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Silliman University ties up with two other universities in Iloilo and Davao and the World Bank (WB) in rolling out a pioneering course on “Localizing Poverty Reduction Targets”. The course opens June 9, with the first of four development discussions focusing on the national perspective of poverty and development. Resource persons for the first development […]

Some 1,600 public school teachers in Negros Oriental and Siguijor underwent a weeklong training last month in Silliman to better prepare them for the full shift to the K+12 education program by 2016.  All participants are assigned to classes in Grade 10 — what under the old year-level classification is equivalent to fourth year in […]

A graduate student researcher at the Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences (IEMS) churned out the numbers to show the rich and diverse marine resources of the Philippines and how much the country stands to lose if threats to these resources are not removed. Jean Asuncion T. Utzurrum presented her data  for the appreciation of […]

The Committee on Student Organizations of the Silliman University Student Government has released the list of Top 10 organizations for School Year 2014-2015. They are:Student organizations earn points based on the number, quality and coverage of their projects and community involvement. Points are tallied at the end of every school year to come up with […]

Over a hundred plastic soda bottles carry a hanging vegetable garden on the University fence along the national highway. Local vegetables, such as water spinach (kangkong), vine spinach (alugbati) and camote tops (talbos ng kamote), are planted in organic soil inside each soda bottle. The hanging vegetable garden adds both aesthetic and practical value to […]

Dean of Students Dr. Edna Gladys T. Calingacion has been elected as auditor of the Philippine Association of Administrators of Student Affairs, Inc. (PAASA) during its 20th Annual National Convention held April 20 to 23 in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. PAASA is a professional organization of heads and practitioners of student affairs all over the […]

A faculty from the College of Nursing won the prestigious Leininger Research Award for Culture Care for her paper at the 36th International Conference on Human Caring held May 20 to 23 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Asst. Prof. Theresa A. Guinoo became the first Filipino to receive such award for her paper, “Empowered Emancipation: […]

Communication researchers from the University of the Philippines-Los Baños said media ought to do a better job in handling news on climate change by linking it with biodiversity loss and land degradation and making a louder call to action against these issues. “The media are increasingly being encouraged to create a balance in (reporting) climate […]

Three students from the High School Department clinched a total of two gold, two silver and two bronze medals in archery in two separate national competitions. Incoming Grade 8 student Nicole Marie Tagle bagged a total of four medals: a gold each in the 30-meter and 60-meter categories, a silver in the Olympic round, and […]

A fresh graduate of the Master of Engineering program presented his paper highlighting how electricity can be harnessed from fruits and plants, at a regional convention of the Philippine Association for Graduate Education held May 16 in Cebu City. Engr. Klint Ian Austero discussed his thesis titled “Comparison of Electrical Property of the Different Organic […]