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The Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering (WYSE) is a program run by the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign that offers STEM programs to pre-college students, including summer programs and mentorships, [1] as well as the Academic Challenge, a high school academic competition run by Eastern Illinois University.
An overwhelming demand for biotechnology professionals led to an increase in seats from 30 to 45 in the academic session of 2006-2007 and further in 2009-2010. In the academic session of 2021-2022, seats were further increased from 45 to 53. Now as of 2024 UG seats for BTech (Biotechnology) increases to 80 seats. USBT offers following programs:-
The Indian biotechnology industry formally began in 1986 with the establishment of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) by the Ministry of Science and Technology. [4] From 1999, St. Joseph’s College, Irinjalakuda, Kerala is offering a government-aided B.Sc. Biotechnology program. It is the only institution in Kerala offering an aided ...
[49] [50] In 1952, the University of Illinois signed a contract with United States Agency for International Development for assisting the institute in improving its educational programs. [51] Between 1950 and 1980, John B. Chitamber led the institute successfully and made Agricultural extension a very well known programme of the institute.
According to a news article published in The New Indian Express in April 2020, the scientists were working round the clock in shifts. [6] In 2022 the institute planned open to a rural health research unit in North Bengal Medical College and Hospital. Around ₹ 4 crore will be spent on the infrastructure.
There will be research laboratories of various disciplines e.g. Genomics, Nutrition enrichment, transgenic technology, infectious diseases and Reproductive biotechnology. NIAB will conduct teaching and research programs [7] of M.Sc. and Ph.D. to train young scientists. Dr. G. Taru Sharma took charge as new director since 7 December 2021.
The Organisation has three Component laboratories with over 45 ongoing research projects in Infectious and Non-communicable diseases, Medical, Industrial and Plant Biology Biotechnology in: Trieste, Italy, New Delhi, India and Cape Town, South Africa.
The Urbana-Champaign campus was founded in 1867 as the Illinois Industrial University. It was one of the 37 public land-grant institutions created shortly after Abraham Lincoln signed the Morrill Act in 1862. [8] The university changed its name to University of Illinois in 1885, and then again to University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1982.