3. Good Health and Well Being

UNY’s PKM Team Trains the Residents of Jomboran to Process Organic Waste into Eco-Enzyme

The Community Service Team (PKM) from UNY held a training and practical session for the residents of Dusun Jomboran, Minggir, Sleman, on Friday, 15 August 2025. The session, which took place in a local resident’s house and was attended by 30 participants, aimed to provide education and skills to effectively and environmentally manage household organic waste.

UNY Students Create “Covatab”, an Environmentally Friendly Tooth-Cleanser Tablet Made from Charcoal and Rice Husk

Five UNY students developed an innovation in oral health care through the Student Creativity Entrepreneurship Programme (PKM-K) 2025. The product, called Covatab, is a tooth-cleanser tablet made from coconut-shell charcoal and rice-husk silica, free from sulfates, effective in removing plaque, safe for use, and environmentally friendly.

UNY KKN Students Invite Dadapan Residents to Innovate with Liquid Fertiliser and Natural Pesticides

The spirit and curiosity coloured an environmentally-friendly agriculture training organised by students of the Community Service Programme (KKN) of UNY. Equipped with knowledge and concern for the environment, the students educated residents of Dadapan, Sidoluhur, Godean, Sleman to produce liquid fertiliser and natural pesticide from simple materials around their homes.

“Do and Don’t”: UNY Students Develop a Sexuality-Education Game to Prevent Violence from an Early Age

Sexual violence against young children is becoming an increasingly serious concern. In response to this challenge, a group of UNY students developed an educational innovation in the form of a sexuality-learning game application called “Do and Don’t”. The innovation is designed to instil an important understanding of body boundaries and preventive actions against sexual violence starting from elementary-school ages.

UNY Collaborate to Educate the Residents of Girirejo: Promoting the Use of Medicinal Plants as Natural Antiseptics

UNY and UGM have entered into a strategic collaboration via a community‐service programme titled “Utilisation of Local Medicinal Plants as Natural Antiseptics.” The programme targets residents of the village of Desa Girirejo, Kecamatan Imogiri, Bantul, as a form of empowerment based on local potential and to raise awareness about environmental sanitation. The first activity was held on Saturday (28/6) and was prefaced by a field observation carried out by a joint team from the Department of Chemistry Education at UNY and the Department of Chemistry at UGM. The team includes Prof.

UNY’s 61st Anniversary Fun Bike: Celebrating Health, Unity, and Joy

On Saturday, May 3, 2025, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) celebrated its 61st anniversary with a vibrant Fun Bike event. The event commenced at the UNY Rectorate courtyard, where approximately 400 participants—including university leaders, faculty members, students, staff, and local community members—gathered to embark on a 10-kilometer cycling route through major streets of Yogyakarta. UNY Rector Prof. Dr.

UNY Forms K3 Team to Strengthen Workplace Safety and Well-being on Campus

Recognizing that a healthy and safe work environment is essential for productivity and well-being, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) has taken a significant step by establishing an Occupational Health and Safety (K3) Team. Officially formed under Rector’s Decree No. 6.2/UN34/I/2025, this team is entrusted with planning, executing, and evaluating all safety and health-related initiatives at UNY.

Food processing innovation: biscuit made of tempe

To strengthen food security, UNY encourages various innovative efforts in processing various alternative food ingredients. Five UNY students consisting of Siti Nursipa Wulida (Culinary Education); Nur Evirda Khosyiati (Culinary Education); Rifki Refiyandi (Elementary School Teacher Education); Putri A. Panggabean (Accounting); and Syifaun Nuha A (Management) successfully developed tempe-based biscuits for toddlers named Bistbox.
 

Turning Banana Peel Waste into Healthy Snacks

Sumbersari Village, Purworejo Regency, is one of the banana-producing villages. Currently, some MSMEs specialize in processing bananas into chips. "Unfortunately, the waste in the form of banana peels is usually thrown away. Therefore, we initiated to manage banana peel waste into valuable foodstuffs through the Educreative Entrepreneurship class program," said Aji Aryo Prayoga, head of the UNY student community service team in Sumbersari village on December 15, 2023.

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