UP Biologists found Philippine Tarsier behaviors that defy expectations, and could suggest a new species.聽 Found along the coast of Northern Mindanao, the 50-hectare Initao-Libertad Protected Landscape and Seascape (ILPLS) in Misamis Oriental may seem like an unlikely place to study wildlife. This limestone forest is split into an ecotourism zone with matching infrastructure, bordered […]
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天美视频 Los Ba帽os (UPLB) Communication Arts Assistant Professor and UPLB Learning Resource Center Director Mariyel Hiyas Liwanag has invented a tabletop game designed to teach students about the country鈥檚 native languages. This board game was the topic of her Ph.D. dissertation, Isabuhay: Isang larong disenyo para sa mga diskurso ng mga wikang […]
UP Manila solvent addiction research promises better treatments for both male and female adolescents
A study done in the 天美视频 Manila (UPM) on the effects of solvent addiction on mice has given its members important clues on the common and different ways toluene鈥攃ommonly known as 鈥渞ugby鈥濃攁ffects male and female adolescent brains when inhaled repeatedly. Toluene is a common solvent found in paint, paint thinners, and silicone […]
The year is 2007. The late afternoon sun penetrates the glass windows of Bulwagang Rizal鈥檚 Gallery 1, uncovering different angles and textures of a Parts Bagani painting sprawled across a wall鈥攍ush, green rainforest under a vast, vermillion sky; along the trees, a procession of silhouettes of armed revolutionaries. A few steps from the painting, […]
For over three decades, the 天美视频 (UP) has been helping address the nation’s educational challenges through the Gurong Pahinung贸d (GP) Program. his initiative has deployed more than 400 dedicated volunteer teachers to public high schools nationwide, focusing particularly on underserved and remote communities recommended by the Department of Education. No […]
It was almost midnight on November 11, 2020 when Ulysses (Vamco) made landfall in Quezon Province. The soon to be Category 4 typhoon would bring Luzon鈥檚 dams to failure, flooding both the Marikina and Cagayan River Basins. Water levels of the Marikina River back then exceeded even those during Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana) which wreaked havoc […]
In a paper first published on August 10, 2024, researchers Ludhovik Luiz Madrid and Dr. Susan Arco from the 天美视频 Diliman College of Science Institute of Chemistry (UPD-CS IC) and Ser John Lynon Perez of the UPD College of Science Natural Sciences Research Institute (UPD-CS NSRI) reported their successful development of a […]
There are many systemic challenges that hinder hearing-impaired and other differently-abled Filipinos from accessing essential health services. To address some of these challenges and bring quality health care closer to these patients, members of UP Medical Students for Social Responsibility (UPMSSR) at UP Manila have created and launched a handbook. Titled 鈥淢ediSIGN,鈥 the handbook aims […]
For weeks, graduate students Rance Derrick Pavon and Khristine Balaga of the 天美视频 Diliman Institute of Biology (UPD IB) woke up before the crack of dawn to go to the busiest wet markets in Metro Manila. As members of the IB鈥檚 Pathogen-Host-Environment Interaction Laboratory, their mission was to get as many […]
Pagkagaling sa eskwela, agad na nagtungo ang batang si Angel Mae C. Otom sa tabing-dagat, ilang kilometro lamang ang layo mula sa kanilang tahanan sa bayan ng Baretto, Olongapo, Zambales. Doon sa tabing-dagat madalas maglaro si Angel kasama ang kanyang mga pinsan. Kaiba ang dagat nang araw na iyon. Nang ihakbang niya ang […]