Summer Institute in the Natural Sciences and Mathematics - UP Baguio

📢 PASUC ADVISORY: Endorsing the 31st Summer Institute in the Natural Sciences and Mathematics (SINSM 2026) 📢

The Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges (PASUC), through Advisory No. 054, s. 2026, officially endorses the 31st SINSM organized by the University of the Philippines Baguio – College of Science!

📢 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬!
Preregistration for the 31st SINSM is now open! Secure your spot today by registering through the links below or scanning the QR codes:

🔬 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲: bit.ly/4s7EXMn
📊 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 & 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬: bit.ly/4s4duv2
⚛️ 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬: bit.ly/4cduA56

📅 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞:
✅ 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲-𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: February 25–March 10, 2026
✅ 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: March 11–31, 2026
🚨 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: March 31, 2026, at 11:59 PM—don’t miss out!

For inquiries, contact the SINSM Secretariat (details available in
the brochure).

We look forward to welcoming you to this exciting event at UP Baguio campus! 🎉🔬📊⚛️🏅

📢 31st 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 (𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐌 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔)

The SINSM Committee of the College of Science, University of the Philippines Baguio proudly announces the 31st Summer Institute in the Natural Sciences and Mathematics (SINSM 2026).
This year’s institute will be held 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 on 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟏𝟔–𝟏𝟖, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 (𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲) at the University of the Philippines Baguio for the following programs:

🔬 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲
⚛️ 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬
➗ 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞

🌟 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞:
“𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞, 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡-𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬.”

This year’s theme highlights the integration of strong disciplinary foundations with emerging technologies and innovative teaching tools to produce resilient, research-driven outcomes in today’s evolving educational landscape.

🔹 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝?
SINSM 2026 is designed for secondary and tertiary educators who aim to update their content knowledge, strengthen pedagogy, and explore contemporary tools and research applications in their respective fields.

📌 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬:
✅ 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟓 – 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
✅ 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏𝟏 – 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟑𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
💳 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐬:
• Biology / Physical Sciences / Mathematics / Computer Science – ₱3,800 (Early Bird) | ₱4,200 (Regular)
• MSP Members – ₱3,300 (Early Bird) | ₱3,700 (Regular)
• Students – ₱2,800 (Early Bird) | ₱3,200 (Regular)

Registration fees are inclusive of kits, AM/PM snacks, and lunch.

⚠️ Limited slots available. No walk-in registration will be accommodated.

Join us as we continue the tradition of empowering Science and Mathematics educators through excellence, innovation, and research-driven practice. 🎓

🧪🔭 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟑𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐌 – 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟏𝟔-𝟏𝟖, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐚𝐭 𝐔𝐏 𝐁𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐨! 🔭🧪

The 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 (𝐃𝐏𝐒) proudly presents expert-led lectures and hands-on workshops aligned with this year’s theme:

“𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬-𝐎𝐧 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠.”

These sessions provide strategies to modernize physical science instruction and foster deeper student participation.

⚒️ 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 (𝟔𝟎 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲!):
• Engage in specialized lecture-workshops:
✅ Physics: Ray Optics Workshop
✅ Chemistry: Determination of the Oxalic Acid Content of Fruit Wines
✅ Chemistry: Online Learning Resources for Teaching Chemistry Laboratory
✅ Chemistry: Current Trends in Drug Discovery
• Attend plenary sessions on:
✅ Portfolio-based learning
✅ Fundamental Physics Education in the Age of AI
✅ Harnessing big data in Earth System Science
✅ Identifying places of geological interest

📅 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬:,
✅ 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐏𝐇𝐏 𝟑,𝟖𝟎𝟎): February 25 – March 10, 2026
✅ 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐏𝐇𝐏 𝟒,𝟐𝟎𝟎): March 11 – 31, 2026

🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: bit.ly/4cduA56

📌 See the following posters for details on the topics for this cluster. Looking forward to seeing you at the 𝟑𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐌—let’s advance physical science education together! 🌍,

🔢💻 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟑𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐌 – 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟏𝟔-𝟏𝟖, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐚𝐭 𝐔𝐏 𝐁𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐨! 💻🔢,,
The 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐃𝐌𝐂𝐒) proudly presents expert-led lectures and hands-on workshops aligned with this year’s theme:,
“𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡.”
These sessions are designed to bridge the gap between theoretical foundations and modern technological applications.
🧮 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬:

🔹 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐀: 𝐖𝐞𝐛 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝟐𝟎 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐬) • Engage in specialized workshops covering:
✅ Web Design
✅ Dashboard Basics and Analytics

🔹 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐁: 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝟑𝟎 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐬) • Gain foundational training on:
✅ Preliminary Data Analysis
✅ Univariate Time Series Analysis
✅ Cointegration Analysis

🔹 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐂: 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝟐𝟎 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐬) • Master advanced insights into:
✅ Fixed Points and Stability
✅ Optimization
✅ Numerical Bifurcation

🔹 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐃: 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝟑𝟎 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐬) • Revitalize your classroom with:
✅ The Power of Desmos
✅ Eigenvalues Everywhere: How Linear Algebra Powers Search, Epidemics and Stability
✅ Graph Theory

📅 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬:
✅ 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (until March 10):
PHP 3,800 (Regular) | PHP 3,300 (MSP) | PHP 2,800 (Student*),

✅ 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (March 11-31):
PHP 4,200 (Regular) | PHP 3,700 (MSP) | PHP 3,200 (Student*),

*Student rate limited to 20 slots only (first 5 per track).
🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: bit.ly/4s4duv2

📌 See the following posters for details on the topics for each track. Looking forward to seeing you at the 𝟑𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐌—let’s advance math and computing together! 🤖,

🌿🔬 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟑𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐌 – 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟏𝟔-𝟏𝟖, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐚𝐭 𝐔𝐏 𝐁𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐨! 🔬🌿,,
The 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 (𝐃𝐁) proudly presents expert-led lectures and hands-on workshops aligned with this year’s theme:,
“𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞: 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐢 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚.”
These sessions are designed to equip educators with advanced knowledge and practical skills to elevate biology instruction and research.

🧪 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬:
🔹 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐀: 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐢 (15 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐬), • Engage in hands-on workshops covering: ✅ Principles and Practice of Microbial Isolation: Microscopic Fungi ✅ Fungal Isolation & Culturing ✅ DNA Extraction & ITS PCR Concepts ✅ Fungal DNA Extraction ✅ PCR Amplification of ITS ✅ Bioinformatics for Fungal Identification
🔹 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐁: 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 (20 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐬), • Gain foundational training on: ✅ Principles and Practice of Microbial Isolation: Bioluminescent Bacteria ✅ Bacterial Isolation & Culturing ✅ DNA Extraction & 16S PCR Concepts ✅ Bacterial DNA Extraction ✅ PCR Amplification of 16S ✅ Bioinformatics for Bacterial Identification

📅 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬:
✅ 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐏𝐇𝐏 𝟑,𝟖𝟎𝟎):
February 25 – March 10, 2026,
✅ 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐏𝐇𝐏 𝟒,𝟐𝟎𝟎):
March 11 – 31, 2026,

🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: bit.ly/4s7EXMn

📌 See the following posters for details on the topics for each track. Looking forward to seeing you at the 𝟑𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐌—let’s advance biology education and scientific research together! 🧬

The College of Science, University of the Philippines Baguio proudly presents the 31st Summer Institute in the Natural Sciences and Mathematics (SINSM), happening on April 16-18, 2026! 🎉

This year’s theme, "Engaging Science and Mathematics Educators to Apply Foundational Knowledge, Explore Emerging Teaching Tools and Enhance Research-driven Outcomes."
focuses on empowering educators to bridge traditional scientific foundations with modern technologies—such as molecular sequencing, AI-driven physical science labs, and computational mathematics—to produce research-driven outcomes that are both resilient and applicable in today’s evolving classrooms.

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