Assessing and monitoring the status of our freshwater ecosystems, such as lakes and rivers, is often overlooked and underrated. To address this behavioral gap and hopefully establish a model scheme for conserving and protecting these ecosystems, a group of researchers from the VSU Department of Biological Sciences (DBS) led by Dr. Analyn Mazo, implemented a three-year project on the development of a Tropical Ecosystem Health (TrEcH) Scorecard for the Pagbanganan River, one of the largest river systems here in Baybay City, Leyte.

After making its debut in EduRank in July 2021 and successfully obtaining the 25th spot, the Visayas State University climbs 9 steps higher in this independent metric-based ranking system that analyzed 14,131 universities from across 183 countries worldwide.