The Geography Field School (GFS) program of the Department of Geography, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, and the KaSaMa Teachers Online Community of the National Institute for Science and Mathematics Education Development (NISMED) were the awardees of the first Parangal Para sa Programang Pang-Ektensiyon. Held on May 17 at the Malcolm Auditorium, College of Law, the award is meant to recognize the importance of extension programs in UPD and is conferred to programs with significant contribution to the achievement of the vision/mission of the unit and the University. According to…

(FEB. 29)—The Optical Society of America (OSA) Board of Editors appointed Dr. Percival F. Almoro of the National Institute of Physics (NIP) as Topical Editor for its Applied Optics Journal from 2016 to 2018. Applied Optics is ISI SCI-indexed journal that focuses on applications-centered research in optics (scientific study of light) and covers optical technology, photonics, lasers, information processing, sensing and environmental optics. As topical editor, Almoro will evaluate submitted manuscripts in specialized optics research areas including, but not limited to, Interferometry, Holography, Speckle, Statistical Fringe Processing and Nondestructive testing. He…

(Feb. 12)—The University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) and the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST) entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to consolidate, develop and intensify the cooperation between the two parties in the field of ocean science and technology. UPD, through The Marine Science Institute (MSI), and KIOST agreed on overarching themes such as research collaboration in oceanography, marine biodiversity and ecology, marine chemistry, biogechemical cycle studies, natural products chemistry and paleoclimatology of coral reefs in the Western Pacific and its marginal seas;…

Name Affiliation Article Title Journal (Volume and Issue) Page Numbers Balgos, Maria Herminia, Afalla, Jessica Pauline, Vizcara, Sheryl, Lumantas, Deborah Anne, Estacio, Elmer, Salvador, Arnel and Somintac, ArmandoNational Institute of Physics, College of ScienceTemperature Behavior of Unstrained (GaAs/AlGaAs) and Strained (InGaAs/GaAs) Quantum Well BandgapsOptical and Quantum Electronics, 47 (8)3053 – 3063Brebante, Zyra Ruth T.Department of Physical Education, College of Human KineticsBody Image, Body Mass Index and the Experience of Hiya in Physical Education among Filipino Female University StudentsAsia Life Sciences, 24 (2)647 – 659Bunao, Joseph R. and Galapon, Eric A.National Institute of Physics, College…

(JAN. 7)—Twenty-three Centers of Excellence (COEs) declared by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) are at UP Diliman. CHED identified 137 COEs in both public and private institutions through Memorandum Order No. 38, Series of 2015 issued on Dec. 23, 2015. The CHED defines a COE as “…a department within a higher education institution, which continuously demonstrates excellent performance in the areas of instruction, research and publication, extension and linkages and institutional qualifications.” They are envisioned “to become centers of graduate education and research in their fields of strength.” The College of Science has the…

NameAffiliationArticle TitleJournal (Volume and Issue/ Number)Page NumbersAbara, Ma. Nerissa M.Institute of Mathematics, College of SciencesNumber of Solutions of Equations of Weil Type on Finite Symmetric Matrices Linear Algebra and its Applications, Volume 438, Issue 114322 – 4334Atienza, Maria Ela L.Department of Political Science, College of Social Sciences and PhilosophyGlobalization and Responses of Agricultural Communities in the Philippines: Limits and Opportunities for Empowerment in Bilar, BoholPhilippine Political Science, Volume 34, Number 127 – 47Azanza, Rhodora V.Marine Science Institute, College of ScienceMonsoon-Influenced Phytoplankton Community Structure in a Philippine…

A UP Bike Share unit. (August 18, 2015)—Getting around the 493-hectare UP Diliman (UPD) campus is a daily challenge for many students, who often travel from one building to another as they go through their classes. One student group is attempting to make things better by creating a free bike-sharing system on campus. UP Bike Share, a non-profit advocacy group of undergraduate students, is now providing free use of 30 red-and-white painted bikes for some 50 dormitory students in UPD as part of a…

By Anna Regidor A team of UP Diliman (UPD) experts was tapped by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to steer the Philippines into its space age. The DOST, through the Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD), introduced the Philippine Scientific Earth Observation Micro-Satellite (PHL-Microsat) Program on Mar. 10, a P840 million initiative that aims to “build, launch and effectively utilize micro-satellite technology for multi-spectral, high precision earth observation.” Two identical cube-shaped micro-satellites measuring 550x550x350 millimeters will each carry a 50-kilogram payload of optical science instruments, collecting data like changes in vegetation, ocean productivity,…

By Albino C. Gamba Jr., image by Leonardo A. Reyes (DEC. 9)—The creation of Research Laboratories (RLs) is the top priority for Dr. Dennis S. Mapa, dean of the School of Statistics (SS). Mapa said RLs are enhanced study groups with specific objectives and outputs, headed by one or two senior faculty members with a number of junior faculty members with the same research interest as associates. “What we have…

By Haidee C. Pineda  (DEC. 4)—Over 1,000 language educators across the globe were at UP Diliman (UPD) from Nov. 20-22 to participate in the international conference “Mother Tongue and National Language in the K+12 Curricular Enhancement as Framework for Development: An International Conference-Workshop.” Experts from Australia, China, France, Hawaii, Indonesia, the Philippines, Russia, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam discussed trends, issues, challenges and best practices on language, multiculturalism, multilingual education and the K+12 curriculum “in the context…