Have you ever heard insects sound like they are laughing? These are actually male cicadas or kuliglig that were identified as new species in 2015. What about those leaping insects that are triangular in shape and have nests and trails that look like they were made from human saliva? They...
UPLB PZD discusses interdisciplinarity of zoonoses efforts in first face-to-face symposium
More than two years since its establishment by virtue of the UP Board of Regents’ approval, the UPLB Program for Zoonotic Diseases held its first face-to-face symposium titled “PAGSUMAHIN: An Interdisciplinary Discussion on Addressing Zoonotic Diseases in the Philippines” on 28 July 2023 at the CAS Auditorium. In his welcome...
Isabela State U benchmarks with UPLB, AGORA for solar-powered compost digester
Five researchers of Isabela State University (ISU) Cabagan Campus visited the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) on June 26, for a benchmarking activity to develop their solar-powered compost digester that makes use of agricultural wastes. The group was led by Dr. Ambrose Hans G. Aggabao (ISU Cabagan Cluster...
‘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...
VC Bantayan talks about UPLB AGORA on Tuklas UPLB Season 4 episode
Tuklas UPLB opens its fourth season by featuring UPLB’s newest research and extension agenda called “AGORA” or Accelerating Growth through One Research and Extension in Action, as explained by Vice Chancellor for Research and Extension Nathaniel C. Bantayan. VC Bantayan told during the interview, “Ang UPLB AGORA ay pinakabagong research...
DOST, DENR officials visit agency-funded projects, waste-to-energy facility in UPLB
Officials of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and its sectoral councils for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) and for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD) visited projects and facilities that they have funded in UPLB on Oct. 20. Chancellor Jose V....