Lankapalli Bullayya college students complete U.S. tour, call it great learning experience

Dr. Lankapalli Bullayya College students complete U.S. fellowship on climate change, sharing ideas with global innovators.

Four students from Dr Lankapalli Bullayya College have completed their 10-day fellowship tour to the U.S.A. on their project —‘Pioneering Blue Carbon Ecosystems: Restoring Seagrass Meadows in Visakhapatnam Coast’.

The final year BSc students— T. Harshitha, A. Teja, M. Ashwini and J. Karthikeya— under the guidance of their faculty B. Madhavi took up the project as a part of the Climate Tank Accelerator competition.

The initiative of Student Society for Climate Change Awareness (SSCCA), in collaboration with Seeds of Peace, U.S.A., brought together budding innovators from South Asian countries of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh under one roof to discuss the pressing issues related to climate change.

The students described the visit to Vanderbilt University, Nashville for the project as an enriching learning experience as they met and shared ideas with the students and distinguished faculty of the other parts of the globe.

“To be in the vast campus is inspiring. We could cover only half of the department during our week-long stay. It was no less than a privilege to visit the Art Museum which has a unique and rich collection of works on climate change. We loved the Innovation Centre – The Wond’ry— where you can explore and share ideas,” said Ms. Harshitha and Ms. Ashwini.

Their tour included a visit to ‘Caney Fork Farms’, where traditional farming practices are followed to produce healthy food for the local community.

Ms. Teja spoke about ‘Greenathon’ at Vanderbilt University as part of which students pursue ideas to make their varsity more sustainable. “Each participating team was given two minutes to pitch their ideas which, if selected, get funds.