Pambansang Alagad ng Sining sa Panitikan at UP Diliman (UPD) Professor Emeritus Bienvenido L. Lumbera, pumanaw sa edad na 89 noong umaga ng Set. 28. Makata, mandudula, iskolar, guro, tagasalin — ilan lamang ito sa maraming naging tungkulin niya sa akademya at sining. Ngunit sa kaniyang paglisan, higit siyang inalala at pinarangalan ng mga nagmamahal […]

Retired mathematics professor Cesar G. Tapia, PhD passed away on Sept. 21. He was 73. Tapia worked in UP as instructor at the then Department (now Institute) of Mathematics (IM) immediately after he earned his bachelor’s degree in mathematics in 1970.  There he stayed up until his retirement in 2012 with the rank of Professor […]

Ang kahalagahan ng tao at ng ginhawa nito ang binigyang-diin sa nakaraang webinar ng Opisina sa Pagpapaunlad ng Yamang Tao (Human Resource Development Office; HRDO) na “2021 Ginhawa sa Panahon ng Pandemya: Enhancing Mental Health and Well-being Workshop,” (Ginhawa) noong Set. 8. Sa pangangasiwa ng HRDO Training Section, ang webinar ay matagumpay na naidaos kung […]

Lawyer and former UP Police commissioner, Romeo C. Cruz, passed away on Sept. 17. He was 77. Cruz started working in UP in 1968 at the UP Law Center, where he met his wife, Zenaida. He later served as an administrative division head of the said unit. He served UP in various capacities for 41 […]

An immersion program for students interested in health-related industries was one of the programs discussed at the formal and virtual launching of the UP Surgical Innovation and Biotechnology Laboratory (UP SIBOL) on Sept. 8. Prof. Roxanne de Leon of the College of Engineering – Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute (COE-EEEI) said SIBOL is currently piloting […]

The Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges (PASUC) urges all faculty, administrative staff, and students to register for the 2022 elections before the Sept. 30 deadline. Established in 1967, PASUC comprises state universities and colleges under the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). In the PASUC Advisory No. 100, s. 2021, Prof. Tirso A. Ronquillo, […]

Prof. Deo Florence L. Onda, PhD of the UP Marine Science Institute (MSI) was recognized as one of the 40 Gen. T “leader of tomorrow” honorees from the Philippines in 2021, given by Tatler Asia. Onda was recognized for his contributions to the sciences. An associate professor and the deputy director for research at MSI, […]

The National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS) invites students to submit their research abstract for the NIGSCON 2021, NIGS Research Symposium. The deadline is on September 24. To submit, visit https://tinyurl.com/nigscon2021. Outstanding Student Presentation Awards (OSPAs) will also be given. The NIGSCON 2021 will be held from October 13 to 14. Pre-register at https://tinyurl.com/nigscon2021reg. For […]

Former UP College of Business Administration (CBA) professor Teresa F. Bernabe passed away on Sept. 4. She was 88. Her passing was relayed by her grandson, Erich Trinidad, through an email sent to the UP Diliman Office of the Chancellor last Saturday, Sept. 4. Bernabe “quietly passed away on the morning of Sept. 4 in […]

The UP Sustaining Collaboration in an Advanced Learning Environment (UPSCALE) Innovation Hub, the technology business incubator of UP Diliman, is now accepting applications for Batch 11 of the UPSCALE Enterprise Incubation Program. Teams with technology-based products or services (preferably with prototype), with at least two members, a full-time founder, and are operating for one to […]