The collection of data and samples from Ilonggo partner-volunteers for the two projects of the Filipino Genomes Research Program (FGRP) has started.

With the dynamic learning landscape, challenges in teaching are indeed inevitable. As such, to support teaching excellence in higher education, faculty members and representatives from the Teaching and Learning Resource Center attended the recent run of the Teaching and Learning Activities for SUCs, or “TaLAS: Building a Teaching Effectiveness Program,” on November 21-22, 2023, at the UP School of Economics.

Innovation fellows from the various constituent units of the University of the Philippines (UP) delivered their pitch presentations at the University Innovation Fellowship (UIF) for Food and Sustainability culminating activity held in Iloilo City on Nov. 22.

Prof. Encarnacion Emilia S. Yap, dean of the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS), and BS Fisheries scholars of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resource (BFAR) participated in the consultation-dialogue conducted on November 29, 2023 at the Villadolid Hall, CFOS, UP Visayas Miagao campus.

Ms. Anna Razel L Ramirez and Asst. Prof. Jonevee Amparo presented a paper at the 18th NAKEM Conference at the Double Tree by Hilton in Fremont California on November 15 to 17, 2023 with this year’s theme: Herstories' And 'Histories' of Diversity: Narrating (Im)Migrant and Multiple Lives and Engaging the Community in The Margins.

The UP Visayas Teaching and Learning Resource Center recently conducted the fourth iteration of its Teach SMART Program that focused on the “principles of teaching” and “humanizing education” as core topics on November 16-17, 2023, at the UPV MILC, College of Arts and Sciences building.

Six (6) UP High School in Iloilo (UPHSI) Senior High School Students attended the 3rd Youth Leaders Summit 2023 at the IEC Convention Center, Cebu City, last September 28-30, where more than 1,000 youth leaders across the Philippines assembled.

The University of the Philippine Visayas through the Center for West Visayan Studies, and Rare, Inc. collaborated in conducting capability-building activities for various stakeholders in Northern Antique.

Paper presentations by faculty members and booths at the exhibits mark the University of the Philippines Visayas’ (UPV) participation at the National Science, Technology, and Innovation Week (NSTW) 2023 on Nov. 22-26 in Iloilo City, organized by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).