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...

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...