(May 21)—Dr. Ligaya G. Tiamson-Rubin, professor emerita and former chair of the UP College of Arts and Letters Department of Filipino and Philippine Literature (CAL-DFPP), passed away on May 18 due to complications from diabetes. She was 73.  Also known as Ma’am Gaying to peers and students, Tiamson-Rubin was born on Nov. 27, 1944 in Angono, Rizal. She obtained her BA Filipino in 1966 and MA in Teaching in 1971 at UP Diliman (UPD). She was a PhD in Filipino candidate from the same university.   She was a CAL…

(MAY 21)— UP Diliman (UPD) celebrated the achievements of outstanding students in the shortest program ever in the history of the Parangal sa Mag-aaral at the University Theater on May 8. This year, UPD honored 3,748 University Scholars (US) in the undergraduate and graduate levels and students who distinguished themselves in various fields. US are students who earned a General Weighted Average (GWA) of not lower than 1.25 in the second semester of Academic Year (AY) 2016-2017 and first semester…

(MAY 17)—Fourteen individuals, two programs and one organization were recognized for their exceptional contributions to the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) at this year’s Gawad Tsanselor on May 11, 2 p.m. at the Institute of Biology Auditorium.   Winners and categories.  Distinguished for embodying UP’s honor and excellence in their services and achievements, included in this year’s roster of winners were Isabelita P. Gravides and the UP Community Chest Foundation, Inc (Natatanging Lingkod Komunidad) and Aklatang Bayan Publikasyon of the Sentro ng Wikang Filipino/SWF, and Paglulual International Ceramic…

Sen. Edgardo J. Angara He was a tireless advocate for science, technology and innovation, multidisciplinary research to support national policymaking, education reform, and the people’s right to education. In his long, colorful life, he served as educator, lawyer, farmer, diplomat, and patron of the arts. Before he passed away last May 13, he was appointed special envoy of the Philippines to the European Union. But for the University of the Philippines, Edgardo Javier Angara will be remembered first and foremost for his service as UP’s 15th president from 1981 to 1987. 

Malimit na sinasabing ang kahusayan ng paggawa ay yaong nilalakipan ng pag-ibig at pagmamalasakit. Ang ganitong uri ng paglilingkod ay nananatili at nagpapatuloy sa Unibersidad na may layuning magsilbi ng walang pag-iimbot sa kapakanan ng sambayanan. Dahil dito, ang tema ng Linggo ng Parangal sa taong ito ay “Luwalhati’t Pagsinta,” hango sa linya ng Pambansang Awit ng Pilipinas. Kinikilala ng Unibersidad ang mga natatanging kasapi nito na nagpamalas ng hindi magmamaliw na pagmamahal sa gawain, kasamahan at adhikain upang magsilbing huwaran at inspirasyon ng komunidad ng UP Diliman. Ang pagmamalasakit sa paggawa…

The Philippine Genome Center (PGC) is inviting college students in science and engineering for an internship program in bioinformatics. PGC’s Core Facility for Bioinformatics which started as a capability-building project funded by Philippine Council for Industry, Energy & Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD) has been servicing researchers in Next Generation Sequence (NGS) data analysis, providing technical support, and giving training courses to further increase awareness in bioinformatics since its public launch on April 2014. Besides commissioned/in-house training programs for researchers, the bioinformatics team has been training undergraduate students…

(May 9)— Science Diliman Volume 30, No. 1 (2018) is now online. Science Diliman, a Philippine Journal of Pure and Applied Science, is an awardee of the Journal Incubation Grant of the Commission on Higher Education.  The current issue features four articles and one short communication.  The first article “Low Complexity Physical Layer Security Scheme for Heterogeneous Cellular Networks based on Coordinated Precoding Design and Artificial Noise Generation” discusses Heterogeneous Network (HetNet), a cellular system design deployment that provides substantial increase in cellular capacity and energy efficiency, making…

Ugnayan Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Diliman(Ugnayan) is a publication of the UP Diliman Information Office under the Office of the Chancellor, UP Diliman. Its editorial office is located at 2/F University Theater (Villamor Hall), Osmeña Avenue, UP Diliman, Quezon City, with telephone numbers 981-8500 loc. 3982/3983, email address upd.ugnayan@gmail.com. Ugnayan accepts announcements of activities and call for papers of UPD academic and administrative units and student organizations. Text should not exceed 400 words and must contain the title of the event, venue, date and time of the activity, contact information of the organizing…

(MAY 3)— In a do or die game, the UP Men’s Football Team (UPMFT) goaled their way to victory and reclaimed the UAAP Season 80 crown against the University of Santo Tomas Golden Booters. The UPMFT scored a 1-0 win at the championship match held at the Rizal Memorial Stadium today when skipper Ian Clarino released a kick in the 21st minute powerful enough to penetrate the goal that totally escaped the vigilant eye of UST’s goalkeeper Zaldy Abraham Jr. According to the Tiebreaker Times report, UP was able to maintain control…

The U.P. College of Mass Communication (UP CMC) is still accepting nominations for the annual U.P. GAWAD PLARIDEL which recognizes Filipino media practitioners who have excelled in any of the media (print, radio, film, television, and new media) and have performed with the highest level of professional integrity in the interest of public service. For 2018, the fourteenth U.P. Gawad Plaridel will be given to an outstanding JOURNALIST. The award is named after Marcelo H. del Pilar (nom de plume, Plaridel), the selfless propagandist whose stewardship…