Prof. May Anne E. Mata of the Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science, a UP Scientist and Director of the UPMin Office of Research and the Mindanao Center for Disease Watch and Analytics (DiWA), was awarded the 2023 Best Mentor in Health Research - National Winner in the Graduate Students Category by the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST PCHRD).  She was selected over the Luzon, Visayas, and NCR cluster winners. 

Dr. Mata was also the 2023 awardee for Best Mentor in Health Research under the Graduate Students category for the Mindanao Cluster. 

She has mentored at least 15 graduate students and 15 undergraduate students.

Dr. Mata received her award during the 42nd Anniversary celebration of the PCHRD on 25 March 2024 at the Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay City.
 

A student asks a question in the "Web3 Goes To Campus" seminar

The Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science (DMPCS) delivered the first-ever “Web3 Goes to Campus“ seminar for students on March 25, 2024. The seminar was a product of the DMPCS’ Research Development and Extension Committee’s (RDE) collaboration with the Davao DeFi Community (DDC).  

Mr. Ruben Lacumba Jr. responds in the Open Forum

 DDC founder Mr. Ruben Lacumba Jr. introduced his group and its acronym, DeFi, which stands for Decentralized Finance. This concept is linked to the Blockchain, the main topic of the seminar. He likewise introduced Archway Connect, a network to which the DDC belongs. 

The speakers and facilitators of the School of Management's Knowledge Management Initiatives

The UP Mindanao School of Management (SOM) delivered its "Knowledge Management Initiatives," a lecture forum, online on March 18, 2024. The forum discussed cacao farming in Davao, the resources in Mt. Apo Natural Park, and mango production in Samal Island.

Instructor Francis Levi Durano presented their team's research on the "Technical efficiency of cocoa farms at varying elevation levels in Davao City, Philippines: Implications to sustainable upland farming systems." Cocoa is a high-value crop in the Philippines, and their findings showed that increased input costs and the number of trees per hectare are key factors in production efficiency. Also, older and more developed farms and a farmer with a family contribute to farm efficiency. However, farms with higher elevations and older farmers are prone to inefficiency. He stated that the study contributes to Sustainable Development Goal #12, Sustainable Production and Consumption, and SDG #15, Life on Land.

UP Mindanao was named as one of the Top 10 National Government Agencies/Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations/ Local Government Units for the taxable year 2023 of the Bureau of Internal Revenue's Revenue District Office No. 113A-West Davao City who has significantly contributed to the BIR's continuing effort to collect taxes for nation building. 

UP Mindanao's Chief Accountant Zenaida G. Calatrava, CPA,. (fourth from left in the photo above) received the Certificate of Appreciation on behalf of the University in the ceremony "Tax Campaign Kick-Off," held on March 12, 2024, at the SM City Davao Activity Center. She is accompanied on stage by (left-right) Revenue District Officer Eliezer O. Deligero, Assistant Regional Director Carmen Grace Linga-Comoda, and Regional Director Esmeralda M. Tabule.

The ceremony and recognition served to instill awareness and encourage timely and accurate submission of Annual Income Tax Returns for taxable year 2023.