RD & E Highlights

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Engr. Fortunato T. De la Peña and other key officials visited the University of Southern Mindanao on June 3, 2022. Events during the visit included the inauguration of the PAGASA X-Band Radar Rain Station, the DOST-PCAARRD Technology Center and DOST Office, and the USM-Tuklas Lunas Development Center. There were also exhibits of USM research outputs and food products. [𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦]

The 7th USM In-House Review was conducted on-site at the Commercial Building on June 1, 2022. The event comprised three categories--Basic Research, Applied Research, and Social Science Research. All presentations were assessed by three recognized experts. From a total of 23 oral presentations and 16 poster presentations, three winners were selected in each category. See the full article to view the final results of the oral and poster presentations.

Congratulations to Elorde S. Crispolon, Jr., and Neil Pep Dave N. Sumaya for their most recent publication. Their article, "Isolation, identification and virulence of the local entomopathogenic nematode 𝘏𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘳𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢 in the southern Philippines against the sugarcane white grub, 𝘓𝘦𝘶𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘢 (Chevrolat) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)" was published in the International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, a Web of Science journal, published by Springer.

THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MINDANAO (USM) aims to become a premier research institution. Currently, USM has only one peer-reviewed journal (JARDET), which is focused on agriculture and agricultural extension