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Team CS Code from the Department of Computer Science and Technology (DCST) of Visayas State University-Main Campus earned second place at the Byte Forward Hackathon-Visayas Leg, a regional tech competition that brought together the brightest student coders across the islands. 

In a field where compassion can be as important as clinical skill, a study from a faculty researcher at Visayas State University (VSU) sheds light on the emotional toll on nurses and how it affects their ability to care. 

With research that could help secure the future of the country’s coconut industry, Necodimus F. Cañas, fresh from completing his MS in Entomology at Visayas State University (VSU), claimed first place in the 2025 National Coconut Research and Development Congress (NCRDC) Poster Category. The event was held from July 29 to 31, 2025 at the Acacia Hotel in Alabang, Muntinlupa.

Engr. John Allan A. Gulles, faculty member of the Department of Civil Engineering at Visayas State University (VSU), earned the Best Presentation Award during the 4th International Joint Student Seminar on One Health, One World (OHOW) held at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Thailand on July 31, 2025.

Visayas State University (VSU) President Prose Ivy G. Yepes has been elected as the new President of the State Universities and Colleges–Association of Colleges of Agriculture in the Philippines (SUC-ACAP), a national network of public higher education institutions with strong academic and research programs in agriculture and allied sciences.

Visayas State University (VSU)  will officially implement Carless/Motorless Wednesdays starting September 3, 2025, in both the upper and lower campuses from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM.

The Visayas State University (VSU) has taken a bold step in making higher education more accessible to students who often face the steepest challenges in pursuing a college degree. 

Through Board Resolution No. 32, s. 2021, the university approved the implementation of the Affirmative Action Program (AAP) for State Universities and Colleges in Eastern Visayas (SUCs-8), beginning in the first semester of SY 2021–2022.