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“We live in the Anthropocene, an era where humans are modifying landscapes at unprecedented rates. We are—because of our demand for land—taking land from nature, transforming natural habitats [of other species] for [our own benefit].”  This was what Dr. Enrico Di Minin, one of the leading scientists from the University of Helsinki in Finland, warned…

The DLSU Innovation and Technology (DITECH) Fair’s seventh iteration was held last November 20 to 21 at the Richard L. Lee Engineering and Technology Block in the Laguna Campus. With the theme Innovation Next: DITECH@Laguna, the event marked its first iteration at said campus—symbolized by the ceremonial ribbon cutting by University Chancellor Br. Bernard Oca…

Polar caps melting; fish suffocating from plastic consumption; sea levels rising—these were just some of the problems tackled last November 19 at the Shell Companies in the Philippines Audio Visual Room, second floor of Velasco Hall. The event, entitled Climate Change: What Can We Do?, was hosted by the Science College Government in hopes of…

Last November 4, a lecture entitled Mathematics of Deep Learning was held at the Philippe Jones Lhuillier Conference Room, 14th floor of Henry Sy Sr. Hall. The key speaker, Dr. Eduardo Mendoza—an Adjunct Professor of DLSU and the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD), and a guest scientist in Munich, Germany—discussed the recent contributions of…

The International Conference on Molecular Systems Biology (ICMSB) has continually contributed numerous groundbreaking research studies in the domains of Biochemical Systems Theory (BST) and Metabolic Control Theory (MCT)—two computational frameworks that are geared toward the analysis of biological systems, which span from cells to complex ecosystems. On its 16th iteration, this year’s ICMSB—held last October…

From October 18 to October 20, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) hosted its 2019 Space Apps Challenge at De La Salle University. Space Apps is a yearly event which aims to bring together students and professionals to find solutions to problems by using NASA’s open data. As the participants used their creativity in…

“The truth will demand for that debt to be repaid,” stated Fr. Jose Ramon Villarin, incumbent Ateneo de Manila University President, regarding the current climate crisis. He analogized the adaptation of events in the recently concluded Home Box Office miniseries Chernobyl with the historical nuclear fallout and warned the audience of the calamitous consequences that…

Held by the DLSU Science College Government last October 2 at room 703 of the Br. Andrew Gonzalez Hall, WARMING WARNING: NASA’s Take on Climate Change informed the audience about the alarming rate at which the Earth is deteriorating due to global warming and climate change and the measures that the National Aeronautics and Space…

Last September 26, American Spaces Philippines, in collaboration with The Libraries’ American Corner and the United States (US) Embassy in the Philippines, spearheaded the US Embassy Talks, which aimed to promote pivotal topics pursuant to the theme of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).  The program was geared toward bolstering Philippine-US relations while also introducing…

Humanity has progressed across the years in countless aspects that are heavily attributed, but not limited to, technological breakthroughs, major economic developments, and a more streamlined agricultural process, materializing into a positive correlation between population growth and food production. However, undernutrition remains a pressing concern that plagues nations—most notably developing countries—across the planet.  Last September…