The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) COVID Testing Center has been certified and will begin accepting swab samples from Laguna and neighboring provinces beginning Monday, July 6, 2020.
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UP Los Baños, DOST develop abaca hybrid high-quality paper
The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) and Department of Science and Technology (DOST) have together produced high-quality paper made from the “Bandala” abaca hybrid fiber.
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UP Los Banos readies Bio-safe COVID-19 Testing Center
The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) COVID-19 Testing Center has stepped up preparations for its operation as a bio-safe and bio-secure facility for Laguna and neighboring provinces.
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UP Los Baños moves to protect COVID-19 frontliners with solutions to PPE shortage
University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) is addressing the shortage of various protective equipment (PPE) to protect hospital frontliners from COVID-19 infection.
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UP Los Baños proposes edible landscaping as healthy food source solution
The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) is promoting its Edible Landscaping garden model as a source of healthy food source during community quarantines to stop the spread of the coronavirus disease and perhaps as a way of life in the “new normal” once the lockdown is lifted.
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UPLB free-to-download children’s e-books teach importance of social distancing, face masks
University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) has published two illustrated children’s e-books explaining practices during the COVID-19 pandemic that are free to download.
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Pangasinan Kindness Station of UPLB agripreneur Anjanette Tadena provides for indigent families
UPLB alumna and agripreneur Anjanette Tadena started a “Kindness Station” In Pangasinan to provide for the basic grocery needs of farmers and indigent families during the Luzon-wide lockdown.
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UP scientists, engineers creating ventilators for COVID-19 patients
University of the Philippines scientists and engineers are creating ventilators and valve splitters to help COVID-19 patients breathe more easily.
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UP Los Banos develops seaweed drying technology for faster quality harvest
Seaweed farmers are getting a boost from a new seaweed drying technology developed by the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) – BIOMECH and funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). The new seaweed drying system is capable of drying newly harvested stocks at a faster rate while protecting the seaweeds from unpredictable weather.
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UP Diliman, UPLB help Filipino farmers sell harvest at fair trade price
Groups from the University of the Philippines Diliman and Los Baños campuses are practicing what they preach in assemblies and fora by helping Filipino farmers sell their produce at the right fair trade price. Global Climate Strike Diliman and the UPLB UNESCO Club have separately set out to help local farmers, challenged by current market […]
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University of the Philippines Los Banos tops Forester Licensure Exams
The University of the Philippines Los Banos (UPLB) topped the Forester Licensure Examinations results released by the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) on September 9. The award-winning state university in Laguna province known for its top researchers and innovations dominated the topnotchers of the PRC board passers, taking 5 spots out of the top 12. Mindanao […]
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UP Los Banos Choral Ensemble makes history as 1st Asia Choral Grand Prix Champion
The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) Choral Ensemble has made history as the first champion of the Asia Choral Grand Prix (ACGP). UP Los Baños Choral Ensemble went up against 5 choral champions from the 2017 and 2018 editions of the Andrea O. Veneracion International Choral Festival (AOVICF), the Bali International Choir Festival […]
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