On July 29, the UPLB Technology Transfer and Business Development Office (TTBDO) launched its Hub & Spokes Program as part of its 15th anniversary celebrations. After a series of messages and informative talks on TTBDO’s history, its ongoing activities, and the collective vision for technology development and commercialization in the...
UPLB launches program to mainstream innovation and entrepreneurship in campus
UPLB, through its Technology Transfer and Business Development Office (TTBDO), launched on July 29 the Hub & Spokes program in an effort to mainstream innovation and entrepreneurship in the university. Through the program, representatives from each UPLB unit will be capacitated with skills in technology transfer and business development until...
UPLB, DA craft unified R4DE agenda for Philippine agriculture
On June 30, UPLB submitted to the Department of Agriculture (DA) a document that can influence the direction of Philippine agriculture under the new administration. The document titled “One Research for Development and Extension Agenda and Programs (One R4DEAP)” culminated six months of research and nationwide consultations with experts and...
UPLB Research Ethics Board holds workshop to improve ethics review process
The UPLB Research Ethics Board (REB) held a full-day workshop on the university’s research ethics review process on May 23 at the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Extension (OVCRE) Annex building. Faculty members and social scientists from various UPLB colleges and units gathered for the workshop to...
‘BLOOMS’ and ‘QUEZON’S’ LIVING TRADITION art exhibits
Drawing the biggest crowd ever since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the UPLB Office for Initiatives in Culture and the Arts simultaneously opened two exhibits titled “BLOOMS: Lumen Prints of Endemic and Other Philippine Flora” and “QUEZON’S LIVING TRADITIONS” on 18 May, Wednesday, at the Sining Makiling Gallery in celebration of...
“Synbiotic” ice cream featured on Tuklas UPLB
The 14th episode of Galing UPLB’s Tuklas UPLB aired on May 13, featured how a group of UPLB researchers reinvented ice cream to make it a healthier option through a partnership with a small business owned by a UPLB food technology alumnus. According to Asst Prof. Oliveros, the project entitled...
DOST, NEDA survey gov’t-funded R&D projects in UPLB
Officials and staff of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Central Office, DOST CALABARZON, and the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) paid a visit to five DOST-funded research and development (R&D) projects headquartered in the UPLB campus on Tuesday, May 10. These projects are part of DOST’s Niche...
In Photos: SINELEKSYON Art Exhibit
Sining. Eleksyon. Leksyon. The UPLB Department of Humanities staged an art exhibit just weeks before the 2022 national elections in the Philippines. Featuring the works of eight Filipino artists, the "show captures their visual narratives on the political and electoral life of the nation". This exhibit was also part of...
UPLB alumni convene to strategize future-proofing of Philippine agriculture
After the grand launch of UPLB’s unified research and extension (R&E) agenda called “Accelerating Growth through One Research and Extension in Action” or AGORA, the UPLB Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Extension (OVCRE) spearheaded a consultative workshop with UPLB alumni on March 22. The event titled “Mapping...
Tuklas UPLB: Yaman Kababaihan Program
Sa episode na ito, pinag-usapan natin ang Yaman Kababaihan -- isang programa ng UPLB Ugnayan ng Pahinungod na naglalayong mas mapaunlad pa ang kahusayan at mabigyan ng boses ang mga kababaihan sa usapin ng pag-unlad. Nilalayon rin ng programa na maging lider ang mga kababaihan sa kanilang komunidad sa pamamagitan...