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Sri Lanka’s foremost corporate powered research University, Sri Lanka Technological Campus (SLTC), recently successfully concluded its Research and Innovation Awards Night – RaIN 2021 – to felicitate achievers who have won international and national recognition for research and innovation. The event was held at the SLTC Padukka Campus and was graced by Min. Namal Rajapaksa, Minister of Youth & Sports, as the Chief Guest and Minister of Trade Min. Dr. Bandula Goonewardena, Nipuna Ranawaka, Member of Parliament graced the occasion as Special Guests. Sri Lanka Technological Campus took thi...

CFA Institute has earned an important reputation as a professional organization providing finance education to investment professionals. Recently, CFA Society Sri Lanka (CFASL) announced the appointment of Aruna Alwis as its new Chief Executive Officer to help drive its vision forward. Prior to joining CFASL, Aruna Alwis served as Chief Executive Officer/Secretary of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, Director Operations of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants Sri Lanka, and CEO of the Federation of Information Technology Industry Sri Lanka. Aruna Alwis received his...

La MaMa has announced the lineup for the 16th edition of La MaMa Moves! Returning for its annual spring season for two weeks in May, the 2021 festival will feature works by Hadar Ahuvia and Tatyana Tenenbaum, J. Bouey, Jasmine Hearn, Tiffany Mills, Ricarrdo Valentine, and Sugar Vendil. Performances will be streamed live from La MaMa's Ellen Stewart Theatre and Downstairs Theatre, with additional performances outdoors at Downtown Art for limited, in-person audiences. The festival will also include a digital showcase featuring the work of several International Artists. La MaMa Moves! will take ...

Working in night shifts may increase cancer risk, reveals study ANI | Updated: Mar 13, 2021 19:00 IST Washington [US], March 13 (ANI): A novel study led by a team of researchers from the Washington State University has shed light on the clues as to why night shift workers may be at increased risk of developing certain types of cancer compared to those who work regular daytime hours. Findings suggest that night shifts disrupt natural 24-hour rhythms in the activity of certain cancer-related genes, making night shift workers more vulnerable to DNA damage wh...

© Bala Koritala A night shift schedule is associated with increased DNA damage and misalignment of the DNA repair mechanism, providing a possible explanation for the elevated risk of cancer in night shift workers.New clues as to why night shift workers are at increased risk of developing certain types of cancer are presented in a new study conducted at Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane. Published online in the Journal of Pineal Research, the study involved a controlled laboratory experiment that used healthy volunteers who were on simulated night shift or day shift schedul...