Verde Island Passage Center for Oceanographic Research and ...
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Verde Island Passage Center for Oceanographic Research and Aquatic Life Sciences
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The m[rine rese[rch center houses different f[cilities [nd equipment th[t will help sust[in the richness [nd diversity of the Verde Isl[nd P[ss[ge through rese[rch projects th[t will monitor the m[rine ecosystem. VIP CORALS [ims to form link[ges with surrounding institutions, org[niz[tions, loc[l government units [nd common fisherfolks.
The VIP CORALS, in coll[bor[tion with the BS Biology progr[m, spe[rhe[ded the workshop entitled, “STEM2STEM
v2.0: Support [nd tr[ining for enh[ncement of mentoring (STEM) to STEM Ac[demic str[nd in the K12 curriculum
for biotechnology” on November 23 [t the Biology L[bor[tory2, 2nd floor, CIRTC Building, P[blo Borbon M[in I.
The workshop [imed to help 12 senior high schools in B[t[ng[s City
offering STEM. It involved [ lecture on the b[sic concept of Molecul[r
Biology methods, [s well [s on the use of cl[ssroomre[dy kits
developed by Biotechnology in [ Box (BTBox). This is [ project
initi[tive in coll[bor[tion with DOSTPCIEERD [imed [t providing
h[ndson [nd inquiry b[sed kits designed to en[ble STEM educ[tors to
conduct biotech experiments in their cl[ssrooms.
From October 14, the VIP CORALS took p[rt in the
site ev[lu[tion [nd biophysic[l [ssessment [ctivity [s
p[rt of the 3rd B[t[ng[s Recognition Aw[rds for Verde
P[ss[ge’s Outst[nding M[rine/M[ngrove Protected
Are[s [nd B[nt[y D[g[t (BRAVO MPAsBDs).
VIP CORALS member Mr. Joshu[ M. V[c[riz[s w[s
[mong the BRAVO Aw[rds ev[lu[tors to sc[n the MPAs
in the municip[lities of C[l[t[g[n [nd B[u[n.
A co[st[l cle[nup [nd m[ngrove pl[nting [ctivity
w[s conducted [s [ coll[bor[tive extension [ctivity
of the BS Biology Progr[m of the College of Arts
[nd Sciences, [nd the VIP CORALS on November
27 in Lobo, B[t[ng[s. This w[s led by BS Biology
Progr[m Ch[ir, Assoc. Prof. Amor P. M[gtib[y [nd
the design[ted Tourism Officer of the Municip[lity
of Lobo, Ms. Rowen[ Any[y[h[n.
Lobo Coastal Cleanup and Mangrove Planting
VIP CORALS member among evaluators for 3rd BRAVO Awards
STEM-2-STEM v2.0: BTBox RDES 2018 NEWSLETTER Vol. 1 Q. 4
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