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DLSU SYNTAX hosts second annual ‘AGSIKAP: Tagisan ng Talino’

On July 30, De La Salle University’s (DLSU) Society of Young Engineers Towards Achieving Excellence (SYNTAX) hosted the final round of AGSIKAP: Tagisan ng Talino—its flagship nationwide math competition. After an elimination round held two days prior, five teams made it to the finals. These were Mixed Nuts from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines,…

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Nexus: In search of the midpoint between the arts and sciences

This discourse that implies that choosing STEM is like abandoning the arts is the real rot.

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In the PHL, what does the shift to renewable energy look like?

At the bottom of the Sierra Madre mountains sits a community that is sometimes forced to sit through the night without any electricity. The indigenous Dumagat Remontado community in Sitio Rawang, Tanay, Rizal, has yet to be connected to a centralized power grid, thus they use kerosene lamps, candles, or car batteries as a source…

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Enhancing memory retention through assistive reading technologies, fonts

Typefaces serve as tools that helps one with memory retention, information retrieval, and reading speed.

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More than just a feeling: The biological phenomenon of grieving

Grief is more than an emotion—it is a biological response and has physical effects one cannot simply get rid of.

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No VET-ter time: Into the University’s fast-tracked veterinary medicine program

Although primarily a pre-medicine and pre-veterinary course, BSAB also equips students with the necessary skills to pursue other jobs.

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Spreading light across prisms: Spotlighting Filipino LGBTQ+ scientists

While working abroad is a common financial goal for Filipinos, for LGBTQ+ Filipinos it may also be a personal one.

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Excavating PHL forensic anthropology with Dr. Matthew Go

While Matthew Go didn’t initially plan for a career in forensic anthropology, the transition from pre-med was not all that difficult.

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Is the COVID-19 pandemic coming to an end?

With restrictions relaxed and everything seemingly back to normal, many think the end of the pandemic is with sight.

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Deconstructing gender dysphoria and gender-affirming therapies

For people dealing with gender dysphoria, transitioning—be it social or medical—can be the key to living their authentic self.