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KNUST Study Reveals High Vitamin D Deficiency Among Kumasi’s Elderly Due To Limited Sun Exposure
18 Nov

KNUST Study Reveals High Vitamin D Deficiency Among Kumasi’s Elderly Due To Limited Sun Exposure

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A new study by the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has found that only 6% of older people in Kumasi are properly exposed to sunlight, a crucial factor for the natural production of vitamin D. The findings, published in the October 2024 edition of the Journal of Science and Technology, revealed that as a result, as many as 70% of participants are deficient in vitamin D. Vitamin D deficiency is often linked to limited sunlight exposure and diets lacking vitamin D-rich foods. Prolonged vitamin D insufficiency has been implicated in conditions such as compromised muscle function and a weakened…
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Visually Impaired PhD Applicant Threatens To Sue KNUST Over Revoked Admission
02 Sep

Visually Impaired PhD Applicant Threatens To Sue KNUST Over Revoked Admission

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A 34-year-old visually impaired PhD applicant, Isaac Anin Baah, is considering legal action against Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) after his admission was unexpectedly revoked without explanation. Mr Baah, who has a Master’s degree from KNUST, believes the decision may be rooted in discrimination due to his visual impairment. In an interview, he revealed that his lawyer had sent multiple letters to the university seeking an explanation, but none were answered. Mr Baah is now pursuing legal reliefs, including GH¢1 million in damages for the distress caused and the loss of scholarship opportunities. “I applied to KNUST…
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Two KNUST Students In Police Custody For “Sextortion”
29 May

Two KNUST Students In Police Custody For “Sextortion”

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A Takoradi Circuit Court has remanded two students from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) into police custody for agreeing and acting together with a common purpose to commit crime, to wit ‘ sextortion’. They are Jerome Enyam, aged 19, resident of Fijai, and Ebenezer Adam, aged 19, also resident of Kojokrom and second year students at KNUST, Kumasi Their action was in contravention with the Criminal Offenses Act and the Cyber Security Act. Prosecuting, D/SGT Robert Mensah told the Court presided over by Her Ladyship Harriet Charway that the accused persons, were friends and year mate…
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KNUST’s Prof. Grace Nkansa Asante Becomes Ghana’s First Female Professor Of Economics
18 Apr

KNUST’s Prof. Grace Nkansa Asante Becomes Ghana’s First Female Professor Of Economics

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Professor Grace Nkansa Asante of the Department of Economics at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has been promoted to a full professor of Economics. Prof Nkansa Asante becomes the first female in Ghana to be conferred the academic title following an approval by the University Council. She currently holds the position as the Vice Dean at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, KNUST. From 2019 to 2022, Prof. Nkansa Asante served as the Head of Department of Economics at KNUST Additionally, she holds a Visiting Lecturer position at the Joint…
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Joe Anokye Starts Delivering 12th R.P. Baffour Memorial Lectures At KNUST
23 Nov

Joe Anokye Starts Delivering 12th R.P. Baffour Memorial Lectures At KNUST

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The Director General of the National Communications Authority (NCA), Joe Anokye is delivering the 12th R.P. Baffour Memorial Lecture at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi. The lectures, established in honor of the first Ghanaian Vice Chancellor of KNUST, is being delivered under the broad theme, "KNUST After 70: A New Age for A Renewed Focus In An Era of Disruptive Technologies". In the first of three lectures, Mr. Anokye, a  Geodetic Engineer and an alumnus of KNUST spoke under the the sub-theme, "KNUST, a history of remarkable growth in science and technology education, resilience and…
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Sad Scenes At Funeral Of KNUST Student Who Died During Childbirth
02 Oct

Sad Scenes At Funeral Of KNUST Student Who Died During Childbirth

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A somber funeral service was held over the weekend for Mrs. Henrietta Ntiako-Antwi, a student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), who tragically lost her life during childbirth. The funeral was attended by the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, as well as the Graduate Pharmacy Students’ Association of KNUST. Led by the Dean, Prof. Samuel Asare Nkansah, they came together to pay their last respects to the young student whose life was cut short. Amid tears and heavy hearts, fellow students read heartfelt tributes to commemorate the good times they shared with Henrietta, affectionately known…
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KNUST Student Missing After Writing Final Paper
26 Sep

KNUST Student Missing After Writing Final Paper

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A final year student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Oduro Victor has been reported missing. Victor, a level 400 studying Settlement Planning, was last seen on August 25, 2023, right after completing his final examination paper. According to reports by the school’s management, Victor had reached out to his mother, informing her of his intention to return home after successfully finishing his last examination. However, his whereabouts have remained unknown for over a month leaving his family deeply worried. The disappearance has raised concerns among both the family and the academic community at KNUST as…
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Ashanti Region Will Reward Bawumia For The Good Things He Has Done For Us- Chairman Wontumi
15 Aug

Ashanti Region Will Reward Bawumia For The Good Things He Has Done For Us- Chairman Wontumi

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The Ashanti regional Chairman for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, has said the region will be rewarding Bawumia in the party's upcoming super delegates’ conference for the great things he has done for them. He listed the Boankra Inland Port and Kumasi International airport as projects the sitting vice President has been championing on behalf of Ashanti region. The NPP Chairman popularly known as Chairman Wontumi stated on the Wontumi Morning Show that the Suame interchange project is also a project which vice President Bawumia has been charging his government to construct in Ashanti region. “I met…
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KNUST Student Stabbed To Death By Friend Over Missing T-Shirt
07 Aug

KNUST Student Stabbed To Death By Friend Over Missing T-Shirt

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A second-year student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Lambert Frimpong, has been stabbed to death by a friend over a missing t-shirt. According to myjoyonline.com reports, the incident took place at Kronum-Kwapra in the Suame Municipality in the Ashanti Region. According to reports, the 24-year-old deceased who was accused of stealing the t-shirt denied it severally but that didn’t stop his friend from stabbing him. The victim was declared dead at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital(KATH) following tests carried out by the medics. It is understood that the police service has initiated a thorough search to…
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3 KNUST Students Honoured For Saving Suicidal Colleague
03 Aug

3 KNUST Students Honoured For Saving Suicidal Colleague

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Vice Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, on August 2, 203, honoured three students for saving the life of a suicidal colleague. Prof. Akosua Dickson handed a special award to the three students identified as Theophilus Amo Oduro Aboagye, Kwabena Amoako Marfo and James Michael Mozley Nsafoa. The trio made a timely intervention on July 4, 2023 at a private hostel facility on campus to rescue their colleague who was hanging by a balcony on the brink of falling off the storey building. In a viral video, the three held onto the victim and pulled him…
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