Dr. Edieser D. Dela Santa was formally affirmed as the 7th Dean of the UP Asian Institute of Tourism (AIT) on Feb. 8 at the Isabelo delos Reyes Auditorium of the School of Labor and Industrial Relations (SOLAIR). Dela Santa was appointed to the deanship effective Nov. 24, 2016 during the 1322nd meeting of the […]

The UP Diliman General Education (GE) Conference will be held on 20 March 2017 at the National Institute of Physics Auditorium, National Science Complex. The aim of this year’s GE Conference is to provide a venue for multi-sectoral deliberation of the proposed UPD GE Program in preparation for the decision-making to be done at the UPD University Council Special Meeting, […]

(FEB. 22)— Arizza Ann S. Nocum, a UP College of Engineering (CoE) magna cum laude graduate, is one of the 2016 Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines (TOSP). The TOSP is a prestigious award for young role models of the country which is an annual project by the RFM Foundation, Inc. in cooperation with the […]

  Officials and staff of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will soon be trained in Mandarin language and culture by staff of the University of the Philippines Confucius Institute (CI) with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between both institutions on Jan. 11. The program, called Basic Mandarin Language and Culture Level 1-111, […]

Nominees: Dr. AURA C. MATIAS, Professor and former Dean, College of Engineering Dr. ROLAND B. TOLENTINO, Professor and former Dean, College of Mass Communication Dr. MICHAEL L. TAN, UP Diliman Chancellor and Professor, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy Search Activities: Presentation of Vision Papers and sectoral Fora with Nominees: January 9, 2017, 1 p.m., […]

  Dr. Ronahlee A. Asuncion was formally installed as the eighth dean of the School of Labor and Industrial Relations (SOLAIR) at affirmation rites on Dec. 16 at the School’s Isabelo delos Reyes Auditirium. Popularly known as George, Asuncion is the third woman to head the school.  She comes after Associate Justice Flerida Ruth Romero, […]

Following the historic launch of Diwata 1, the first Filipino-made microsatellite, plans are now in place to launch a second microsatellite in the first half of 2018, tentatively named Diwata 2. This was revealed in the conference “PHL-Microsat Forum P.U.S.H. Space S&T (Platform For Understanding, Sustaining, and Harnessing Space S&T in the Philippines)” conducted by […]

After typhoon Yolanda in 2009, the earthquake in Haiti in 2010 and the earthquake and tsunami in Japan in 2011, people became more conscious of the need for disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM). Recognizing how destructive natural phenomena can be, 10 academic units at UP Diliman (UPD) organized the conference “Disaster and Disciplines” on […]

The UP Board of Regents (BOR) approved two new programs “to enhance the artistic engagements” of UP Diliman (UPD) students at its 1323rd meeting on Dec. 16. The UPD Visual Arts and Cultural Studies Scholarship Program and UPD Creative/Critical Thesis Grant in the Arts, Culture and the Humanities aim to benefit student artists and student-critics […]

Noted scientist and Food Science and Nutrition professor Dr. Alonzo A. Gabriel received another accolade from the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) of the Japan Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Gabriel was one of the three recipients of the 2016 International Award for Young Agricultural Researchers during the commendation ceremonies on […]