Community Services
KABUT KEBONALAS Manisrenggo Klaten Tourism Village, which was built starting in 2021 and began planting fruit plants together with the MBKM Team Building a Village, Faculty of Biology UGM, which was coordinated by Sukirno, S.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. Since 2022, has entered the first harvest period. In November 2023, the first longan harvest was carried out together with MBKM students from the UGM Faculty of Biology together with elements of village society such as all POKDARWIS members, village government officials and PKK groups. On February 28 2024 KABUT KEBONALAS together with the MBKM team held harvest activities and socialization of tourist destination rides to all MUSPIKA Manisrenggo District. In this activity the village government invited Prof. Dr. Budi Setiadi Daryono, M.Sc. as Dean of the Faculty of Biology UGM, Head of Manisrenggo Subdistrict Mr. Slamet, S.H., M.Si., DANRAMIL Manisrenggo Mr. Captain Inf. Sukarman, KAPOLSEK Manisrenggo AKP Fajar Damhudi, S.H., all members of POKDARWIS and elements of PEMDES Kebonalas, as well as the staff of teachers and the Manisrenggo Community Health Center. Thank God, longan, honey star fruit, avocado and crystal guava have entered their first harvest. This activity was also attended by the Coordinator of the PPM KKN team – Muhammad Naufal Dzakwan Luzen and teams from several clusters through the UGM PPM KKN program and the MBKM team Darren Nicholas Rahmanto, Fadilah Rahma Julianty, Joananda Taufik Ardana, and Tamara Sugihara.
Yogyakarta, 30 November 2023 – The Research Days 2023 were successfully held involving dozens of researchs, publications and community service titles as well as downstream products from the academic community of Faculty of Biology UGM. The annual agenda of the Faculty of Biology UGM was closed by Dr. Eko Agus Suyono, M.App.Sc. as Vice Dean for Research, Community Service, Collaboration and Alumni Affairs located in the hallway of Building B, Faculty of Biology.
Research Days will be held for 2 days, 29 and 30 November 2023 in the form of a poster exhibition of research results, publications, community service, and downstream products from collaboration between lecturers and students of the Faculty of Biology. This activity also serves as a forum for sharing between lecturers and students to increase collaboration and partnerships. During the two days of the exhibition, visitors can participate in voting for the best poster of their choice. Downstream products that were exhibited and sold also invited appreciation from visitors, including terrariums, microalgae research products, orchid culture seeds, and so on.
“Through these Research Days, it is hoped that new ideas and collaboration will emerge between students and lecturers,” said Dr. Eko in his speech at the closing of Research Days 2023, Thursday (30/11) afternoon. He also added his appreciation to the students who were enthusiastic during Research Days with comments about the very diverse student interest in research at the Faculty of Biology.
At the end of the event, the winner of the best poster in the Research Poster and Community Service Poster categories was also announced. In the research poster category, achieved by poster form Prof. Dr. Kumala Dewi M.Sc.St., Dr.med.vet. drh. Hendry T.S.S.G. Saragih, M.P., and Dr. Ardaning Nuriliani, S.Si., M.Kes. Meanwhile, for the community service category were achieved by posters from Laksmindra Fitria, S.Si., M.Si., Dwi Umi Siswanti, S.Si., M.Sc., and Dr. Dwi Sendi Priyono, S.Si., M.Si. Dr. Eko as Vice Dean for Research, Community Service, Collaboration and Alumni Affairs gave his appreciation for the prizes to the winners.
It is hoped that Research Days will trigger the enthusiasm of the Biology Faculty academic community in increasing research, publications and community service activities, in accordance with the commitment to support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially in improving inclusive education (SDG 4) through sustainable collaboration (SDG 17).See you at Research Days 2024!
The team of Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat – Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka (PkM-MBKM) Faculty of Biology UGM 2023 that chaired by Rina Sri Kasiamdari, Ph.D. and involved two students, namely Galuh Kirana Mahadewi and Laila Uswatun Chasanah, carried out again a series of Community Service activities in Kepuh Kulon RT 001, Wirokerten, Banguntapan, Bantul. This activity is a continuity of the PkM-MBKM activities that have been carried out previously from February to June 2023.
The first activity of this PkM MBKM phase II was held on Sunday, October 8th 2023 from 09.00 to 11.00 WIB at the house of the neighborhood head of Kepuh Kulon RT 001, Mr. Zamzuri, and attended by 18 people of Kepuh Kulon RT 001. The activity on that day was packaging the compost and eco enzymes that had been made previously. First of all, Galuh and Laila gave a short explanation and demonstration about how to harvest and package the compost and eco enzyme. The compost was harvested by dried it for a while. After that, the compost could be packaged in a customized plastic ziplock. Unlike the compost, eco enzymes must be filtered between the fruits that are used and the water and then packaged in 250 mL bottles as much as 60 bottles. The compost that have been made is used for plant fertilization, while the eco enzyme is used for washing dishes, cleaning floors, repelling pests, cleaning vegetables and fruit from pests, and cleaning glass or glass surfaces. The compost and eco enzymes that are already packed and labeled are given to the Head of Wirokerten village and the Head of Hamlet. Hopefully, the skills of the women residents of Kepuh Kulon RT 001 in making compost and eco enzymes can become a reference in managing daily household waste, so that they can reduce the accumulation of waste and can make household waste more useful.