The idea started as a joke. Before starting his academic career at the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) School of Technology, chemical engineer Ramer Bautista was working at a waste treatment facility. At the time, hospitals across the country were already grappling with the serious — and very expensive — problem of how to […]
Some of the most popular fermented products in the Philippines are fish sauce (“patis”) and fish paste (“bagoong”). However, these products are typically high in salt content, which makes them unappealing to people who have or are predisposed to illnesses like hypertension, kidney stones, and some cancers. To address this, researchers from the University of […]
The inauguration of the new Philippine Genome Center Visayas, which will pursue research for fisheries and aquatics, agriculture and medicine, is “UP Visayas at its best”, according to UPV Chancellor Camposano.
The UP Beta Sigma Fraternity – UP Visayas Chapter demonstrates community spirit through its active support of healthcare frontliners and local hospitals, local governments, as well as the UP Visayas community.
Dr. Ricardo P. Babaran was formally installed as the 10th chancellor of the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) on August 29 at the UPV Little Theater, Iloilo City Campus. He has assumed office on November 1, 2017 and is serving a three-year term.
The UP College of Medicine (then known as the Philippine Medical School) opens. It predates the opening of the University proper by 3 years.
