The UPLB Museum of Natural History recently marked its 47th Founding Anniversary with a two-day celebration this 28-29 September 2023. With the theme, “Beyond Museum Walls: Forging Bridges between Nature and Society,” the museum reaffirmed its commitment to the preservation of Philippine natural history.
Museum’s VR tour a good STEAM learning resource, DevCom thesis finds
And to ensure that its VRT is responsive to user’s needs, the museum recently partnered with the UPLB’s College of Development Communication (CDC), by way of a student’s thesis, to evaluate the potential of the digital platform for biodiversity education. According to a thesis research by Zsarla Angeli Peñaflor, a...
Museum curators, staff participate in 2023 edition of Philippine Biodiversity Symposium
Several curators and staff from the UPLB Museum of Natural History once again joined more than three hundred other biodiversity advocates, conservationists, and students from all over the Philippines, this time converging in Sorsogon City, during the 31st Annual Philippine Biodiversity Symposium (APBS) held 22-25 August 2023.
Museum’s DS Rabor Wildlife Collection re-inventoried as part of futureproofing
The UPLB Museum of Natural History organization is happy to report that after almost two years, the re-inventory and physical maintenance of its DS Rabor Wildlife Collection is now 100% completed.
Bulacan State University biology students complete 300-hour internship at UPLB MNH
Last 3 August 2023, three BS Biology students from the Bulacan State University completed their 300-hour internship at the UPLB Museum of Natural History (UPLB MNH) with an exit presentation at the OVCRE Annex Main Conference Room.
MNH’s NICER CAVES Program holds online lecture series for partner SUCs and LGUs
Last 20-23 June 2023, the UPLB Museum of Natural History’s DOST-NICER funded CAVES program held an online training on “CAVES 101: Into the Cave and Karsts Areas of Region IV-A”. The event was attended by the NICER CAVES program’s partners from selected state universities and colleges and local government units...
Training on biological imaging held for museum’s junior staff
Imaging of biological specimens from the field, whether in their natural habitats or in the collections or laboratory rooms, plays a key role in the study of organisms and their conservation. On 1-2 December 2022, six junior staff of the UPLB Museum of Natural History attended the hands-on training “Introduction...
Museum curators, staff, and students participate in 30th Philippine Biodiversity Symposium
Museum curators, staff and students joined other wildlife biologists and practitioners working on Philippine biodiversity research and conservation during the 30th Philippine Biodiversity Symposium held at the Father Saturnino Urios University in Butuan City last 6-9 December 2022. The biodiversity symposium is held annually by the Biodiversity Conservation Society...
Museum staff undergo workshop for in-house journal publication
To strengthen its efforts in contributing to the body of knowledge, communicating its research findings, and connecting with fellow scientists and the general public, the UPLB Museum of Natural History (UPLB MNH) recently organized a two-day workshop for its staff members who aim to publish their manuscripts in LAKSAMBUHAY, the...
Cave research program gets nod to continue surveys in Pamitinan Protected Landscape
The UPLB Museum of Natural History’s Center for Caves Ecosystems Research (CAVES) Program has gained the approval of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Protected Area Superintendent Office to continue biodiversity surveys inside the Pamitinan Protected Landscape (PPL) in Rodriguez, Rizal. or two years now, members of the...