The Director of the Directorate of Consular and General Services (DCGS) of University of Cape Coast, Mrs. Alberta Yaa Graham, has received in official visit the new District Fire Officer of UCC Fire Station, Divisional Fire Officer (DO) II, Ms. Dorinda Ackah.

The visit by DO II Ackah was to introduce herself to Mrs. Graham as the new District Fire Officer of the UCC Fire Station.

 

Technology giant, Google, has held a seminar for staff and students of University of Cape Coast (UCC) on the current trends of Artificial Intelligence (AI). 

The Head of Google-Ghana, Mr. Jason Hickey, said Google was rolling out generative AI to its core search engine. He noted that AI, particularly with the recent breakthroughs in Large Language Models (LLMs), had brought about revolutionary transformation in the world.

 

Hordes of students of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology of University of Cape Coast have embarked on an educational tour to Nzulezu as part of their practical lessons.

 

Nzulezu, meaning "surface of water," is a village in the Nzema area in the Western Region, built entirely on stilts in a lagoon.

 

 

Students of the Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics of University of Cape Coast have paid an industrial visit to the Takoradi Flour Mill Limited (TFM) in the Western Region.

The visit was aimed at exposing the students to hands-on practical knowledge and experience on the production of the high quality wheat flour and related by-products of TFM.

A five-day Research Summer School aimed at providing vital skillset in grant proposal writing, scientific writing and publication, research excellence leadership skills development and short-term monitoring for academics, business leaders and civil society organisations has opened at the University of Cape Coast (UCC).

Organised by the Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC), it also seeks to build the capacity of researchers in and outside UCC in research-related issues.

Presentation of the donated equipment

The Department of Biomedical Sciences has been presented with laboratory equipment and consumables valued at GH¢ 7.5 million.

The equipment, procured by ADNA Biologics Limited, Ghana, a subsidiary company of NKAARCO Diagnostics Limited, Norwich, UK is to enhance training of the students at the Department.

The equipment included Thermo Scientific Kingfischer flex purification system, integra Assist Plus, Integra Assist Plus liquid Handling Robot, Microtiter Deep 96 well plate, as well as Tip comb for microtiter Deep well 96 plate.

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