Is it possible to make your yard both beautiful and edible?
Researchers of the UPLB Edible Landscaping team certainly think so. Touting the slogan “No Filipino should be hungry,” the team also thinks that edible landscaping is going to help Filipinos go green and eat healthy.
From the farms where the food security war is being fought to the halls of Congress where policies are being made, the Center for Agri-Fisheries and Biosystems Mechanization (BIOMECH) contributes in large measures towards the use of agriculture machinery for efficient farming and fisheries processing operations.
The Youth Summer Program and Biodiversity Short Course are training grounds for the youth. Both engage the future agents of biodiversity and environment conservation, ushering in change for the environment through education.
Five programs in three UP constituent universities received the Third Gawad Pangulo for Excellence in Public Service in a ceremony held on February 28, 2019 in the College of Science Auditorium, National Science Complex, UP Diliman.These are: the UP Los Baños (UPLB) Bee Program of the UPLB Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Extension; the Partners in Leprosy Action of the Department of Medicine of UP Manila-Philippine General Hospital (UPM-PGH); the Patient-Centered, Family-Focused, and Community-Oriented Care for Families Enrolled at the Family Health Unit (FHU) of the FHU of the Department of Family and Community Medicine of UPM-PGH; the Disaster Risk Reduction, Training , Education, and Advocacy for Children’s Protection and Resilience Project (TEACH-DRR) of the UP Visayas (UPV) Center for West Visayan Studies; and, the Dayaw at Hanasan of the UPV Sentro ng Wikang Filipino.
Tinanggap ni Prof. Jose Julie E. Ramirez ang parangal para sa Sentro ng Wikang Filipino (SWF) Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Visayas (UPV) bilang awardee sa 3rd Gawad Pangulo: Excellence in Public Service na ginanap noong 28 Pebrero 2019 sa UP Diliman, Lungsod Quezon dahil sa dalawang programa, Dayaw at Hanasan, na nilikha ni Prof. Ramirez.
To better reach out to the community, the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS) recently launched a network to make people aware of its various public service and research activities through a social media platform. The launching took place at the Audio Visual Hall, CFOS, UP Visayas Miagao campus on February 21, 2019.
The University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City, has officially introduced its first batch of emotional support dogs as part of its “expanded idea” of upholding not just honor and excellence, but also compassion. According to UP Diliman Chancellor Michael Tan, having emotional support dogs was a convergence of two programs: strengthening psychosocial […]
On February 21 (Thursday), the University of the Philippines System will participate in the Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) to test the University’s evacuation procedures, communication protocol with the Emergency Operations Center, and the capacity to carry out its first response operations among its faculty, staff, and students as it has done in the past three years.
Join the drill on February 21 and use the hashtag #UPShakeDrill to document your NSED activities.
On 24 January 2019, faculty and staff from UP Open University (UPOU) participated in the 5th Philippines-Japan Forum on Ifugao Satoyama Meister Training Program (ISMTP) held at Ifugao State University (IFSU), Nayon, Lamut, Ifugao.
Dr. Elena E. Pernia is a professor of communication and concurrently the dean of the College of Mass Communication, University of the Philippines Diliman. She has over 20 years of experience in communication/media education, research, planning and evaluation. Her highly distinguished academic career focuses on capacity-building of students, local governments, health professionals, and civil society […]
