A symposium was organized by the academic members of KDU-CARE with the theme ‘’New Biological Approaches for the Betterment of Humanity and the Environment’’ on the 19^th April at the Faculty of Graduate Studies Auditorium. Two eminent professors, Prof. Arunika Gunawardena and Prof. Rajesh Rajaselvam from Dalhousie University, Canada, were the resource persons for this symposium. They addressed novel ways in which biology can be used to safeguard natural resources. At the end of the two seminars, an enthusiastic discussion was held on how KDU-CARE and KDU can collaborate with Dalhousie University, Canada, for future research collaborations. This occasion was graced by the chief guest, Major General Chandana Wickramasinghe RWP RSP ndu psc, Adjutant General of the Sri Lanka Army, Brigadier D. C. A. Wickramasinghe USP USACGSC (DVC Defence and Administration), Prof. K.A.S. Dhammika (DVC Academic), Deans, Directors, Academics, Postgraduates, and Undergraduates of KDU.