News Corners . LUMS and Library News Indexing of News Papers . The News, Dawn, Business Recorder, The Nation New Book List . List of New Arrivals Journal table of Contents . Business, Social Sciences, Law, Science & Engineering Indexing of SCOPUS Publications . LUMS publications Book of the Month . Best seller book Monthly Library Statistics . e-databases, portals, website, circulation usage News Corner SBASSE Student Represents LUMS at International Renewable Energy Conference Huzaifa Rauf, a PhD candidate at the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering (SBASSE), traveled to Brasov, Romania, to attend the International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications 2019. LUMS is a research intensive University, and a major aim of the research conducted is to come up with solutions for global problems. As the world moves away from coal, natural gas and oil-based energy reserves, the work our students and faculty at SBASSE are doing regarding alternate energy sources becomes all the more important. Read More LUMS Alumna Shares How the Chevening and Asma Jahangir Scholarships will Elevate her Legal Career LUMS alumna, Hadiya Aziz, BA-LL.B 2011, continues to make her alma mater proud. She has recently been awarded the Chevening Scholarship – a selective and prestigious scholarship that is part of the UK government’s international awards scheme aimed at developing global leaders. The Scholarship supports the recipient’s Master’s degree at any UK university. Ms. Aziz also has the additional distinction of being awarded the Asma Jahangir Scholarship 2019 by the British High Commission. This scholarship honours the legacy of the late human rights champion, Asma Jahangir, and is awarded to the top-ranking female Chevening scholar of the year. Read More LUMS Student Discusses Democracy and Fake News at International Conference LUMS students continue to make their mark internationally. The latest addition is Muhammad Sarim Raza, a senior at the Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) at LUMS, who was selected as a youth leader to participate in the World Forum for Democracy in Strasbourg, France from November 4-8, 2019. Organised by the Council of Europe, the conference provided a unique platform for political decision makers and activists to debate solutions to key challenges for democracies worldwide. This year’s topic was fake news, and how data is affecting democratic processes. Read More Humanities and Social Sciences Professor Publishes Book on the Pakistani Youth’s Relationship with their Country Dr. Tania Saeed, Assistant Professor at the Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani School of Humanities and Social Sciences (MGSHSS) at LUMS, has recently published a book titled ‘Youth and the National Narrative. Education, Terrorism and the Security State in Pakistan’. The book is a unique window into how Pakistan is likely to evolve in the next few decades. Co-authored by Dr. Marie Lall, Professor of Education and South Asian Studies at the Institute of Education, University College London (UCL) UK, the book utilises interviews with nearly 2000 Pakistanis aged 16-28 gathered over a decade and examines the relationship between Pakistan as a security state and its youth, specifically in terms of citizenship, education, political activism and social media. Read More LUMS Welcomes Prospective Students Following its annual tradition, LUMS held its flagship Open Day event on November 17, 2019. Brimming with enthusiasm, aspiring students and their families received a warm welcome from the LUMS community. The event provided a chance for guests to visit the vibrant campus, learn about the variety of degrees and programmes offered, experience a taste of life at LUMS first-hand and discover the endless opportunities the University has to offer. The day kicked-off with a host of engaging activities. Visitors had the chance to attend specifically designed information sessions about the programmes and network with faculty members and alumni. Read More LUMS Alum Presents Research in Prestigious Applied Research Competition Umar Farooq, BSc Computer Science 2018, recently represented LUMS at the esteemed Applied Research Competition at New York University, Abu Dhabi campus from November 6-8, 2019. The competition is one of the leading student-run computer science events in the world. Mr. Farooq and his team won second prize at the competition for their research work on ‘Quantity vs. Quality: Evaluating User Interest Profiles Using Ad Preference Managers’. The Competition was a part of CSAW – the largest student-run cyber security event in the world. Read More The LUMS Digital Archive; Exploring Alternate Histories Dr. Ali Raza and Dr. Ali Usman Qasmi, Associate Professors at the Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani School of Humanities and Social Sciences, have curated a first of its kind Digital Archive at LUMS. A collaboration with the Technology and Peace Initiative (TPI), the Archive is a research repository that aims at collecting, cataloging and preserving rare material (books, pamphlets, newspapers and other items) of historical significance and making them available to researchers. In particular, the Archive focuses on events, groups, movements and personalities relating to broader historical, political and cultural trends in South Asia, with an emphasis on preserving the accounts of marginalised and subaltern groups. In doing so, the archive hopes to bring researchers, students and colleagues together to explore alternate histories. Read More SOE Conducts Information Session at LUMS Open Day 2019 The LUMS Open day was held on Sunday, November 17, 2019. Aspiring students and their parents visited the LUMS campus where they attended information sessions on undergraduate and graduate programmes, toured the campus and met with LUMS faculty, administration and students. In addition to the information sessions, booths were also set-up to provide information to the guests about the programmes offered at LUMS, the admission process, LUMS co-curricular societies, and financial aid. Read More President and CEO of UBL Speaks at 13th Session of ‘Leaders at LUMS’ On Wednesday, November 20, 2019, the 13th Session of ‘Leaders at LUMS’ welcomed Ms. Sima Kamil, President and CEO of United Bank Limited (UBL). Moderated by Mr. Adeel Hashmi, the session drew a large gathering of students, staff, faculty and other guests. Ms. Kamil shared valuable insights from her exceptional journey and said that to be successful at any job, one needs to be passionate about what they do. She also spoke about the challenges she faced in her career, saying, “Sometimes you fail when you choose a wrong person for a role”. Read More REDC Conducts ‘Strategic Procurement Management’ Programme The Rausing Executive Development Centre (REDC) at LUMS successfully concluded this year’s offering of its Strategic Procurement Management (SPM) programme on November 8, 2019. As the role of the procurement function in organizations has dramatically changed over time, and it has become essential to specialize in all organizational functions, the four-day programme aimed to align procurement and organizational priorities. Led by LUMS professors Dr. Jamshed H. Khan and Dr. Shakeel Sadiq Jajja, the programme focused on providing a bigger picture to senior procurement managers for implementing organisation-wide procurement decisions. Read More Mrs. Perwin Ali Launches Autobiography at LUMS A glimpse into the life and thoughts of Mrs. Perwin Ali was the highlight at the launch of her autobiographical book, A Free Spirit, held at the Suleman Dawood School of Business, LUMS on Thursday, November 28, 2019. Peppered with insightful anecdotes and family photographs, the autobiography encapsulates the different facets of Mrs. Ali’s life. The book was inspired by her grandchildren; in order to forward the tradition of the written word and its ability to inspire and transform generations of readers. The book launch was organized by Centre for Business and Society. Read More LUMS Leadership and the Faisalabad Community Network at Annual Dinner Acknowledging the generous contributions of the Faisalabad community towards the LUMS mission, the Office of Advancement hosted its Annual Dinner in Faisalabad on Friday, November 22, 2019 at the Serena Hotel. Esteemed members from leading organizations in Faisalabad were welcomed by the LUMS leadership present at the event including Founding Pro Chancellor, Syed Babar Ali; Vice Chancellor LUMS, Dr. Arshad Ahmad; members of the LUMS Management Committee; Director of the LUMS Energy Institute, Dr. Naveed Arshad and Director, Office of Advancement, Ms. Nuzhat Kamran. LUMS alumni residing in Faisalabad also attended the dinner. Read More INDEXING OF NEWSPAPERS Agricultural Crops: SBP chief lauds banks’ efforts in raising credit to agri sector. Business Recorder, 20th Nov, 2019. Weekly Cotton Review. Business Recorder, 25th Nov, 2019. The battle for Pakistan’s farms. Business Recorder, 27th Nov, 2019. Seed cotton prices fall on moderate trade. Business Recorder, 28th Nov, 2019. Wheat support price increased again. Business Recorder, 29th Nov, 2019. Shortfall of 7m cotton bales feared. Business Recorder, 30th Nov, 2019. A crushing wheat crisis. DAWN, 12th Nov, 2019. China promises technology transfer for crop processing. The News, 2nd Nov, 2019. ECC raises wheat support price to Rs1,365 40 kg. The News, 29th Nov, 2019. Govt to increase support price of wheat, sugarcane. The News, 30th Nov, 2019. Agricultural General: