Officials and resource persons from Nagoya University (NU), Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), and UPLB encouraged faculty members, researchers, extension personnel, professional staff, and government employees to join NU’s projects so they can grow professionally, and earn doctorate degrees from one of Japan’s top national universities.
Together with UPLB, the Nagoya University Asian Satellite Campus Institute (NUASCI)-Philippines will be hosting a webinar on postgraduate opportunities available for Filipinos from government agencies and universities.
The UPLB COVID-19 Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory (CMDL) along with three LGU-owned molecular laboratories received a total of 11,000 reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test kits from the Office of the Vice President (OVP).
The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) through the Abaca Genomics Project and in partnership with the UPLB Agapay and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Extension (OVCRE) started an online fundraising symposium to support abaca farmers who have been severely affected by Super Typhoon Rolly.
The UPLB Technology Transfer and Business Development Office (TTBDO) in partnership with Cleveland Scott York and Patent Seekers held a webinar on understanding international patent applications towards global opportunities for technology transfer.
To further encourage the university’s Research, Extension, and Professional Staff (REPS) to aim for scientist conferment under the Scientific Career System (SCS), the University of the Philippines Society of Research, Extension, and Professional Staff, Incorporated (UP REPSS, Inc.) held a webinar on 11 December 2020.
Through a virtual mini-conference, various community-based project teams were able to share their experiences and best practices in implementing their activities amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Serving as a compendium of techniques that are suitable for local conditions in studying microalgae, Professor Emeritus Milagrosa R. Martinez-Goss, UP Scientist Windell R. Rivera, and Associate Professor Nerissa K. Torreta hosted the virtual launching of the book titled, “Methods in Microalgal Studies” on 09 December 2020.
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Extension (OVCRE) held two virtual dialogues to discuss issues and guidelines relevant to the welfare and development of UPLB Research, Extension, and Professional Staff (REPS) on 17 and 24 November 2020.
During her first public speaking engagement as the new Vice Chancellor for Research and Extension, Dr. Merdelyn C. Lit said to continue UPLB's culture of research even during pandemic.
As part of their continuous effort to increase awareness of UPLB constituents on intellectual property (IP), the UPLB Technology Transfer and Business Development Office (TTBDO) began a week-long webinar on patent searching on 16 November 2020.
With the UP System's call for 2019 Merit Promotions for Research, Extension, and Professional Staff (REPS), UPLB intensified the welfare initiatives for our REPS.
