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 12. Tapia handled courses on linear programming, non-linear programming, integer programming and combinatorial optimization, dynamic programing, and numerical analysis. As UP administrator, Tapia served as UP Diliman…

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 saan dumalo ang mahigit sa 60 kawaning mula sa iba’t ibang akademiko at administratibong yunit. Ayon kay Prop. Arthur A. Gonzales III, PhD, pangalawang direktor ng…

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Mayroong 141 aktibong kaso ng COVID-19 sa UP Diliman at Barangay UP Campus ngayong Setyembre 23. Ang mga purok o komunidad sa UP Campus kung nasaan ang mga aktibong kaso ay nasa mapang kasama sa stat report na gawa ng Special Committee ng UP Diliman COVID-19 Task Force. Para sa ating kaligtasan, panatilihing nakataas ang ating mga depensa at huwag kaligtaang sundin ang mga pangkalusugang protokol. Makipag-ugnayan din sa inyong lokal na pamahalaan hinggil sa pagpapabakuna. Tiyakin ding kumukuha tayo ng impormasyon mula lamang sa mga…

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 years.  He was legal counsel of the UP Hotel and board member of the UP Community Chest. Cruz was also legal counsel and member of the UP…

The Asian Theatre Working Group – International Federation for Theatre Research (ATWG-IFTR) calls for abstract presentations and online performances for its 14th Annual Meeting and International Conference to be held on March 2 to 4, 2022. Submit through https://tinyurl.com/atwg2022 until October 22, 2021. For more details, inquire at dscta-rcwe.upd@up.edu.ph using the subject heading: ATWG-IFTR 2022 Inquiry.

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 an immersion program for students called Biomedical Immersion in Health-Related Industries (BINHI). At BINHI, students can participate in SIBOL’s current projects and “learn theoretical knowledge and…

Ngayong Setyembre 16, mayroong 158 aktibong kaso ng COVID-19 sa UP Diliman at Barangay UP Campus. Ang mga purok o komunidad sa UP Campus kung nasaan ang mga aktibong kaso ay nasa mapang kasama sa stat report na gawa ng Special Committee ng UP Diliman COVID-19 Task Force. Sa muling pagtaas ng bilang ng mga aktibong kaso ngayong linggo mula sa 91 noong nakaraan, mariing ipinapaalala sa lahat na doblehin ang pag-iingat at mahigpit na sundin ang mga pangkalusugang protokol. Makipag-ugnayan din sa inyong lokal na pamahalaan…

All 10 examinees the UP Diliman School of Library and Information Studies (UPD SLIS) fielded in the September 2021 Librarian Licensure Examination passed, clinching the top spot in both school performance and individual rankings. UP Diliman was the top performing school in the examinations with a 100-percent passing rate, with six out of the 10 examinees making it to the top 10. Francisco Fillon Magpantay Jr. is the topnotcher with a 90.50-percent rating. Ranking 3rd is Ian Dominic Pasicolan Sipin…

Professors from the UP Diliman College of Engineering (COE) received the 2021 Philippine Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology (PhilAAST) award for their achievements in their respective fields. Professor emeritus Guillermo Q. Tabios III, Ph.D., of the COE Institute of Civil Engineering, was given the Michael R.I. Purvis Award for Sustainability Research, and Prof. Joey D. Ocon, Ph.D., of the COE Department of Chemical Engineering, the David M. Consunji Award for Engineering Research. They were among eight recipients announced in…