UNIVERSITY NEWS

UP Cebu Project SHIPS leads PH marine heatwave detection
Project SHIPS led the detection of Marine Heatwaves in the Philippines in the last 40 years. This is the first effort in the country to describe the characteristics of these extreme events. To read the article, click this link:...

Technology and Women Empowerment & Tips on Safe Technology
In celebration of Women’s Month Celebration, the UP Cebu Gender and Development (GAD) Office, Office of Anti-Sexual Harassment (OASH), Teaching & Learning Resource Center (TLRC), and in collaboration with selected student organizations namely the University...
UP Cebu CCAD prof bags the Gawad Paz Marquez Benitez 2019 Award
Congratulations to Prof. Lilia T. Tio, Gawad Paz Marquez Benitez 2019, this year's outstanding literature awardee of the Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas (Umpil) or the Writers' Union of the Philippines! Source: Umpil Facebook Page
UP Cebu CSS prof receives 2019 Bernd Rode Award
Dr. Weena Gera of the University of the Philippines Cebu was conferred the 2019 Bernd Rode Award (Senior Researchers Category) by the ASEA-UNINET (ASEAN-European Academic University Network) for her research collaboration entitled “Examining the coherence of legal...
FireCheck and BFP-7 share ideas on various indicators used in the production of fire hazard maps
FireCheck Project leader, Professor Aileen Vicente opens the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) on various indicators used in the production of Fire Hazard maps. Experts from Bureau of Fire Protection Region VII — FireCheck’s key collaborator, share valuable ideas and...
FireCheck: Blazing the Trail — the first of its kind in the Philippines
With fire being a common occurrence especially in thickly populated communities in Metro Cebu, the national government is partnering with local communities in coming up with fire hazard mapping and possible mitigation. FireCheck is the first of its kind in the entire...
Scalar Politics in the Philippine Urban Disaster Management: Reframing Metropolitan Governance for Local Resilience and Sustainability || Weena Jade Gera
Summary: Globally, cities are fast becoming the locus of initiatives for building urban resilience and local sustainability. However, imperatives for integration in disaster risk management amid boundary-transcending disasters in urban agglomerations and metropolitan...
Analysis of the Morpho-anatomical Traits of Four Major Garlic (Allium Sativum L.) Cultrivars in the Philippines || Richie Eve Ragas
Abstract. Cultivating garlic after the rice season has been increasingly attractive for rice farmers in the Philippines especially in areas where rice production is constrained by water scarcity. In Mindoro, Philippines, garlic cultivars planted include ‘Mindoro...