Artwork by Tricia Mabale, UP MPRO UP scientists are growing wild seaweed on land to reclaim lost diversity In the UP Marine Science Institute’s (MSI) 5-hectare Bolinao Marine Laboratory, Pangasinan, a peculiar type of gardening is currently being done. Here, rows of aquariums and huge concrete channels called raceways are pumped daily with filtered seawater […]
For the next entry in the MSI@50 Lecture Series, Dr. Baldomero Olivera from the University of Utah will discuss ancient Filipinos navigating through ancient waters. The MSI@50 Lecture Series is an official UNESCO Ocean Decade activity that features the various topics and disciplines in marine science our faculty members and collaborators specialize in. As […]
The University of the Philippines (UP) Marine Science Institute will be hosting a hybrid Symposium on Submarine Groundwater Discharge: Nature, Geochemistry, Coral, and Microbial Communities on January 23, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the UP MSI Audio-Visual Room in UP Diliman, Quezon City, and via Zoom. The event is part of the […]
The University of the Philippines (UP) Marine Science Institute will be holding Unveiling the Depths: Navigating the Waves of Philippine Oceanography Through Time on January 8, 2:00 p.m. at the MSI Audio-Visual Room, UP MSI, Quezon City. The event is part of the MSI@50 Lecture Series, which is an official United Nations Educational, […]
Who could imagine that something as small as cone snails, popular among shell collectors and tropical-themed jewelry makers for their intricately colored shells, is the key to a substantial medical breakthrough waiting to be unlocked? Perhaps it is fitting that a young Filipino scientist, Iris Bea Ramiro, is next in line to reveal the biomedical […]
Learning can sometimes be more challenging for some kids. That’s why most educators are developing more educational games. Children may enjoy more and learn more through fun and engaging activities. Enter the newest educational game with a uniquely Philippine marine ecology twist, “Ocean Spirit.” “Ocean Spirit” is a personality quiz and screen share game about […]
Dr. Deo Florence Onda, Associate Professor of the UP Marine Science Institute, makes history as the first Filipino to make the first manned descent into Emden Deep, the third deepest point on Earth.
The UP College of Medicine (then known as the Philippine Medical School) opens. It predates the opening of the University proper by 3 years.
