The UP Surgical Innovation and Biotechnology Laboratory (UP SIBOL) is composed of engineers from the state university’s Diliman campus and clinicians from its Manila campus, who have come together to develop Filipino-made health devices.
Category: DILIMAN
IN the effort to expand the coverage of Tuklas Lunas researches across the country considering the Philippines‘ rich biodiversity, the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DoST-PCHRD) funded the Discovery and Development of Health Products (DDHP) program, and one of its pioneer program is the Marine Component implemented by the University of the Philippines Diliman – Marine Science Institute. The […]
Three research projects for the study of SARS-CoV-2 and disease outbreaks that are being undertaken by UP Mindanao and UP Diliman are utilizing the DOST Advanced Science and Technology Institute’s Computing and Archiving Research Environment (COARE) Supercomputing Facility.
Project Marayum was led by Assistant Professor Mario Carreon of the Department of Computer Science at the University of the Philippines Diliman, the DOST-PCIEERD said in a news release.
The project sought to produce an online language dictionary which can be modified by registered members of a specific community who mainly uses the language.
DILG-NCR Regional Director Maria Lourdes Agustin and University of the Philippines Diliman Chancellor Dr. Fidel Nemenzo signed an agreement to promote an integrated solid waste information and technology management system, and the setting up of waste utilization technologies in NCR.
DILG-NCR and UP partnered for the Project IWASTO or the Integrated Waste Analysis, Survey, and Technological Options, a component of the program Integrated Mapping, Monitoring, Modelling, and Management System for Manila Bay and Linked Environments or the IM4ManilaBay, funded by the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Engineering Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD).
Several Japanese and Philippine institutions are teaming up to conduct a study on water-related disaster risks and enhance flood management in the country, particularly in the Pampanga River basin and Pasig-Marikina River and Laguna Lake basin.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), along with International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM), Public Works Research Institute in Japan, and University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) are working on research for the project development of a Hybrid Water-Related Disaster Risk Assessment Technology for Sustainable Local Economic Development Policy or HyDEPP to help address global issues like climate change.
Cavite State University (CvSU) and University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on a collaborative project entitled “Development of Integrated Mapping, Monitoring, and Analytical Network System for Manila Bay and Linked Systems (MapABLE). The project is a component of a two-year research undertaking funded by DOST-PCIEERD titled “Integrated Mapping, Modelling, and Management System for Manila Bay and Linked Systems (IM4ManilaBay) Program”. Project MapABLE aims to develop and deploy an integrated system for mapping and monitoring of the water quality of Manila Bay and linked systems including major river tributaries using geospatial technologies and citizen science.
Recent years have seen marked changes in terms of young Filipinos’ health, values, and behavior. These include technological and cultural breakthroughs, new forms of engagements, and more prominently, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic—to which young people have been forced to adapt their lives in many ways.
To probe these trends and issues faced by today’s youth, the University of the Philippines Population Institute (UPPI) has involved a wide range of stakeholders in developing the design and tools of the 2021 Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Study (YAFS5), the fifth in a series of nationwide cross-sectional studies on the Filipino youth.
The Department of Science and Technology-Industrial Technology Development Institute (DOST-ITDI) has forged partnership with the University of the Philippines (UP)-Diliman for the bench-scale production, safety assessment and market research of halal cosmetics and toiletries.
DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said the ITDI signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with UP Diliman for the implementation of the project from May 17 to October 31, 2021.
For Rara, who is an animal lover, the program also aims “to change perspectives and attitudes towards campus animals.”
“Dati kasi (Before), they were rounded up and then brought to the pound. They were considered as pests. But now, people can see they have a role in the community. They can be therapy dogs… Now, we have a K9 unit to help during emergencies,” she said.