Representatives from the camps of Vice President Leni Robredo, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno, and Senator Grace Poe will discuss campaign dynamics and strategies in an online forum to be moderated by Pia Hontiveros of CNN Philippines on October 13. “Kanya-kanyang Diskarte: Campaign Dynamics During the Pandemic,” will be the third webinar under the National Forum on Communication and Democracy: […]
3,975 University of the Philippines Los Baños employees, which is 90% of the total workforce, have already been given COVID-19 vaccines as part of the University’s commitment to help protect its employees and promote a safe and healthy work environment.
Engineers from the UP Institute of Civil Engineering garnered international recognition for their design called Column Footing Grade Beam Monolith, a reinforcement solution that helps in retrofitting houses and improving their resilience to earthquakes and typhoons.
With museums taking a hit amidst restrictions regarding public spaces in the pandemic, the Museum of Natural History (MNH) highlighted ensuing challenges and opportunities as they celebrated their 45th anniversary online on Sept. 30, with the theme “Museums in the New Normal: Their Role in Education, Research, and Extension.”
Among their anniversary highlights were the launching of three digital projects, namely the MNH virtual reality tour, the Quicentennial Commemoration Virtual Exhibit, and the MNH digitized herbarium collection.
TheUPLB Office of Scholarships and Grants under the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs (OVCSA) hosted ASSIST: Aid and Scholarship Services Informational Support to STudents via online on Sept. 6-7.
OSG personnel presented the portfolio of scholarships, financial assistance, and educational resources that the University could provide to UPLBs students at this virtual event.
The UP NOAH launched its revamped website for a more user-friendly experience. The University of the Philippines Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards (UP-NOAH) is making good on its mission to build Filipino resilience against disaster. UP NOAH presented its revamped website on October 4, 2021, featuring a better interface from Mapbox that allows the […]
The University of the Philippines Pandemic Response Team met with Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte to discuss the implementation of the MedAlert COVID Testing and Contact Tracing Platform, a collaboration that will help ramp up the city’s pandemic response.
A 24-year-old doctor and coconut processing company executive has developed a combined virgin coconut oil (VCO) and lagundi mouth and nasal spray formula that can be a potent protection against – if not potential cure – for COVID-19.
Dr. Sterling Tiu, company doctor at his family’s coconut processing business Tropicana Food Products Inc. based in San Pablo City, Laguna, said that the combination of lagundi and VCO addresses both the cough symptoms and viral replication issues in COVID-19 cases.
The webinar series, entitled 2nd UPLB Career Convention and has for its theme, “Career Pivoting in the Better Normal,” is part of the career development and placement services that OVCSA provides to students.
Aside from topics regarding preparing for employment and thriving and surviving in one’s career, the Career Convention also includes topics on establishing a startup, freelancing, and networking as alternative career paths.
The UP Diliman Institute of Biology will be leading a research project that will help curb the losses of coffee farmers by designing a system that will differentiate coffee varieties into those that are susceptible and resistant to pests and diseases.
