sciences will be organised. This includes classroom teachings, lab and training on specialised areas like toxicology, gerontology, medical entomology, water quality and management.

Memorandum of Understanding

The department will be signing a Memorandum of Understanding with University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom on ‘Physiology of Aging’ and with Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Aging on aging. An MoU with National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bangalore, on `Physiology and Toxicology’ will also be signed.

Stamp

Registrar Sanjay Vir Singh said that the Department of Posts will bring a stamp to commemorate centenary celebrations in October.

Department’s past

The department was started by borrowing a microscope and one dissection set from the Department of Physics in 1909 at Central College.

Prof C R Narayana Rao was the first head of the department.

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