By Albino C. Gamba Jr., image by Jefferson Villacruz   (APR. 20)— Dr. Alfredo Mahar A. Lagmay, UP Diliman National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS) professor and Project NOAH (Nationwide Operational Assessment Hazard) executive director, was awarded the prestigious 2015 Plinius Medal by the European Geosciences Union (EGU). The first Asian to receive the award, […]

By Albino C. Gamba (APR. 17)—Two newly renovated classrooms at the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Science (CS), Institute of Mathematics, were turned over by Manulife Philippines to UPD on April 1. Named Manulife classroom and John Hancock classroom, both are designed for multiple use—from a classroom to a conference set-up, allowing interactive learning among […]

By Haidee C. Pineda, images by Leonardo A. Reyes and Jefferson Villacruz (APR. 14)— Heads of tertiary level music schools and music institutions from 15 countries convened at the UP College of Music (CMu) for the 7th Southeast Asian Directors of Music (SEADOM) Congress to discuss music advocacy, music curriculum and research, improving music institution […]

By Albino C. Gamba Jr. (APR. 13)—Prof. Kevin Carl Santos of the UP Diliman (UPD) School of Statistics wins the Cochran-Hansen Prize 2015 award by the International Association of Survey Statisticians (IASS). Santos received an email confirmation of the award from Risto Lehtonen, chair of the Cochran-Hansen Prize Committee, on March 30. Santos, whose research […]

By Haidee C. Pineda, image by Leonardo Reyes (APR. 8) —The Pohang Iron and Steel Company TJ Park Foundation (POSCO-TJPF), through its POSCO Asia Fellowship program, awarded scholarships to 15 UP Diliman (UPD) students for Academic Year (AY) 2015-2016. The awarding ceremony was held at the Hall of Wisdom of the Asian Center/GT Toyota Asian Cultural […]

By Benito V. Sanvictores Jr. (APR. 7) – Vol. 6, No. 1, 2014 of the Philippine Journal of Social Development (PJSD) is now available. Published by the College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD) and edited by Dr. Rosalinda Pineda-Ofreneo, CSWCD professor and former dean, this issue contains five articles on the theme Social […]

  (APR. 1)— Fifty-one years after its 1964 participation in the Venice Art Biennale, the Philippines finally returns to one of the world’s biggest and most prestigious exhibitions of contemporary art, with the support of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Office of Senator […]

Ni  Haidee C. Pineda (MAR. 31) — Opisyal na itinalaga noong Marso 1 bilang direktor ng Sentro ng Wikang Filipino (SWF) si Dr. Rommel B. Rodriguez, kawaksing propesor (associate professor) sa Departamento ng Filipino at Panitikan ng Pilipinas (DFPP) sa Kolehiyo ng Arte at Literatura (KAL). Siya ang humalili kay Dr. Rosario Torres-Yu bilang direktor […]

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By Benito V. Sanvictores Jr. (MAR. 20) – Dr. Ernesto Pernia, Professor Emeritus at the UPD School of Economics, and Dr. Gonzalo Serafica, Visiting Scientist at the College of Engineering, received the 2015 Severino and Paz Koh Lectureship Awards for Science and Engineering, respectively, at the 2015 Annual PAASE Meeting and Symposium (APAMS). Pernia is […]