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17th General Assembly of the Saudi Chemical Society putting spotlight on water desalination

The Saudi Chemical Society will hold its Seventeenth General Assembly on Wednesday, May 16 at the Cultural Palace in Riyadh’s Diplomatic Quarter. The meeting will begin at 7 PM with a report on the society’s accomplishments, followed by a seminar at 8 PM about the late Dr. Hassan bin Mohammad Al-Hazmi. A pioneer of chemistry in [...]

Harvard immunologist Stephen Lory to give May 15 lecture

Dr. Stephen Lory, a member of the department of microbiology and immunology in Harvard University’s internationally-acclaimed School of Medicine will be the guest speaker at King Saud University on Tuesday, May 15, in King Saud University’s main auditorium (room 118). Professor Lory, invited by the KSU’s College of Applied Medical Sciences, will speak on “the [...]

Olaysha Center for Girls opens exhibition, welcomes porcelain artist Sundus Alibrahim

On Saturday, April 28,  the dean of the Olaysha Center for Girls, Dr. Nora Al-Shaikh, opened an exhibition called The Visiting Artist at the fine arts department. The exhibition displayed an impressive number of porcelain pieces, and featured a workshop for Saudi female artists, which was conducted by artist Sundus Alibrahim. Ms. Alibrahim is an active member of international art [...]

Genome Research Chair welcomes immunology expert Dr. Mahmoud Rouabhia

Dr. Ali Al-Ghamdi, Vice Rector for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research at King Saud University, recently welcomed Dr. Mahmoud Rouabhia of the Université Laval in Canada upon his visit to KSU’s Genome Research Chair (GRC). Dr. Rouabhia, a professor of microbiology, immunology, dental diseases and pathogenicity, met with GRC faculty including supervisor Dr. Mohammed Alanazi, [...]

German dental expert Ulrich Wegmann speaks at King Saud University

The motion of upper and lower jaw and ceramic applications was the topic of Dr. Ulrich Wegmann’s three-hour lecture held May 12 at King Saud University. Dr. Wegmann, senior physician and vice head of the University of Bonn’s dental facility, was the guest of the KSU College of Applied Medical Sciences and Dental Biomaterial Research [...]