Officials of Partido State University (ParSU) paid UP Diliman (UPD) a visit and met with UPD officials led by Chancellor Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II to talk about possible academic, research, and extension collaborations of the two universities. (From left) Brie T. Fuentebella, Anjanette Turalba-Fuentebella, Odulio, Vistan, and Arnulf Bryan B. Fuentebella. Photo by Jefferson Villacruz, UPDIO The collaborations aim to boost ParSU’s program offerings, introduce research and extension program innovations that would promote sustainable development particularly in ParSU’s immediate service area and…

Muli nating tunghayan ang panayam kay Prop. Abdulmari “Toym” de Leon Imao, Jr. ng UP Kolehiyo ng Sining Biswal tungkol sa kahulugan ng kanyang nilikhang instalasyon na pinamagatang “Sambabaylaan” para sa Pag-iilaw sa UP Diliman 2021. Ayon kay Imao, ang “Sambabaylaan” ay hango sa mga salitang “Sambayanan” (nation), “Babaylan” (shaman), at “Laan” (consecrate- ilaan, gawing banal, magtalaga, benditahan, konsagrahin). Kaugnay ng salitang “Sambayanan,” aniya, ang taunang pag-iilaw ay “isang porma ng komentaryo at pagpuna sa mga nangyayari sa ating kapaligiran at sa ating bansa.” Ang “Babaylan” naman ay bahagi ng pre-kolonyal…

Quezon Hall lights up for Christmas. Photo by Jefferson Villacruz of the UP Diliman Information Office Solemnity prefaced Pag-iilaw 2021, as the event on Dec. 3, 5:30 p.m. at Quezon Hall took time to remember the faculty, staff, and research, extension, and professional staff (REPS) who passed away during the pandemic. The annual ceremony of UP Diliman heralding the start of Christmas festivities on campus was livestreamed simultaneously on UPD’s official YouTube channel and Facebook page. The broadcast began with a pre-program video…

(April 15)―“As an environmental scientist, the environment plays an important role in the success of society,” Cherry L. Ringor, PhD, said. Career aces. As environmental scientist, she had in mind the society’s welfare, particularly the Philippine society when she put together the Portable Potable Water Equipment for Disasters and Emergencies (PWEDE) project. Ringor is the Deputy Director for Academic Affairs of the UP Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology (IESM). She is also head of the UP IESM Earth Surface Materials and Processes Laboratory. And she is the latest woman scientist celebrated by…

(SEPT. 2)—Prof. Mitzi Marie Aguilar-Reyes was affirmed as the 15th College of Fine Arts (CFA) dean by UP Diliman Chancellor Michael L. Tan in a ceremony held on Aug. 29 at the CFA Arts and Design West Hall. At the affirmation rites, Aguilar-Reyes talked about the spirit of “Bayanihan,” a Filipino custom where people from the community would gather and assist their neighbors with whatever they need including transferring a house by lifting or carrying it to another location with the help of the community’s able-bodied men. “How can the UP CFA reinvigorate…

(MAR. 8)—The UP Diliman (UPD) community mourned the passing of National Artist for Sculpture Esabelio Napoleon “Billy” Veloso Abueva on Feb. 16 at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) in Quezon City. He was 88. The news was announced by his daughter, Amihan, in a message posted on Abueva’s Facebook page. Honoring Abueva. A necrological service was held on Feb. 23, 7 p.m., at the Parish of the Holy Sacrifice attended by friends, relatives, colleagues, students and UP officials. It was organized by the UP College of Fine Arts (CFA), led by…

Name Affiliation Article Title Journal (Volume and Issue) Page Numbers Balgos, Maria Herminia, Afalla, Jessica Pauline, Vizcara, Sheryl, Lumantas, Deborah Anne, Estacio, Elmer, Salvador, Arnel and Somintac, ArmandoNational Institute of Physics, College of ScienceTemperature Behavior of Unstrained (GaAs/AlGaAs) and Strained (InGaAs/GaAs) Quantum Well BandgapsOptical and Quantum Electronics, 47 (8)3053 – 3063Brebante, Zyra Ruth T.Department of Physical Education, College of Human KineticsBody Image, Body Mass Index and the Experience of Hiya in Physical Education among Filipino Female University StudentsAsia Life Sciences, 24 (2)647 – 659Bunao, Joseph R. and Galapon, Eric A.National Institute of Physics, College…

(JUN. 2)—“Science Diliman: A Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences (Science Diliman)”  (“Science Diliman”) Volume 26, Number 1 issue is now available. One of the official journals of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Development, “Science Diliman” is a Category A-2 journal declared by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).  As earlier reported in UPdate online, Category A-2 is the highest level of accreditation CHED confers to journals not (yet) listed in Scopus or Thomson Reuters.  Category A journals receive a publication award of PhP…