UP Visayas received Rare Philippines and Rare Global Operations at the Center for West Visayan Studies (CWVS), UPV Iloilo City Campus on August 16, 2023.

The College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences developed unified action plans and activities for the implementation of the BS Fisheries (BSF) program for the next five years following the granting of the ASEAN University Network-Quality Assurance (UAN-QA) certification.

The UPV Sentro ng Wikang Filipino launched the SWF Library named "Tarangban" at the UP Visayas Iloilo City campus on August 15, 2022.

The University of the Philippines Visayas Office of Student Affairs (UPV-OSA) gave an orientation to the incoming students and transferees of the University, together with some of their parents and guardians on Aug. 15 at the UPV Covered Court, Miagao campus. 

UP Visayas was granted its first patent for the invention on Methods and Composition of Microalgae Paste, a product manufactured by the Algacon Aquafeeds Manufacturing (AAM), an aquaculture enterprise that produces the first Philippine made microalgae paste. 

Retired faculty member Prof. Roman Sanares opened his one-man painting exhibit last 14 August 2023 as part of the Goldies Day celebration. Sanares featured a collection of 30 paintings, which he created in a span of three years, including the pandemic season. 

The Community Outreach Program – Barangay Integrated Development Approach for Nutrition Improvement (COP-BIDANI) of the College of Arts and Sciences conducted a one-day, in-person training for the Barangay Nutrition Scholars of the municipality of Igbaras on July 31, 2023, at the Auditorium of UPV’s Iloilo City campus.

Peter Solis Nery, an Ilonggo consummate artist, top West Visayan literature producer, and University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) alumnus, will receive the Distinguished Alumnus Award in Championing Hiligaynon Literature and Regional Culture from the UP Alumni Association (UPAA) on Aug. 19, 2023.

Sectoral consultations for the next Chancellor of the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) were held in the Iloilo City and Miagao campuses on Aug. 14 and 15, 2023, respectively.