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(AUG. 22)—Physics professor and former UP Diliman chancellor Dr. Roger D. Posadas passed away on Aug. 20. Posadas was Chancellor of UP Diliman from 1993 to 1996.  During his term, he organized the Technology Management Center (TMC);  the Center for Environmental Research, Education and Services; the Archaeological Studies Program and the Materials Science and Engineering Center. He was the first dean of the College of Science, which was created when the College of Arts and Sciences was split into three separate units.  He was dean from 1983 to 1993 and it was…

(AUG. 22)—Older Filipinos are generally not materially well-off, not well-educated and about half consider themselves to be of average health, but have poor use of health services.  They also believe that it would be best living by themselves.  Older people are aged 60 and above. These were some of the findings of the research “Aging in the Philippines: Findings from the 2007 Philippine Study on Aging (PSOA)” by Grace T. Cruz, Josefina N. Natividad, Melissa L. Gonzales…

(AUG. 18) —Spectacular song and dance numbers from UP Diliman (UPD) performing groups, inspirational messages from university officials, enthusiastic introductions from the college deans and a fierce display of academic freedom by the student council and student activists welcomed the new batch of Iskolar ng Bayan at the “Freshie Welcome Assembly 2017” (FWA) on Aug. 7 at the University Theater. The FWA is a yearly tradition organized by the…

Dr. Porfirio M. Aliño, The Marine Science Institute (MSI) professor, was conferred the 2017 Pantas Award (Outstanding Research/Scientist category) by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (PCAARRD-DOST). His citation reads “for his sustained commitment to research on coral reefs and associated ecosystems that provide relevance in the practice of sustainable development amidst the challenges of climate change, and for self-betterment as a scientist for the development of marine science in the country.” The Pantas Award is given to outstanding…

The Small-Scale  Mining (SSM) Industry comprises up to 75 percent of the country’s gold production, and from 2007-2008, contributed P32 billion to the Gross Domestic Product. Green mining. In 2009, a group of scientists and students from the UPD College of Engineering Department of Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (DMMME) managed to create a system which uses environment-friendly and non-hazardous methods of gold and/or copper extraction. At…

To succeed, there should be better integration among member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Economic Community (AEC). This was the general consensus among four political economists at the public forum “National Interest and the ASEAN Economic Community: Convergence or Competition?” held Aug. 17 at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium. The political economists were Dr. Josef Yap of the Philippines, Dr. Wisarn Pupphavesa (Thailand), Dr. Tham Siew Yean (Malaysia) and Dr. Shofwan Al-Banna Choiruzzad (Indonesia). The AEC was formally launched by the ASEAN member…

UP Diliman (UPD) held a necrological service to honor its fifth chancellor, Dr. Roger D. Posadas, on Aug. 24 at the Loyola Memorial Chapel along Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City. Paying their last respects were former colleagues in the academe, friends and former students. Among those who spoke were UP President Danilo L. Concepcion, former UP presidents Emerlinda R. Roman and Francisco Nemenzo Jr., former Commission on Higher Education (CHED) chair and UPD professor and now University of the East President Dr. Ester A. Garcia, UP Professor Emeritus Randolf David, Ben Belo,…

    The University of the Philippines Diliman held a Welcome Program and Orientation for the new batch of international exchange students last July 31, 2017 at the National Engineering Center auditorium in UP Diliman, Quezon City. Sixty-seven (67) students from different countries were given an overview of UP student life including the upcoming activities…

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 group and ticket…