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VSU Agarwood study and DA’s farmer income-boosting program sweep top awards at regional RDE symposium
Visayas State University (VSU) and the Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office VIII (DA-RFO 8) shared the limelight at the 37th Joint ViCARP-ViAFFREDS Regional RDE Symposium in Tacloban City, where their research and development efforts supporting biodiversity and farmer productivity were hailed as the region’s most outstanding papers for 2025.
Read more ...VSU-DBS expands citizen science efforts through marine monitoring & biodiversity seminar in Ormoc City
Visayas State University-Department of Biological Sciences (VSU-DBS) strengthened its citizen science initiatives in Ormoc City through a Marine Ecosystem Monitoring and Biodiversity Awareness Seminar held on October 29, 2025, at the Ormoc City Public Library.
Read more ...VSU-Devcom prof co-authors Global Food Systems book, becomes first Filipina delegate to World Shiology Forum
In a landmark milestone for Visayas State University (VSU), Dr. Christina A. Gabrillo, a professor from the Department of Development Communication, has become the first Filipina to participate in the 5th World Shiology Forum, held on October 28-31, 2025 in Haikou, China.
Read more ...VSU opens World Soils Day 2025 with lecture series led by Polish partners
Visayas State University (VSU) kicked off its week-long celebration of World Soil Day 2025 with an international lecture series led by Dr. Marcin Świtońiak and Dr. Przemysław Charzyński of Nicolaus Copernicus University (NCU) in Toruń, Poland.
Read more ...VSU recognized by DA-PhilRice for longstanding partnership in rice science
Visayas State University (VSU) was recognized by the Department of Agriculture-Philipine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) as one of its longstanding partners during the Rice R4DE Appreciation Night on November 25, 2025, an event held as part of PhilRice’s 40th founding anniversary.
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