Strengthening its commitment to institutional research and extension, the Saint Louis University (SLU) Research, Innovation and Sustainable Extension (RISE) Center held a training-workshop on strategic communication and impact assessment on 18 November 2025 at the Audio-Visual Room, Msgr. Charles Vath Building, SLU Main Campus.
The inaugural National IP Management Program for Academic Institutions Commercializing Technologies (IMPACT) Conference, organized by the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEETRD) and branded as SALIKSYNC, gathered innovators, educators, researchers, and policymakers nationwide to advance knowledge and technology transfer efforts in the Philippines. Held on November 5-6, 2025, in Bacolod City, the conference centered on the theme “From IMPACT to NXT Horizons: Surging the Next Wave of Knowledge and Technology Transfer.” It highlighted the vital need to move research beyond academic publication toward creating meaningful, tangible benefits for communities, industries, and society at large.
As part of its commitment to the pillar of Knowledge Valorisation and Transfer, the project was featured in the Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers (PIChE) Baguio-Benguet Chapter’s national webinar on “Zero Waste Processes: Transforming Industries through Circular Economy” on 17 August 2025.
On 14 August 2025, the “Food Upcycling and Food Pickling” activity was held at the St. Aloysius de Gonzaga Building, Saint Louis University Basic Education School-Laboratory Elementary Department (SLU BEdS – LED). It served as the culmination for Nutrition Month for grades 4-6, becoming a milestone in educational outreach.
With the theme “Lock-in: Legacy and Leadership,” the Saint Louis University Research Ethics Committee (SLU-REC) reaffirmed its role as a steward of ethical scholarship in a two-day training held at Fr. Francis Gevers Hall, Diego Silang Building, SLU Main Campus from 14 to 15 August 2025. The workshop included Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) revisions, mentoring sessions, and introducing a new REC website.