BANDUNG, Indonesia — The University of the Philippine Open University (UPOU) Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) with the University of Padjadjaran (UNPAD) Faculty of Nursing (FON) conducted a scoping workshop on 15 June at UNPAD, Bandung, Indonesia. During the workshop, faculty members from both FMDS and FON indicated their interest in strengthening the partnership between both universities through academic and student exchange programs, and research publications and collaborations. 

ASIA RESEARCH NEWS — Analyses of fossils and sediments from Tam Pà Ling (“Cave of Monkeys” in Lao) by an international team of scientists—including a Filipino researcher formerly from the University of the Philippines (UP) and currently at the Flinders University Microarchaeology Laboratory in South Australia—has pushed back the time when we know our species, Homo sapiens, was present in Mainland Southeast Asia. 

QUEZON City —  The University of the Philippine Open University (UPOU) inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) last 19 June. The MOU aims to upskill professionals and other stakeholders through the offering of applicable courses, and to enable UPOU to assist DSWD in developing and streamlining its courses to participating learners. 

LOS BAÑOS, Laguna — Dr. Menandro N. Acda, a professor from the Department of Forest Products and Paper Science of the College of Forestry and Natural Resources (CFNR-DFPPS) at the University of the Philippines Los Baños, delivered a Professorial Chair Lecture on the “Use of Nanoparticles to Reduce Moisture Absorption and Improve Resistance of Philippine Woods against Decay and Wood Boring Insects” via virtual conferencing last 25 May.