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Post BQ Syndrome

by Charuni PathmeswaranOctober 17, 2014October 17, 2014Charuni / EventsLeave a Comment

I remember the day Nadeesha told me that we would be organizing the Batch Queen Competition as part of the Freshers’ Welcome 2014. He said “Deiya wants us to organize BQ” and my first reaction was “Are you mad?! I’m not doing it.” Looking back, ... Read more

External Degree Programmes at the Faculty of Science

by Charuni PathmeswaranAugust 7, 2014August 7, 2014CharuniLeave a Comment

The Faculty of Science, University of Colombo has decided to award 2 external degrees, one in Financial Engineering and the other in Electronics and Automation Technologies. External Degree Programmes allow people to follow a course by paying a certain sum of ... Read more

Lessons Learnt

by Charuni PathmeswaranJuly 19, 2014CharuniLeave a Comment

My semester exams are finally over. Here are a few things that helped me prepare for them and not lose my mind in the ... Read more

More than just a mascot – Armadillo ball

by Charuni PathmeswaranJune 12, 2014June 20, 2014Charuni / Science WeeklyLeave a Comment

With the 2014 FIFA World Cup kick off just hours away there’s much speculation as to how well this year’s hosts (Brazil) are going to pull it off. I’m not a huge fan of football but I do enjoy watching grand scale international events of this caliber ... Read more

Environmental Conservation through Community Development

by Charuni PathmeswaranMay 15, 2014May 26, 2014Charuni / Science and TechnologyLeave a Comment

Last weekend a group of Second Year Environmental Management students travelled to Hambantota to conduct a workshop on ‘water conservation’. It turned out to be one of the best and most rewarding field visits ever. We left the university premises early ... Read more

The controversial ingredient

by Charuni PathmeswaranMay 9, 2014May 26, 2014Charuni / Science and TechnologyLeave a Comment

The world's largest beverage-maker, Coca-Cola, announced today that it would remove a controversial ingredient from some of its US drinks brands by the end of this year. The ingredient, called Brominated Vegetable Oil (BVO), had been the target of online ... Read more

The woman in the mountains

by Charuni PathmeswaranApril 19, 2014CharuniLeave a Comment

One of the names that came up during last year’s Animal Behaviour lectures was Dian Fossey, whose research work was related to mountain gorillas. Our lecturer recommended the movie ‘Gorillas in the Mist’ and it took me a good six months to find ... Read more

We are one!

by Charuni PathmeswaranApril 2, 2014CharuniLeave a Comment

A year ago on a day like this the Students' Blog was launched by the ITSC, of the Faculty of Science, University of Colombo. Although it started off with a handful of bloggers, today there are over 20 contributors. A year has gone by without us even ... Read more