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...
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...
‘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...
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...
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...
Tuklas UPLB: Rice Straw Biogas Project
Alam ninyo ba na ang dayami na madalas tinatapon ng mga magsasaka pagkatapos ng pag-aani ng palay ay maaaring pagmulan ng biogas na isang renewable energy? Tampok ang teknolohiyang ito sa pangatlong episode ng Tuklas UPLB. Panoorin ang aming maikling interview kasama si Dr. Rex B. Demafelis, isang eksperto pagdating...
From waste to energy: The rice straw biogas project
A team from UPLB joined a research project that produced cost-efficient innovations on turning rice straw into a clean and affordable energy to help farmers and the environment. Rice straw is a waste produced from harvesting rice. It is often burned or left in the field where it emits methane...
Soft launching of the UPLB AGORA
Here are some photos during the soft launching of the university's research and extension agenda called "UPLB AGORA" or Accelerating Growth through One Research and Extension in Action. The soft launching, held last March 4 at the UPLB Technology Hub and One Stop Shop, featured an exhibit of various UPLB...