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Asha de Vos (Sinhala:ආශා ඩි වොස් (born 1979) is a Sri Lankan marine biologist, ocean educator and pioneer of blue whale research within the northern Indian Ocean. [1] She is known for her Blue Whale Project. She is a Senior TED Fellow [2] and was chosen for a BBC 100 Women award in 2018. [3][4] She is a National Geographic ...
The Blue Whale Project. Oceanswell is known for the Blue Whale Project [3] which is the first long-term study on blue whales in the Northern Indian Ocean. [4] The project focuses on the conservation of blue whales [5] from threats such as ship strikes. [6][7] De Vos founded the Blue Whale Project [8] which is the flagship project of Oceanswell ...
The university has responded to the needs of the country and established two new faculties — 'Management and Finance' and 'Fisheries and Marine Science' — the first of its kind in Sri Lanka. Thus, the university has as many faculties as the University of Peradeniya, the largest in Sri Lanka. [citation needed] The main campus is at Matara.
In Japan, sex education is mandatory from age 10 or 11, mainly covering biological topics such as menstruation and ejaculation. [63] In Sri Lanka, sex education traditionally consisted of reading the reproduction section of biology textbooks. Young people are taught when they are 12 years old.
The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) is an international center for research and education in biological and environmental science. [1] Founded in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, in 1888, the MBL is a private, nonprofit institution that was independent for most of its history, but became officially affiliated with the University of Chicago on July 1, 2013.
These include; The National Hospital of Sri Lanka (Colombo General Hospital) De Soysa Maternity Hospital. Castle Street Maternity Hospital. Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children. Departments of the Faculty of Medicine. Department of Anatomy. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Department of Clinical Medicine.
Two (daughters) General Shavendra Silva, WWV, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP (Sinhala: ශවේන්ද්ර සිල්වා, Tamil: ஷவேந்திர சில்வா) is a Sri Lanka Army four star general who is the current Chief of Defence Staff, the head of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces serving from 1 January 2020. [1] He also served as ...
Sri Lanka Marine Corps (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා මැරීන් බලකාය, romanized: śrī laṁkā mærīn baḷakāya) was formed in 2016 under the assistance of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit of the United States Marine Corps in November 2016 and received further training from the Commando Regiment of Sri Lanka ...