A technology to estimate fish size, population density and biomass developed by researchers of UP Diliman (UPD) won the National Grand Prize of the 2017 Alfredo M. Yao (AMY) Intellectual Property (IP) Awards – Professional Level, at the 43rd Philippine Business Conference Expo on Oct. 18 at the Manila Hotel. FISHDROP (or Fish-i) is an […]

Pitumpu’t limang mag-aaral ang ginawaran ng parangal ng Office for Initiatives in Culture and the Arts (OICA) sa ilalim ng UP Diliman  (UPD) Performing Arts Scholarship Program (PASP) at UPD Visual Arts and Cultural Studies Scholarship Program (VACSSP), Okt. 9 sa The Forefront, University Theater. Ang mga iskolar ng dalawang programa ay tatanggap ng tuition […]

The shift towards social media (SocMed) as the main platform for discussion and information has led to a redefinition of news.  This was the premise of the lecture “Social Media as Site of News and Political Discourse” by Prof. Clarissa C. David, PhD, at the Pi Gamma Mu Inaugural National Conference on Oct. 13 at […]

A low-cost and portable handheld device coupled with sensors has been developed by researchers from UP Diliman (UPD) and UP Los Baños (UPLB) to upgrade the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) strand of the K to 12 program of the Department of Education (DepEd). The Versatile Instrumentation System for Science Education Research or VISSER […]

“Journalists must advocate to end impunity.” UP College of Mass Communication (CMC) Prof. Danilo A. Arao reiterated the call of Joel Simon, Executive Director of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), in his lecture “Making Sense of the Senseless” at the CMC Research Brownbag Series last Aug. 30 at the CMC Auditorium. In his lecture, […]

Dr. Maria Corazon A. De Ungria, head of the DNA Analysis Laboratory of the UPD Natural Sciences Research Institute received the Dangal ng Bayan (DnB) Award during the Outstanding Government Workers Awards Rites on Sept. 20 at the Malacañan Palace. DnB or the Outstanding Public Officials and Employees Award is conferred to an individual for […]

(OCT. 2) — Capping its centennial anniversary celebration, the UP College of Music staged a full house closing concert featuring its faculty and resident performing groups on Sept. 15 at the Abelardo Hall Auditorium. Performers. UP Tugtugang Musika Asyatika (UP TUGMA) set the mood with a chant set against the background of gongs and kulintang. […]

All 27 graduates of the UP Diliman (UPD) School of Library and Information Studies passed the Sept. 19-20 Librarian Licensure Examination, making UPD the only university with 100 percent passing rate. Six successful examinees also ranked among the top 10. Sylvan Dan Macabante Moldes placed second with a rating of 89.05 percent; Albert Cantos Quebrar […]

(SET. 22) —Dalawang eksperto mula sa magkaibang disiplina ang nagbahagi ng kanilang kaalaman tungkol sa mga salitang “indie” at “delubyo” sa seminar na inorganisa ng Sentro ng Wikang Filipino (SWF) bilang bahagi ng pagdiriwang ng Buwan ng Wika noong Agosto. Ang seminar na “Mga Susing Salita: Pambansang Seminar sa Pagbuo ng Diskurso sa Konseptong Filipino” […]

Noted food scientist and College of Home Economics (CHE) professor Dr. Alonzo A. Gabriel is one of the 10 recipients of this year’s Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos Award. The Metrobank Foundation Inc. (MBFI) announced the winners on August 10 in a press conference in Quezon City. A food security advocate who generously shares his innovations […]