ACADEMIC UNITS VENUESchool of Archaeology26 July 20249:00 a.m.Albert HallCollege of Architecture28 July 20242:00 p.m.UP College of Architecture, Bldg. 1College of Arts and Letters27 July 20248:00 a.m.IBG-KAL Theater and Gimenez GalleryAsian Center28 July 20242:00 p.m.GT-Toyota Asian…

The January to June 2024 issue of Humanities Diliman is now available online. In her editor’s note, Ruth Jordana L. Pison, PhD said, “In revisiting topics which are either often written about or taken for granted, the critical works in this collection stimulate discussions on cultural expressions, social media, politics, language, class, and taste.” She added, “The articles remind us to think deeply about familiar topics, which may at first appear as factual. In our age of misinformation and disinformation, worsened by what some would refer to as an ‘attention crisis,’ there is…

A delegation from the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Engineering (COE) just finished the Visayas and Mindanao visits of its series of consultations with other higher education institutions (HEIs) about the shared challenges and opportunities they face in Philippine graduate engineering education. The latest of Exploratory Discussions on Collaborative Effort to Scale Up Graduate Engineering Education Nationwide, a series of consultations with HEIs, was held from June 27 to July 1 and was organized in partnership with UP Cebu. The delegation meets with…

The Center for Policy and Executive Development (CPED) of the UP Diliman (UPD) National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG) recently launched the book Post-Pandemic Policy for Food Security. The book cover. Photo by Jefferson Villacruz, UPDIO The book is a two-volume compendium that focuses on policies needed for food security, especially in the context of the Philippines’ recovery from the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic. NCPAG Dean Kristoffer B. Berse said the book is a testament to the…

Every examinee from the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Architecture (CA) passed the June 2024 Licensure Examination, giving the University a 100% passing rate. Four examinees entered the top 10. Leading the 27 passers are Anna Patricia R. De Leon in second place (83.40%), Alyssa Rose C. Napoles in third (83.10%), Ida Talia A. Hernandez in fourth (82.30%), and Danielle Mari L. Huang in 10th (81.50%). The Professional Regulation Commission announced that 2,094 of 3,370 passed the examination held in the National Capital Region, Baguio, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena,…

The UP Diliman College of Engineering (COE) paid tribute to its outstanding staff, faculty, and researchers on June 13 at the Engineering Theater of Melchor Hall. The college celebrated excellence among COE faculty and staff at the Araw ng Parangal sa Paggunita ng ika-114 na Anibersaryo ng Kolehiyo ng Inhenyeriya (Araw ng Parangal). The COE Faculty Awards (CFA) and the COE Staff Awards (CSA) were given at the event. The COE faculty, REPS, and staff awardees with their friends and family. Photo by…

A study led by Juan Rofes, PhD, an associate professor at the UP Diliman (UPD) School of Archaeology, determined the Middle Paleolithic landscape of the Iranian Zagros, through Tang-e Shikan cave, by using micromammals as paleoecological indicators. Rofes. Photo from the School of Archaeology website In an article by H. J. B. Birks in Encyclopedia of Ecology (2008) cited by the Science Direct website, paleoecology “is mainly concerned with reconstructing past biota populations, communities, landscapes, environments, and ecosystems from available geological…

The afternoon weather was warm and the heat index was high. At the UP Diliman College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD) Bulwagang Tandang Sora, the atmosphere was full of warmth because the college was celebrating a friend who supported the college for many years. Among those who came were former college deans, professors emeriti, retired faculty members, and University and government officials. “Espesyal ang hapon na ito para sa ating lahat. Narito tayo upang ating ipadama ang ating pagkilala at taos-pusong pasasalamant sa isang mabuting kaibigan at kasangga ng…

The Office for Athletics and Sports Development (OASD) under the UP Diliman (UPD) Office of the Chancellor recently held the Coaches Summit 2024, a two-day team-building workshop. At the summit, the UP coaches were oriented about the OASD’s mandate, vision-mission, organization structure and scope of work, and its partners and customers. Perasol addressing the summit participants. Photo by Jerald DJ. Caranza, UPDIO According to Maria Imelda E. J. De Dios, head of the OASD Resource Mobilizations and Alumni Relations, the coaches…