IIT Madras, SDM University sign MoU; Form collaborative research team

The collaborative research team at SDM University will generate normative data (normal reference values) for vascular stiffness and central blood pressure in Indian population and will study the protective effects of yoga on vascular ageing.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras and SDM University have collaborated. At a formal function at SDM University in Dharwad recently, Vice-Chancellor of the University Niranjan Kumar, Jayaraj Joseph of the Electrical Engineering Department and Nabeel PM, lead research scientist at HTIC, IIT Madras, exchanged the documents.

Agreement forms a collaborative research team to work on Vascular Physiology

The collaborative research team at SDM University will generate normative data (normal reference values) for vascular stiffness and central blood pressure in Indian population and will study the protective effects of yoga on vascular ageing.

During the signing and exchange of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), Director of Administration of SDM University Saketh Shetty, Pro Vice-Chancellors SK Joshi and V Jeevandhar Kumar, Principal Rathnamala Desai, Satish G Patil and Vittal Khode and others were present.

IIT Madras Convocation

A total of 2,084 students graduated during the 59th Convocation of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras), which was held in the campus today (July 13, 2022). As many as 2,620 degrees (including Joint and Dual Degrees) were awarded to the students on the occasion.

The convocation was held in Physical Mode after a gap of two years. The 60,000th Degree of the Institute since its inception was also presented during this Convocation. A total of 306 PhDs were also awarded, which includes PhDs, Joint Degree Ph.Ds with foreign institutions and Dual Degree PhDs.

Addressing the graduands, N. Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons, said, “It is a great privilege for all of you to have studied in this wonderful institution and I am pretty sure, it has prepared you in multiple different ways that you probably may not recognize today.”

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