The Consulate General of the United States in association with the British Council conducted a panel discussion titled Her Frames: Women Shaping The Future of Film today at the British Council, Chennai. Dr Swarnamalya Ganesh, Assistant Professor of Practice & Discipline Coordinator for Arts, SIAS, Krea University moderated the session. The panel comprised film producer Caroline Libresco, film entrepreneur Archana Kalpathi, journalist Geeta Ilangovan and filmmaker Nandhini JS.
Professor Chiranjib Sur, Visiting Professor of Computer Science, SIAS, Krea University participated in InsightX: AI-Powered Innovations and Transformation in Digital R&D by Prescience Insilico Pvt Ltd on 3 September, 2024. He delivered a talk on AI: Journey from Artificial to Advanced Intelligence.
Dr Joya John, Assistant Professor of Literature, SIAS, Krea University presented a paper titled Heritage Carbon: Fossil Fuels in the Indian Museum at a 4-day conference organised by the University of Liverpool, Jadavpur University and Ahmedabad University. The conference theme was Redefining Tangible and Intangible Heritage. Dr Joya John’s paper asked how with India entering into a global mandate on the mitigation of carbon emissions, can the Science and Technology museum undertake a historical reappraisal of modern energy systems archived in it?
Dr Sayandeb Chowdhury, Senior Assistant Professor of Literature, SIAS, Krea University has authored an article titled Mamata’s Handling of the R.G. Kar Hospital Case Could Prove to Be Her Hour of Reckoning for The Wire.
Dr Kalyan S Chakrabarti, Associate Dean (Students) and Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Chemistry, SIAS, Krea University has co-authored an article titled Bifurcations in coupled amyloid-β aggregation-inflammation systems, published in the journal NPJ Systems Biology and Applications. The article was co-authored with Davood Bakhtiari (Stadtapotheke Calw Pharmacy) and Dr Nasrollah Rezaei-Ghaleh (University of Düsseldorf).
Dr Chakrabarti extends his gratitude to Krea University for providing computational facilities and intramural funding. He also acknowledges the contributions of Krea alumni Lipi Savitha, Kathan Pandya, Meghna Rao, Yazhini LA and Gauri Velloor, as well as SIAS student Netra Krishna, who have contributed to different aspects of the project as part of their Capstone Theses at Krea University. Additionally, he thanks Dr Abuthahir Abdul Rahuman and Professor Gaurav Raina for their discussions, which significantly contributed to the project’s conception.
About the Paper
In this article, the authors investigate a simple coupled system of amyloid-beta (Ab) aggregation and inflammation relevant in Alzheimer disease (AD) and demonstrate its complex and rich dynamics ranging from overdamped kinetics to sustained oscillations in dependence of various aggregation- and neuroinflammation-related parameters. They suggest that sustained oscillations in inflammatory response to Ab aggregation and its resultant exhaustion of the immune system can lead to a transition to a more progressive phase of amyloid pathology in AD brains. Accordingly, oscillations in aggregation and/or inflammation levels can serve as potential biomarkers in early diagnosis of AD. The authors also propose that the relative ease of triggering oscillatory dynamics in coupled aggregation-neuroinflammation systems should be taken into consideration in clinical trials related to anti-AD drug development.
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Tishaa Kumar, SIAS (School of Interwoven Arts and Sciences) Cohort of 2027 recently secured 1st place in the Tamil Nadu State Championship in powerlifting in Salem. She achieved a total lift of 245 kgs across Squat, Bench Press, and Deadlift. Tishaa won 4 gold medals in both the juniors and seniors categories. This achievement reflects her hard work and dedication. Congratulations!
Dr Swarnamalya Ganesh, Assistant Professor of Practice at SIAS, Krea University, and the Festival Director of the Culture Festival Textures of Traditions (ToT), is excited to announce the second edition of this festival, produced by Ranga Mandira Academy, set to take place in early 2025.
As a special prelude to this event, the ToT 2025 Festival Team is releasing and screening a documentary film made by students from the L V Prasad College of Media Studies. This documentary captures the moods, ethos, and movements of ToT, showcasing the festival’s many layers of meaning as an inclusive cultural celebration in Namma Chennai.
The release and screening of Textures of Traditions – A Documentary Film is scheduled for Saturday, August 3, 2024, at the Tagore Film Center, NFDC in R A Puram, at 10:30 am. The film will be released by Dr Thamizhachi Thangapandian, Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha.
Watch the Teaser | Textures of Traditions | Cultural Festival | Documentary Film here.
Dr Vivek Radhakrishnan, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, SIAS, Krea University recently coordinated the Kant Studies in India panel for the Virtual Kant Congress with a Cosmopolitan Purpose (VKC), organised by Princeton University, the North American Kant Society and the Leuven Research Group in Classical German Philosophy. At this event, held on 29 July, 2024, Dr Radhakrishnan also presented a paper titled Kant and India: ‘Seeing through a Glass Darkly’.
The video of the 12th Session – Indian Kant Group, in which Dr Radhakrishnan spoke, can be seen on the conference website.
Dr Annu Jalais, Associate Professor of Anthropology, SIAS, Krea University has shared her expert insights on tiger conservation in a recent Deccan Herald article, titled A better way to save tigers?. Her perspective on the vital role of local communities in preserving ecosystems underscores the need for inclusive conservation strategies.
Author of the critically acclaimed anthropological account Forest of Tigers – People, Politics and Environment in the Sundarbans, Dr Annu Jalais has also appeared as an expert guest on the podcast titled The Story of Sundarbans. Along with the author and photographer Arati Kumar-Rao and the local entrepreneur Rajesh Kumar Shaw, she speaks about the forces that shape the unique socio-ecological system of the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest. This video is a production of InHERIT by Ashoka, an initiative by Ashoka University supported by the Helen Hamlyn Trust, dedicated to rediscovering and exploring the natural and culinary heritage of India.
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Dr Rama Koteswara Rao Kamineni, Associate Professor of Physics, SIAS, Krea University has co-authored a paper titled Vector detection of ac magnetic fields by nitrogen vacancy centers of single orientation in diamond, published in the journal Physical Review B. The paper, selected as an ‘Editor’s Suggestion’, was co-authored with Pooja Lamba (Bennett University), Akshat Rana (Bennett University), Sougata Halder (IIT Jodhpur), Dr Siddharth Dhomkar (IIT Madras) and Professor Dieter Suter (Dortmund University).
About the paper: Nitrogen vacancy (NV) centers in diamond have useful properties for detecting both ac and dc magnetic fields with high sensitivity at nanoscale resolution. The vector detection of ac magnetic fields can be achieved by using NV centers having three different orientations. In this paper, the authors propose a method to achieve this by using NV centers of single orientation. In this method, a static magnetic field is applied perpendicular to the NV axis, leading to strong mixing of the mₛ = −1 and 1 electron spin states. As a result, all three electron spin transitions of the triplet ground state have nonzero dipole moments, with each transition coupling to a single component of the magnetic field. This can be used to measure both the strength and orientation of the applied ac field. To validate the technique, the authors perform a proof-of-principle experiment using a subset of ensemble NV centers in diamond, all having the same orientation. This method is equally applicable to single NV centers.
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