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Campus Feature – The Space Frame

We are releasing this belated edition of Campus Feature to celebrate the colors of the Kite Festival in Gujarat. The space frame over the Samvad area, the center of the academic area of the campus, is designed to act as a central congregation space. In addition to creating an aspirational motif, it also draws inspiration from the tradition in Gujarat of flying kites during Uttarayan (Makar Sankranti). The pattern forming a roof-like structure is an interpretation of kites of different colors spanning the sky on the Uttaryan day, a traditional festive bonanza of Gujarat. It also provides shade and...

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Nobel Laureates Visit IITGN

IIT Gandhinagar hosted two Nobel Laureates, Professor Randy W. Schekman and Professor Harold E. Varmus on the 11th of January. Professor Harold Varmus, is Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine,1989. Professor Varmus is currently a Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine. Professor Randy Schekman, is Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, 2013. Professor Schekman is a faculty member at the University of California in Berkeley. The lecture videos are now available below and on our Youtube...

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Campus Feature – The Water Story

RO systems waste almost two-thirds of the water that comes for purification into the system, and hence they are not very environmental friendly. Having a central water treatment facility to deliver potable tap water makes much more sense for an institute like us. At IIT Gandhinagar​, we have successfully developed and stabilized our own water treatment facility and the complex distribution network of four separate water content (fresh water from supply, harvested rainwater, recycled water, and bore well water). We have been measuring and monitoring water quality on a daily basis and the water parameter are within the standards...

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Library Roundup

Week 53: 26 Dec 2016 - 30 Dec 2016 Book of the week: Undocumented Wonder: The Great Indian Election New...

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