Dr. Alice Joan G. Ferrer, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, together with other academicians, recently published research on the effects of COVID-19 on small-scale fisheries in Southeast Asia. The research magnifies the various situations, issues, and challenges confronting small-scale fisheries in Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. The research also highlights supports received from the government, coping strategies among fisherfolks, as well as policy recommendations. 

The Center for West Visayan Studies-UP Visayas (CWVS) started its 2021 Youth Conference on Culture, Arts, and Heritage or 2021 Youth CCAH on May 5, 2021. The online event is in partnership with the National Youth Forum on Heritage (NYFH) and DYUP 102.7 FM.

Since the start of community lockdown and the suspension of classes across the country, more and more children are being forced to stay at home, resulting in more students becoming disengaged from or deprived entirely of their education. Undoubtedly, the global COVID-19 pandemic and its effects magnified the existing literacy challenges, exponentially increasing the inequity between children who are supported and those who aren’t when it comes to reading. 

UP Visayas officials met online with representatives from the Embassy of Hungary in the Philippines. On April 27, 2021, Chancellor Clement Camposano, together with Vice Chancellor Philip Ian Padilla and Vice Chancellor Harold Monteclaro, met with Her Excellency Dr. Titanilla Tóth, the Hungarian Ambassador to the Philippines. The online meeting provided a venue for both parties to make introductions, particularly on matters related to fisheries instruction and research. 

The university's land use must adhere to its mission, vision, and sustainability goals in carrying out its tripartite mandate on teaching, research, and extension that should emanate an aura of service, excellence, and nobility. 

The College of Arts and Sciences recently launched its 2021 CAS Dean’s Awards for Outstanding Performance and Achievement. The 2021 UPV-CAS Dean’s Awards is the first-ever award system instituted in the College of Arts and Sciences by Dean Alice Joan G. Ferrer. The CAS Awards recognizes the outstanding performances of its faculty and staff in teaching, research, creative work, public service, and administrative functions. 

Six medical technologists and the chief of hospital of Angel Salazar Memorial General Hospital (ASMGH) completed the Training on Molecular Techniques (RNA Extraction and rRT-PCR) for COVID-19 Testing last April 29-30, 2021, at the Philippine Genome Center Visayas in the Regional Research Center, University of the Philippines Visayas, Miagao, Iloilo.

The UPV Community Pantry was opened last April 30, 2021. It was organized by UP Fight (composed of UP Alumni Association Iloilo Chapter and iAmUPHi) in collaboration with the UPV administration headed by Chancellor Clement C. Camposano, the Office of Alumni Relations led by Director Rey Carlo T. Gonzales, and with the support of various UPV alumni and other constituents, individuals, and group donors. 

• SDG 4: Quality Education

Professors from the different divisions and departments of the University of Philippines Visayas gathered at the UPV Little Theatre from April 28 to 30, 2021, to conduct workshops concerning the efforts of the Division to shift from the current Master of Education (M. Ed.) to the Master of Arts in Education (MA. Ed.) program.