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 […]

(AUG. 30) — “Journalism’s best weapon against lies is to be transparent, thorough and provocative.” This was the gist of seasoned broadcaster Ma. Cristina Monzon-Palma’s message at the UP Gawad Plaridel 2017. “You cannot be challenged if you know the truth, if you personally know the truth, you trust the organization and the people you […]

Dr. Porfirio M. Aliño, The Marine Science Institute (MSI) professor, was conferred the 2017 Pantas Award (Outstanding Research/Scientist category) by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (PCAARRD-DOST). His citation reads “for his sustained commitment to research on coral reefs and associated ecosystems […]

The Small-Scale  Mining (SSM) Industry comprises up to 75 percent of the country’s gold production, and from 2007-2008, contributed P32 billion to the Gross Domestic Product. Green mining. In 2009, a group of scientists and students from the UPD College of Engineering Department of Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (DMMME) managed to create a system […]