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STARBOOKS, the first digital science library developed by Department of Science and Technology-Science and Technology Information Institute (DOST-STII), will receive the American Library Association (ALA) Presidential Citation for Innovative International  Library Projects.

The  Science & Technology Academic and Research-Based Openly Operated Kiosk Station or STARBOOKS will receive the award on June 29, 2015 at the International Librarians Reception to be held at San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, California, USA.  ALA is the oldest and largest library association in the world, providing association information and advocacy resources for members, librarians, and library users.

According to the official announcement from the ALA, STARBOOKS was recognized for “making science and technology materials available to the general public in remote areas that have few information resources, no libraries and little or no Internet connectivity.”

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DOST’S AUTO PARTS TESTING FACILITY (Above) Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Assistant Secretary and Metals Industry Research and Development Center (MIRDC) Officer-in-Charge Roberto O. Dizon (left) accompanies DTI Undersecretary Adrian Cristobal (middle) and other guests during a site tour of the Auto-Parts Testing Facility inside the Taguig City compound of MIRDC, an R&D institute under the DOST system. Launched last June 18, 2015, the facility will serve as a testing center for local parts manufacturers to improve product quality and at the same time minimize expenses otherwise used for overseas testing. It has a range of equipment for testing services such as hardness measurement of metallic material and rubber, thickness measurement for base metal, simulated crash analysis, tire endurance testing, and accelerated corrosion tests. Among these is the 200T Universal Testing Machine (below), an electronic-mechanical material testing machine. (Photos by Ceajay N. Valerio, S&T Media Service, DOST-STII)

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Do you have what it takes to be a Kenneth Cobonpue?

Or are you an upcoming couturier of the same caliber as Rajo Laurel or Inno Sotto?

Maybe you are following the footsteps of well-known Cebuano painter Gabriel Abellana?

Whatever form of art you are inclined to take, the Materials Technology Innovation Center (MATIC) may be your home away from home – a sanctuary conducive to unleashing the creative juice of a struggling master of the canvas, a craftsman extraordinaire or a visual artist from out of this world.

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Foods and ingredients fortified with folic acid such as rice and flour will easily find their way in stores and supermarket shelves once legislation is in place. This will provide more Filipina consumers with more amounts of a nutrient proven to help prevent the incidence of neural tube defects (NTDs) in their future children.

At a recent Roundtable Discussion on Folic Acid organized by the Department of Science and Technology-National Academy of Science and Technology (DOST-NAST), Food Fortification Initiative’s Executive Officer for Asia Dr. Karen Codling stressed the necessity of mandatory legislation to create an impact on public health.

“Eighty-one countries currently have mandatory legislation for the fortification of wheat flour,” Codling revealed. “All but five of these require fortification with folic acid. The Philippines is one of the five countries with mandatory fortification of wheat flour that does not include folic acid.”