The Department of Crop Science of the School of Agriculture at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has released four new yellow-fleshed cassava varieties.
The varieties, Hewale Duade, Adom bankye, Taah bankye and Atsike gbeli, were developed through a collaborative effort between the BINARI-GAEC and International Institute of Tropical Agriculture.
Purpose
A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Good Neighbors Ghana, has presented 50,000 tablets of Praziquantel valued at $5,750 to the Biomedical and Clinical Research Centre of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) to support the treatment of Schistosomiasis in communities within the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly.
This gesture follows earlier interactions between Good Neighbors and the Centre, during which the two organisations engaged with communities relying on the Kakum River as a water source.
The North America Alumni Group of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has donated equipment and accessories valued at GH₵ 75,000 to the newly-established Disability Study Centre.
The donation, which took place at the Centre, included Smart Security Cameras, Sony Sound Recorders, Otoscope, Headsets, HP Laser Printer, Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS), LG UHD TV, and Air Conditioners.
Donation
The 28th Ghana University Sports Association Games (GUSA) is officially underway at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) after a breathtaking opening ceremony at the New Examination Centre.
Running from 3rd to January 18, the sporting event, a celebration of athleticism and human spirit, is on the theme: “Repositioning University Sports for National Development,”
Prof. Denis Worlanyo Aheto has been ushered into office as the Pro Vice-Chancellor of University of Cape Coast (UCC) for a three-year term from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027.
At a hand over ceremony, the immediate past Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Rosemond Boohene, whose term of office had ended handed over to Prof Aheto.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, has hosted members of Confucius Institute International Board from Hunan City University, China, at his office.
The meeting discussed matters aimed at strengthening educational ties between the two institutions.
The University of Cape Coast (UCC) Governing Council at its Special Meeting held on Thursday,19th December, 2024, appointed Prof. Denis Worlanyo Aheto, as the new Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University with effect from 1st January, 2025.
Prof. Aheto, who takes over from Prof. Rosemond Aboagyewaa Boohene, is a professor of Coastal Ecology and Interdisciplinary Ocean Studies.
He is currently the Director of Centre for Coastal Management/ Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience (ACECoR).
Twenty-six workers of the Directorate of University Health Services have been honoured for their dedication and hard work towards improving service delivery at the UCC hospital this year.
The award scheme was designed to recognise and celebrate outstanding performance and meritorious service by individual health workers to motivate them to do more and inspire others.
All the award winners received plaques and mementoes.
Awards
The Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has given a facelift to the office of the Head of Department of History and Diplomacy at the University of Cape Coast (UCC).
The renovation work, which was estimated at GH 80, 000, included an executive desk, swivel chair, printer, power board, ceiling fan, soap dispenser and book cabinet.
The University of Cape Coast Hospital has been adjudged the best health facility in the Central Region in this year’s peer review programme with a score of 97.2 per cent.
The peer review programme was introduced by the Ministry of Health and Ghana Health Services to improve and promote quality health care in the country.
As part of the assessment, assessors from various hospitals used a checklist score system in accessing and measuring the performance of each hospital annually.
