12th annual Medical and Science Exhibition: Over 5000 students visit Gulf Medical University
Young Scientists Display Innovative Projects
An automated device to prevent children being left inside locked cars, a method to generating electricity from doors, a smart helmet which gives bike riders a 360 degree vision of their surroundings and a system that prevents children from falling off balconies were some of the projects on display at the Gulf Medical University’s 12th annual Medical and Science Exhibition (MASE) on 24th and 25th October 2018, where around 2000 students from 65 schools vied for prizes in the projects, posters and paintings categories.
Prof. Manda Venkatramana, Vice Provost - Academics, Gulf Medical University, in the presence of the Deans and students of the University and participating students and school authorities, inaugurated the event on Wednesday.
Students of grades 10, 11 and 12 from across the country exhibited around 300 projects, 300 posters and around 250 paintings based on science and medicine, vying for total cash prizes of AED 25,000, in addition to trophies and certificates. A panel comprising of leading doctors, professors, and medical science professionals judged the competitions.
Explaining the aim of the annual exhibition, Prof. Hossam Hamdy, the Chancellor of Gulf Medical University (GMU) said, “Every year GMU MASE stimulates the creative talents of young scientists and instills in them an interest in medical and science-based careers. GMU MASE gives students the chance to see and experience theoretical concepts in action. This infuses scientific temper in them and transforms their perspectives and approaches.”
Projects included many innovative prototypes, most of them attempting to solve the challenges and issues of everyday life. Ruchika, Sakshi, Nashita and Samrin, grade 11 students from The Millennium School Dubai displayed an advanced project called ‘Hot Cars’ to ensure the safety of children in the summer heat. “Every year, an average of 156 children die in overheated cars. Our project presents an electronic system which senses the presence of children in a locked car and maintains a safe temperature within. It works even when the engine is switched off,” they explained.
The ‘Balcony Life Saver’ by Thomas, Jason, Allen and Niju, grade 12 students of Indian School Ajman was yet another notable project. Seeking to address the issue of children falling off balconies, the working model demonstrated how the parent would receive an instant alert on his/her mobile phone as soon as a child enters the balcony, at the same time activating a self-deploying net which would ensure the child’s safety in case of a fall.
Rishab and Rahil from The Millennium School Dubai presented the ‘DynaDoor Project’, a unique way of generating electricity form of doors, by converting the physical energy generated from opening/closing doors to electrical energy. “Considering that our school has around a hundred doors which are used every day, the electricity thus generated can be used to light up a one-bedroom flat for a week,” explained Rishab. The project had won the people’s choice award at the DEWA Conservation Awards.
Apart from working models, students also presented still models and charts about various medical and scientific advancements, diseases, lifestyle issues etc. The paintings on display also won the admiration of visitors.
The winners were declared and prizes awarded at the closing ceremony on Thursday. Apart from the overall championship, prizes were awarded to 35 team and individual categories, including viewers’ choice awards.
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Ex-minister Ramanath Rai hits out at BJP leader Ashoka for ‘irresponsible’ comments on KC Venugopal
Mangaluru: Congress leader and former minister B Ramanath Rai slammed BJP leader R Ashoka for calling AICC General Secretary KC Venugopal an agent of the party high command, and asked if the general secretary and other office-bearers in the BJP were commission agents too.
Rai, who addressed a press meet at the Congress office in the city on Friday, expressed fury over the recent comments of the BJP leader that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was presenting himself in a shameless manner in public life. Ashoka, who is also Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, had said that the Congress government had ‘broken every previous record on corruption-related controversies’.
“Ashoka has spoken with sheer ignorance and displays his lack of maturity, as he often does while facing the media. KC Venugopal has been working at organization of the party and it is unbecoming of Ashoka to criticize Venugopal as he did,” Rai told reporters.
“Being in a responsible position, how acceptable is it for Ashoka to pass disrespectful, random comments about another leader who also holds a responsible position? If KC Venugopal is indeed an agent of the party high command, what should we consider BJP leaders to be? Are they brokers?” he asked
Commenting on Ashoka’s allegations of corruption in the Congress government in Karnataka, Rai pointed out, “The KSRTC land was sold to private parties when he (Ashoka) was transport minister. We can find several such cases across the state, which need to be probed.”
The former minister, however, refused to comment on the incident that occurred at Mangaluru airport during CM Siddaramaiah’s visit to the city recently.
Former mayors Ashraf and Shashidhar Hegde, Congress activists Vishwas Kumar Das, Subhodaya Alva, Shabeer, Baby Kundar, Padmanabha, Nazeer Bajal and Prem were present.
