The UPLB Museum of Natural History is proud to share that one of the published articles in the March 2025 issue of the Journal of the International Palm Society is “Adonidia zibabaoa, a Remarkable New Palm Species from Samar Island, Philippines.” The paper was authored by Prof. Jiro T. Adorador,...
UPLB hosts int’l confab of entomologists studying leafhoppers and planthoppers
The University of the Philippines Los Baños is currently hosting the 17th International Auchenorrhyncha Congress (IAC) simultaneous with the 13th International Workshop on Leafhoppers and Planthoppers of Economic Significance this 1-5 April 2024 at the Umali Auditorium of SEAMEAO-SEARCA in UPLB.
MNH trains wellness company on medicinal plant identification
Expanding on its mandate to also provide related services to varying clientele, the UPLB Museum of Natural History, represented by its personnel from the Botanical Herbarium and Biodiversity Conservation Education Unit, held a hybrid training for International Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (IPI) last 21-25 February 2024.
MNH launches PH’s first mobile natural history learning on bus
The UPLB Museum of Natural History proudly soft-launched last 6-8 March 2024 its project dubbed as “Museum on-Wheels” during the University of the Philippines Los Baños’ 115th Foundation Day Celebration by holding two learning sessions for Grade 5 and Department of Education (DepEd) Senior High School (SHS) students from two...
Parasitic plant recorded for the first time inside Tayabas cave
Researchers from the UPLB Museum of Natural History and staff of its NICER CAVES (Center for Cave Ecoystems Research) Program recently reported a new habitat use record for Balanophora abbreviata Blume 1827, a plant that parasitizes the roots of other plants.
Botanical Herbarium curators and staff join PNPCSI’s 7th International Symposium
Curators, museum and project staff, and former interns recently attended the Philippine Native Plant Conservation Society Inc. 7th International Symposium at Northwestern University in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte from 15-17 November 2023.
UPLB MNH celebrates 47th year of existence
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.
MSU-IIT students finish track-based internship at the UPLB MNH
After spending almost a month working at the UPLB Museum of Natural History, four BS Biology students from Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology-- Jannah Amerol, Holden Seraid Andoy, Cara Mia Digo, and Elanie Lou Tabuada-- completed the museum's internship program last 8 September 2023.
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.