▁bringing ▁in ▁techn ological ▁solutions ▁to ▁concerns ▁that ▁involve ▁the ▁environment , ▁dis aster ▁prepared ness ▁and ▁mit ig ation , ▁natural ▁resources , ▁min ing ▁and ▁solid ▁waste ▁management . ▁SL U ▁Cord ill era ▁Research ▁and ▁Development ▁Foundation ▁( SL U - CR DF ). ▁– ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁as ▁a ▁non - stock ▁and ▁non - pro fit ▁research ▁foundation , ▁its ▁main ▁purpose ▁is ▁the ▁support ▁and ▁encourag ement ▁of ▁original ▁and ▁cre ative ▁research ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁Cord iller an ▁trad itions ▁and ▁life ▁situation , ▁from ▁culture ▁to ▁history , ▁economy , ▁language , ▁philosophy ▁and ▁religion . ▁T uk las ▁L unas ▁Development ▁Cons ort ium ▁– ▁a ▁project ▁with ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines - B agu io ▁and ▁the ▁Beng uet ▁State ▁University ▁that ▁will ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁documentation , ▁standard ization ▁and ▁form ulation ▁of ▁dos age ▁forms ▁from ▁ind igen ous ▁plants ▁and ▁micro - organ isms ▁with ▁anti - in fect ive ▁and ▁anti - di ab etic ▁bio - activ ities . ▁ ▁Performance ▁ ▁SL U ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ten ▁univers ities ▁for ▁their ▁performance ▁in ▁Te acher ▁Education , ▁Law , ▁Medicine , ▁Medical ▁Technology ▁( Med ical ▁Labor atory ▁Science ), ▁Ph arm acy , ▁Engineering , ▁N urs ing , ▁and ▁Architecture . ▁ ▁Re putation ▁ ▁The ▁Commission ▁on ▁High er ▁Education ▁( CH ED ) ▁has ▁recognized ▁three ▁of ▁SL U ' s ▁program mes ▁as ▁Cent ers ▁of