   the university of the philippines los baÃ±os (also referred to as uplb, up los baÃ±os, and elbi) is a public university located in the towns of los baÃ±os and bay in the province of laguna, some 64 kilometers southeast of manila. it traces its roots to the up college of agriculture (upca), which was founded in 1909 by the american colonial government to promote agricultural education and research in the philippines. american botanist edwin copeland served as its first dean. uplb was formally established 
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