The UP Board of Regents, at its 1200th meeting on September 22, appointed Dr. Luis Rey I. Velasco ‘74 as chancellor of UP Los Banos (UPLB). An Associate Professor of Entomology and former dean of the College of Agriculture, Dr. Velasco’s professional career spans more than two-and-a-half decades of college teaching, conducting research and extension, and rendering technical services to various government agencies mostly in the agricultural sector. A holder of BS in Agriculture and MS in Entomology degrees from UP Los Baños, he also completed his PhD degree in Entomology from the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, under the University of Queensland Research fellowship.

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