(MAY 16)—Prof. Arminda V. Santiago, PhD was affirmed as the 9th dean of the College of Mass Communication (CMC) by UP Diliman (UPD) Chancellor Michael L. Tan as on May 14 at the UP Film Studio. In her affirmation message, Santiago said the CMC’s mission and vision made her appreciate and look at the college […]

(MAY 15)—Dr. Charissa Marcaida Ferrera of The Marine Science Institute (MSI) and Prof. Gay Jane Perez, PhD, of the Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology (IESM) were among the featured experts in their respective fields in the Asian Scientist 100 (2019 edition).  Published by Singapore-based Asian Scientist Magazine (ASM), Asian Scientist 100 is an annual […]

(MAY 8)—Asst. Prof. Francis Carlos B. Diaz was formally introduced and affirmed as the eight dean of the UP College of Human Kinetics (CHK) by Chancellor Michael L. Tan on May 6 at the Ang Bahay ng Alumni. At the affirmation rites, Diaz underscored his plans to further strengthen and advance UP’s varsity sports program. […]

(MAY 8)—Asst. Prof. Francis Carlos B. Diaz was formally introduced and affirmed as the eight dean of the UP College of Human Kinetics (CHK) by Chancellor Michael L. Tan on May 6 at the Ang Bahay ng Alumni. At the affirmation rites, Diaz underscored his plans to further strengthen and advance UP’s varsity sports program. […]

(MAY 2)— Ang pagtangkilik sa pelikulang “Avengers: End Game” ay bahagi ng global na komodipikasyon ng desire o pagnanasang laganap sa industriya ng pelikula, ayon kay Prop. Rolando B. Tolentino, PhD, dating dekano ng Kolehiyo ng Pangmadlang Komunikasyon (CMC) at kasalukuyang direktor ng Institute of Creative Writing. Ito ay mula sa kanyang panayam sa palatuntunang […]

(APR. 26)—Celebrations for the 60th founding anniversary of the College of Arts and Letters Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts (DSCTA) concluded with the conference “Orality, Theatricality, Performativity” on Apr. 25 and 26 at the Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero Theater.  Featuring research presentations from experts in speech communication and theatre arts, the conference was divided […]

(APR. 10) – Scholars from UP Diliman (UPD) and UP Manila (UPM) reflected on UP’s historic transfer from Manila to Diliman 70 years ago at a forum on Mar. 29 at the Bulwagan ng Dangal Heritage Museum.   The forum “Routes in Place-making: History, Memories and Stories of UP Manila and UP Diliman” is said […]

(APR. 1) – An Iskolar ng Bayan with a global perspective is what the Office of International Linkages Diliman (OIL-D) aims for UP Diliman (UPD) students to become.  To encourage more students to study abroad, OIL-D held “UPD Study Abroad Week 2019: Engaging UPD and the World” from Mar. 26 to 29 at the School […]

(MAR. 29) – Retired UP Diliman (UPD) Prof. Benito O. Lim passed away on Mar. 21.  Lim served UP in the late 1950s as an instructor at the UP Los Baños College of Forestry, then at the UP campus in Tarlac in the 1960s. He left teaching to pursue his master’s degree, first in UPD, […]

(MAR. 26) — A choir conductor and music educator were named as the Flora Zarco Rivera Gender and Development Award (FZR-GAD) recipients on Mar. 25 at the Abelardo Hall Auditorium. The FZR-GAD awardees were Maria Lourdes Venida-Hermo, Virlanie Voices choirmaster and choral clinician, and Engracia Reyes Lim, a music educator and founder of the Quezon […]