By Haidee C. Pineda (JUN. 10)—Lual, a fiery, glowing sculptural kiln created by University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts (UPCFA) professor and ceramicist Rita Gudiño, will represent the Philippines at the International Ceramics Festival (ICF) to be held in Aberystwyth, Wales, United Kingdom in July 2015. Lual, which means birth, is a clay […]

By Mariamme D. Jadloc, images by Leonardo A. Reyes (JUN.4)—“I would like to see the Asian Center as the initiator and challenger of the 21st century in providing higher education in the field of Asian and Philippine studies,” said Prof. Joefe Santarita, the Asian Center’s (AC) newly-appointed dean, at his affirmation rites on May 25 at […]

School of Statistics dean and professor is SEARCA’s 2015 Regional Professorial Chair Awardee

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 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 […]

  (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 […]

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 […]

By Albino C. Gamba Jr. (MAR. 18)— The National Institute of Physics (NIP) and two of its faculty members were honored by the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) during the NRCP’s 82ndGeneral Membership Assembly on March 11 at the Philippine International Convention Center. NIP received the 2014 NRCP Outstanding Institution Award, while Dr. […]