Alumni Updates (January 2 – 8, 2017)
…and affirm patriotism. Rev. Somera is a retired United States Army Chaplain with a rank of Colonel, now based in Copperas Cove, Texas. He completed his Elementary (1951), High School… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 2.88)
Silliman Hosts 1st TNE Learning Session
…Niche Programmes through the Philippine – United Kingdom Linkage which aims to provide capacity and funding support for Philippine Higher Education Institutions (HEI) to establish international connectivity and engagement through… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 2.88)
US Embassy Sponsors Go Green Program
…The partnership between the US Embassy Manila and Silliman University, through the American Corner has been a valuable component in fostering mutual understanding between the Philippines and the United States…. (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 2.88)
Robert B. & Metta J. Silliman Library
…of books on various subjects. It subscribes to local and foreign serials and maintains special pamphlet collections, namely, Filipiniana, Southeast Asia, and United Nations. It also has a Sillimaniana collection… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 2.88)
FIRST WORLD OCEANS REPORT REVISITED; Theme 1: Climate change and its impact on the oceans
22 scientists from around the world—including Silliman University’s Hilconida Calumpong, Ph.D.—submitted to the United Nations General Assembly in late 2015 their report on the state of the world’s oceans after… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 2.88)
Marine mammals disturbed by warming waters
…(IPCC), the scientific body composed of hundreds of scientists under the auspieces of the United Nations to study climate change and its political and socioeconomic impacts. According to those reports,… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 2.88)
Palanca-winning Filipino-American Writer to Talk on the Art of the Filipino Essay
…and recipient of the 2017 Ani ng Dangal for Literary Arts, is an award-winning essayist in the Philippines and the United States. He has won grand prizes at the Palanca… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 2.88)
FIRST WORLD OCEANS REPORT REVISITED Theme A: Climate change and its impact on the oceans (Third in a series)
…seawater temperatures have been implicated in the occurrence of a wasting disease that decimated seagrass meadows in the north-eastern and north-western parts of the United States. Changes in species distribution… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 2.88)
Alumni Updates April 3 – 9, 2017
…from SU MBL will be reported to National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) GenBank in the United States, which is a repository for genes. The Department also aims to publish… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 2.88)
FIRST WORLD OCEANS REPORT REVISITED Theme 1: Climate change and its impact on the oceans (Fourth in a Series)
…States and subsistence fishermen in low-latitude coastal areas, but also locally significant effects even in major economies, such as that of the United States. Theme B. Higher mortality and less… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 2.88)
