UNAIR lecturer: Farel Prayoga moment shows public’s musical taste shifted
UNAIR NEWS – Young singer Farel Prayoga’s performance on the hit song ‘Ojo Dibandingke’ at the Merdeka Palace on 77th Indonesian Independence Day captured national attention. As stated by Universitas Airlangga Faculty of Humanities (FIB) lecturer, Kukuh Yudha Karnanta SS MA, there seems to be a shift in the public’s musical taste. “Dangdut music in […]
Inaugurating professors, UNAIR Rector emphasizes the importance of morality
UNAIR NEWS – Universitas Airlangga continues to uphold its motto Excellence with Morality. Through that motto, being intellectually intelligent and spiritually intelligent are two interrelated things. The intelligence of these two aspects will support each other in human life. It was conveyed by the Rector of Universitas Airlangga (UNAIR) Prof. Dr. Mohammad Nasih SE MT Ak, in his remarks […]
UNAIR Human Rights Expert: Compulsory hijab for students violates children’s rights
UNAIR NEWS – Compulsory hijab for students in Indonesia has become a hot topic amongst the public. At the beginning of August, a student of SMAN 1 Banguntapan Bantul was depressed due to the hijab compulsory enforced by the teachers. It was not an isolated incident. In 2021, Human Rights Watch released a report on […]
UNAIR students bag First Prize in national nutrition competition
UNAIR NEWS – Two nutrition students of Universitas Airlangga Faculty of Public Health, Ayu Sabila Fitriannisa and Anisah Firdaus Rahmawati, successfully bagged the First Prize in Nutrition Indonesian Competition (Nutricom) in the Dietetic Contest category. The competition was held by Politeknik Negeri Jember on Saturday, August 8, 2022. They managed to solve the clinical nutrition […]
Natural vitamin B12 production as effort towards drug raw material resilience
Vitamin B12, only found naturally in animal-based foods, is essential for brain functions and various chemical reactions in the human body. Insufficient vitamin B12 leads to vitamin B12 deficiency, common among strict vegetarians due to their limited intake of animal-based foods. Vitamin B12 deficiency is also found in pregnant, lactating mothers, and some vulnerable age […]
Heparin resistance in COVID-19 anticoagulation
Current evidence demonstrates that COVID-19 patients are at high risk for thrombosis, even those receiving standard or intensified thromboprophylaxis doses with low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) or unfractionated heparin (UFH). Novelli et al. mentioned that about 75.7% of patients (28/37 patients) receiving UFH/LMWH might be considered heparin resistant, and 51.3% experienced thromboembolic events, suggesting prophylactic […]
UNAIR FPK lecturers innovate by using PT Ajinomoto’s waste for fish feed
UNAIR NEWS – PT Ajinomoto Indonesia has collaborated with Universitas Airlangga Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences (FPK) in using Monosodium glutamate (MSG) production waste for several kinds of byproducts, including the Fermented Mother Liquor (FML). “Our collaborative research with Ajinomoto upholds the eco-activity and biocycle. This innovation positively impacts the environment in supporting sustainable […]
Discriminatory attitude towards people living with HIV in Indonesia
Discrimination violates a person’s human rights, including for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH). The Joint United Nations Program on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) states that PLHIV has an equal right to access services and facilities as the others (Headley et al., 2019). Nonetheless, discrimination is still widely practiced due to the community’s stigma that the […]
Promoting essay writing to support SDGs success
UNAIR NEWS – Airlangga Essay Academy 2022 held the Airlangga Writing Education (AWE 2022) webinar: “How Important is Essay Writing Knowledge in Supporting The SDGs Program”. This webinar was held on Sunday, August 21, 2022 online and invited Sri Yayu Ninglasari, SE, MSEI as a speaker. An essay, as presented by Sri, which has often been heard […]
UNAIR new students introduced to Center for Gender and Inclusion Studies
UNAIR NEWS – Universitas Airlangga has taken sexual assault issues seriously by forming the Center for Gender and Inclusion Studies (PSGIS). Prof Dr. Emy Susanti MA, Head of UNAIR PSGIS, introduced the facility to the new students on Thursday, August 18, 2022, during the inauguration of undergraduate and vocational students. Prof Emy stated that PSGIS […]
UNAIR Faculty of Pharmacy hosts 2022 AIPHE International Summer School
UNAIR NEWS – The 3rd International Summer School, 2022 Association of Indonesian Pharmacy Higher Education (AIPHE) officially started on Thursday, August 18, 2022. Faculty of Pharmacy (FF) of Universitas Airlangga hosted the annual AIPHE event. Faculty of Pharmacy hosted the Summer School with Universitas Surabaya, Universitas Widya Mandala, and Universitas Jember, which explored the Soul […]
UNAIR SIKIA research team analyzed Tilapia collagen-loaded chitosan and sea cucumber
UNAIR NEWS – The development of wound care has rapidly increased, especially in the past two decades, supported by advanced health technology. The changes in patient profiles associated with metabolic and degenerative diseases are crucial comorbid factors. These conditions usually require proper treatment to optimize the healing process. The issue is essential in modern wound […]
