(JUN. 24) — Pierangeli G. Vital, PhD, University Researcher at the UP Natural Sciences Research Institute (NSRI) was among this year’s 14 Outstanding ASEAN Science Diplomats. Vital now joins the roster of eminent science and technology leaders in Southeast Asia. The head of the NSRI Biological Research and Services Laboratory, Vital earned her PhD in Biology (specializing in Microbiology) in 2013 under the sandwich program of UPD and the International Environmental Research Institute, United Nations University and Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Korea.  Her research interests are in environmental microbiology and food…

(HUNYO 17) — Naglabas kamakailan ng infographic ukol sa COVID-19 ang UP Diliman (UPD) Task Force on COVID-19 (UPD Task Force) sa komunidad ng UPD kampus at mga karatig-komunidad upang mas maintindihan ng nakararami ang sakit na ito at bilang tugon sa patuloy na paglaban sa pandemya. Ayon sa UPD Task Force, ang inisyatibang ito sa pakikipagtulungan ng UP Health Service at Kolehiyo ng Edukasyon (CEd) ay bahagi ng pangmatagalang kampanyang pangkomunidad ng UPD laban sa COVID-19.  Layunin nito na mahikayat ang lahat na magtulungan upang masugpo ang pagkalat ng sakit bukod sa pagbibigay impormasyon sa pag-iwas na mahawaan…

While the case purports to be a personal one involving a media institution and an “aggrieved” citizen, the UP College of Mass Communication sees this event as a direct threat to freedom of the press. Why? The trial court judgment of guilt and imprisonment for libel for Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and UP-CMC alumnus and former Rappler researcher Rey Santos Jr. is a bladed weapon against all journalists — and to all who use the internet to expose corruption and wrongdoing of public officials and public figures. The Rappler article of May 2012 all…

(JUN. 15)—Resources for remote learning are now available to assist educators shifting from traditional classroom instruction to blended learning when the new schoolyear opens on Aug. 24. Curated by the UP College of Education, these online resources comprise materials from: leading institutions of higher learning such as the University of Denver, University of Zurich, Ryerson University, and University of Limpopo, among others; international institutions such as Unicef, Smithsonian, World Bank and UNESCO; and local resources produced by C&E Publishing Inc., the Department of Education, UP Diliman College of Social…

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(JUN. 15)—The National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) Philippines recently honored one UPD professor with the title Academician while four joined the elite group Outstanding Young Scientists (OYS), all in recognition of their outstanding contributions in advancing science and technology in the country. Prof. Windell L. Rivera, PhD of the Institute of Biology (IB) and former director of the UP Natural Sciences Research Institute, was conferred the title Academician for his works in microbiology. A Professor 12 at the UPIB, Rivera holds the rank…

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(JUN. 5)—Seven UP Health Service (UPHS) specialty clinics will be available through telemedicine and will tentatively serve on Monday, Jun. 8. Patients can book an appointment through website (uphs-specialist.appointlet.com) or through a mobile number UPHS will soon announce. UPHS Director Dr. Jesusa Catabui said the new service aims to limit the face-to-face contact between doctors running the specialty clinics and their patients. She added that if in the course of the telemedicine consultation the doctor determines that there is a need to have a face-to-face interaction, the patient will be informed…

(MAY 31)—The UP Integrated School (UPIS) mourns the passing of Prof. Felicia “Betty” Delos Santos, former UPIS Assistant Principal for Academic Programs and Administration, on May 24.  She was 85. Delos Santos was a Library Assistant and Research Associate at UP Asian Labor Education Center (UP ALEC, now UP School of Labor and Industrial Relations) from 1959 to 1966 before teaching at UPIS. She graduated with aBS Secondary Education (major in English and minor in Library Science) in 1957and earned MA units in Communication Research on local fellowship at the UP Institute…

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