DLSU Laguna Campus School of Innovation and Sustainability

Congratulations to this year’s Laguna 500! 🚀

Laguna 500 scholars receive a basic cash grant of Php20,000 per term, and may also apply for an upgrade to a full or partial scholarship.

Eligible applicants have been notified. Deadline to accept the Laguna 500 Scholarship Offer is on May 6, 2026.

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES IN BIOLOGY | Three students from the De La Salle University Biology programs represented the university at AIRVENTURE 2026, an AUN Summer Camp hosted by Universitas Airlangga in Surabaya, Indonesia (April 25 – May 06).

Migy Marasigan (BIOMEDS)
Nikita Mempin (BIOMBB)
Martin Herrera (BIOSEC)

With the theme “Blue Ecosystem Protection,” the program immersed participants in Indonesia’s rich marine environments—highlighting the urgent need to conserve marine biodiversity through hands-on fieldwork, interdisciplinary collaboration, and meaningful community engagement.

Your DLSU Biology department is proud of you for advancing sustainability and global scientific collaboration! 🌏

The Greening 2026 @ De La Salle University

Meet your future mentors and fellow Lasallians. 💚

Happening on May 9 and 16 (Manila Campus) and May 23 (Laguna Campus).
Schedules vary by college and campus.

Open to accepted A.Y. 2026–2027 first-year applicants.
Email invites are sent in batches.
Make sure you can access the email used for your application.

Learn more: dlsu.info/thegreening

See you on campus, Lasallians! 🏹

𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚: 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙄𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙨 𝙏𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙚⚙️

The Association of Computer Engineering Students (ACCESS) Manila successfully kicked off Innovation Week Term 2 with 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝟯𝗗 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, held last March 18 (Wednesday) at John Gokongwei Jr. Innovation Center, De La Salle University Laguna Campus . The event marked the beginning of a week-long celebration of innovation, creativity, and emerging technologies, running until March 25.

Led by Domie James Jucutan, FabLab Coordinator of Animo Labs, coordinated by Dr. Ronnel Agulto (ACCESS Adviser), participants were introduced to the fundamentals of 3D modeling and fabrication, transforming ideas into tangible prototypes through hands-on learning.

In collaboration with DLSU Libraries, Animo Labs FabLab, and ACCESS Laguna, this event sets the tone for an exciting Innovation Week.

Warm congratulations to Sir Nathan Canete on the publication of two outstanding scholarly articles in prestigious Scopus-indexed journals:

📘 “Accompanying LGBTQIA+ Students in Faith-Based Education: A Reflection on Pastoral Care and Pedagogy” *Published in the Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling (Scopus 92nd Percentile)
https://doi.org/10.1177/15423050261427016

📗 “Grace against the Game: Theological Reflections on Moral Agency and Redemption in Squid Game”
*Published in the Journal of Religion and Popular Culture
https://doi.org/10.1525/jrpc.2026.2852767

These achievements reflect scholarly excellence, social relevance, and our shared commitment to impactful research. We proudly celebrate this meaningful contribution to faith-informed dialogue and transformative education.💚👏🏽🎉

Grace against the Game: Theological Reflections on Moral Agency and Redemption in Squid Game The Netflix series Squid Game has become a global cultural parable of survival, violence, and despair. This article asks: What becomes of grace when compassion is punished and moral agency is distorted by coercive systems? Drawing on Karl Rahner’s anonymous grace, Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s costly gr...

Congratulations to Dr. Charm Saflor and her thesis students. Their study has been published in Sustainability, a 90th percentile Scopus-indexed journal — a remarkable achievement for our students and our growing research community.👏🏽

This marks an inspiring step forward in student-led research and scholarly excellence.

Read the published article here:

A Circular Economy Approach to Developing an Efficient E-Waste Recycling Framework for Informal Recyclers in Urban Philippines | MDPI Managing electronic waste (e-waste) in the Philippines is a critical challenge, no with roughly 80% handled by an informal sector using hazardous methods.

✨📣 More good news to start the year! 📣✨

DIaS continues to champion research excellence as we proudly congratulate Dr. Sheena Saflor on the publication of her first-ever solo-authored paper in a Q1 Scopus-indexed journal, published last December 17 and ranked in the 84th percentile based on Scopus CiteScore!👏🏽

We look forward to more academic / professional milestones in 2026! 💚🎉

🔗 Read the article here:

Modeling Student Acceptance of AI Technologies in Higher Education: A Hybrid SEM–ANN Approach This study examines the role of different factors in supporting the sustainable use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies in higher education, particularly in the context of student interactions with intelligent and human-centered learning tools. Using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and A...

Curiosity leads to discovery—and purpose gives it direction.

At DLSU, students learn science in a community that values innovation, collaboration, and service.

Application is ongoing until January 10, 2026
Apply now: www.dlsu.edu.ph/apply
Explore scholarships: www.dlsu.edu.ph/scholarships

🎉 Kicking off 2026 with some great news!

Before the year ended, our DIaS faculty members successfully published the following research works:

👏 Mr. Nathan Canete and Dr. Liane Liwanag
https://ijchr.net/journal/article/view/116

👏 Mr. Nathan Canete
https://consortiacademia.org/10-5861-ijrse-2025-25328/

👏 Mr. Renniel Rosales
https://pasrjournal.org/pasr/article/view/56

Congratulations to our faculty authors! We celebrate your hard work and meaningful contributions to research, which continue to bring pride to the DIaS community.

Happy New Year, everyone!🥳

We proudly congratulate Mr. Canete and Engr. Valdez on their Scopus-indexed interdisciplinary research publication in the International Journal of Business and Applied Sciences (IJBAS).

This achievement reflects our department’s sustained commitment to research, collaboration, and academic excellence.

🔗 Read the article here:
https://www.sciencepubco.com/index.php/IJBAS/article/view/37026

Congratulations on this well-deserved milestone! 💚🎉

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