UP College of Law (CL) professor Raul C. Pangalangan was elected one of 22 new associate members of the Institut de Droit International (IDI/Institute of International Law) on August 23. IDI members are invited by the organization, and they comprise the world’s leading public international lawyers and professors, including judges of the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court (ICC), both located at The Hague, Netherlands. According to a post on the Institute’s Facebook page, the new associate members were elected at…

Ngayong Setyembre 2, mayroong 83 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. Ang bilang ng aktibong kaso ngayong linggo ay higit na mataas kumpara sa 56 noong nakaraang linggo. Patuloy na hinihikayat ang lahat na sundin ang mga pangkalusugang protokol at magpabakuna upang magkaroon ng dagdag na proteksyon laban…

“Patuloy tayong dinaraya ng ningning ng kanluraning liwanag. At nakaugalian na nating tanggapin ang liwanag na ito,” pahayag ni Pambansang Alagad ng Sining sa Panitikan Virgilio S. Almario sa isang birtuwal na panayam noong Agosto 26. Ang panayam na “Ang Filipino at ang Karunungang Filipino,” bilang pakikiisa sa pagdiriwang ng Buwan ng Wika 2021, ay hatid ng Dibisyon ng Humanidades (Humanities Division) ng Pambansang Sanggunian sa Pananaliksik ng Pilipinas (National Research Council of the Philippines/NRCP).  Ito ay naganap sa Zoom at sabay na natunghayan…

Memorandum No. GEC-OVCAA-NAKG 21-007: Launching of LINANGAN: The GE Faculty Development Extension Program and Invitation to Teach Talk: How to Teach and Manage your Gen Z Class (Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas Edition) PDF

Photo from the UP Third World Studies Center Retired UP Third World Studies Center (TWSC) administrative assistant Bienvenida C. Lacsamana passed away on August 27 at the age of 67. Fondly called “Ate Bien” or “Tita Bien,” her colleagues remember her being good natured and cheerful, and one who made working at TWSC enjoyable and light. Frequent callers to the TSWC offices would also recognize Lacsamana’s voice as the one behind the greeting “Third World .”

The next generation of Maya cube satellites (cubesat), named Maya-3 and Maya-4, were launched into space from the Kennedy Space Center on August 29, 3:15 p.m. aboard a commercial rocket bound for the International Space Station (ISS). Measuring 10 x 10 x 11.35 cm with an estimated mass of 1.1 kg, both satellites are carrying more measuring equipment compared to their predecessor Maya-2, including two deployable UHF and VHF antennas, solar array panels, a GPS patch antenna, and a lever switch. They also have two…

Prof. Ma. Joy V. Abrenica, PhD is the new dean of the UP Diliman (UPD) School of Economics (SE). Her appointment was approved by the UP Board of Regents at its special meeting on Aug. 20.  The ninth SE dean, Abrenica will serve until 2024. She succeeded Prof. Orville Solon, PhD. As dean, she envisions four strategic thrusts for SE: reaffirming commitment to academic excellence, revitalizing public service, harnessing internal resources, and building trust. The former SE director for finance (2012-2013), and director for admissions…

In celebration of its centennial anniversary, the UP Diliman College of Home Economics calls for contributions to their commemorative recipe book. For more details, visit https://bit.ly/This-is-HE-at-100, or scan the QR code below. Deadline for submission: March 1, 2022

Mayroong 56 na aktibong kaso ng COVID-19 sa UP Diliman at Barangay UP Campus ngayong Agosto 26. 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. Hinihikayat ang lahat na magpabakuna upang magkaroon ng dagdag na proteksyon laban sa COVID-19. Makipag-ugnayan lamang sa inyong local government unit o barangay hinggil sa pagpaparehistro upang mabigyan ng iskedyul sa pagpapabakuna. Tiyakin din nating kumukuha…

After a monthslong search, the UP Diliman (UPD) Asian Center (AC) now has a new dean: Prof. Henelito A. Sevilla Jr., PhD. Sevilla, who succeeded Prof. Joefe B. Santarita, PhD (2015-2018, 2018-2021) as dean, was appointed by the Board of Regents at its special meeting on Aug. 20. As AC dean, Sevilla will serve as a member of the Tri-College PhD Philippine Studies Program Council, along with the deans of the College of Arts and Letters and the College of Social Sciences and…