(MAY 11)—The use of micro-satellites like Diwata-1 to measure cloud-top height is more cost-effective than regular satellites, a team of scientists said. The team is composed of professors from UP Diliman (UPD) and Hokkaido University (Hokudai) who authored the study “Determination of Cloud-top Height through Three-dimensional Cloud Reconstruction using DIWATA-1 Data,” published in the open-access […]

(May 1)—The draconic move to quarantine Metro Manila is causing its residents much inconvenience and anxiety. At the same time, however, they are benefitting from cleaner air brought by the controlled mobility as a consequence of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). Experts from the College of Science and College of Engineering of the University of […]

(MAY 1)—It is a time of transformation for the UP School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS), from the move to a new home, to having a new dean in Prof. Mary Grace Golfo-Barcelona and now their “Journal of Philippine Librarianship” (JPL) has been renamed to the “Philippine Journal of Librarianship and Information Studies” (PhJLIS). […]

(Mar. 5)—The UP Natural Sciences Research Institute-DNA Analysis Laboratory (DAL), has been chosen as the 2019 Outstanding Institution Awardee (Cluster III) by the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP). The award, Instituted in 2012, is given “to honor outstanding institutions in recognition of their dedicated support and significant contribution to the growth and development […]

(JAN. 29)—The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Development (OVCRD) opened 2020 with a conference highlighting UPD researches, creative and extension outputs. “Saliksikhay,” held from January 16 to 17 at the Benito Sy Pow Auditorium, College of Architecture, showcased UPD research, extension and creative activities with social impact. Vice Chancellor for Research and […]

Women in the Philippines have longer lives compared to men: average age of older Filipino women is 70 while for men, 68 years. They also outnumber the men in old age. Six in 10 of Filipinos aged 60 and over are women. These are some of the findings of the nationwide survey the “2018 Longitudinal […]

(NOV. 25)—Artistic collaboration is a bit like a storm. Unpredictable, with flashes of blinding inspiration followed by the rolling thunder of applause. And it often leaves those caught in it transformed. This was Japanese playwright Kentaro Matsui’s experience as he talked about several collaborations with other Asian artists during his opening keynote speech at the […]

(SEPT. 13)—The Philippines can now build its own satellites with the University Laboratory for Small Satellites and Space Engineering Systems Building or (ULYS3ES) at the College of Engineering (COE) Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute compound along Velasquez Street. ULYS3ES is a pioneering academic hub for research, development and instruction innovations in Philippine space technology. It […]

(SEPT. 6)—The first issue of the Philippine Engineering Journal for 2019 was released on Aug. 31, with articles on topics ranging from sorption kinetics models to testing bamboo as a building material. Published by the UP Engineering Research Development Foundation for the UP National Engineering Center, the Philippine Engineering Journal is a biannual double-blind peer-reviewed refereed journal that […]

(AUG. 1)—A 2017 study by UP professors confirmed the presence of fine particulate pollutants from East Asia in the cold air coming into the country during the northeast monsoon (Hanging Amihan). The New York State Department of Health defines fine particulate matter refers as “tiny particles or droplets in the air that are two and […]