The University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication is pleased to announce the recipient of the U.P. Gawad Plaridel 2017 in the person of MS. TINA MONZON PALMA. Tina Monzon Palma is a veteran broadcaster who is cited for her pioneering efforts that opened doors/opportunities for women at a time when men dominated the media landscape. Tina Monzon Palma has kept her professional integrity in her more than 40 years in the media. She was a news anchor during the Martial Law years, and remained steadfast in her craft. The U.P. Gawad…

  Labing-tatlong kasapi ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Diliman (UPD) at isang pook sa kampus ang nagtamo ng Gawad Tsanselor 2017, na ipinagkaloob sa palatuntunang ginanap sa Awditoryum ng Linangan ng Biolohiya, 6 ng gabi noong Abril 27. Sa mga ginawaran ng pinakamataas na karangalan ng Unibersidad, tatlo ang hinirang na Natatanging Guro, isa ang Natatanging Mananaliksik sa Filipino, tatlo ang Natatanging REPS (Research, Extension and Professional Staff), apat ang Natatanging Mag-aaral, habang dalawa ang kinilalang Natatanging Kawani. Ang Hardin ng Doña Aurora ang kinilalang Natatanging…

(MAY 5)—The Philippine Microsat Program (PHL-Microsat) celebrated the first anniversary of Diwata-1’s launch into space last Apr. 27 with a showcase of space technologies. This includes a live demonstration of the Philippine Earth Data Resource Observation (PEDRO) facility housed at the DOST-Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI). Called Pinoy Showcase of Space Technologies (PSST), the event was “in keeping with the theme of highlighting technology innovation,” said PHL-Microsat leader and Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute (EEEI) professor Joel Joseph Marciano. Since its launch Diwata has orbited the Earth over 5,000 times, taking images and data which is collected daily by the…

  (MAY 5)—Policy changes to benefit UP Diliman (UPD) retirees and service awardees were implemented in this year’s Parangal sa Retirado at Gawad Paglilingkod held Apr. 26 at the…

(MAY 4) — UP Diliman’s (UPD) best and the brightest University Scholars (US) in the undergraduate and graduate level and those who distinguished themselves in various fields were recognized at the Parangal sa Mag-aaral 2017 in a ceremony held at the University Theater on Apr. 27. The Office of the University Registrar shows that in the first semester of Academic Year (AY) 2016-2017, UPD had a student population of 25, 782. University Scholars (US) are students who have earned a General Weighted Average (GWA) of not lower than 1.25 in the second semester…

Mega journal Scientific Reports named the paper of UP Diliman scientists, which showed that light could be slowed down, one of its 100 most-read articles in 2016. While modern physics tells us that the speed of light remains the same in a vacuum, physicists around the world have been exploring the possibility that it is not so. Read more…

The Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman welcomes applications to its MA program in Asian Studies for the first semester, Academic Year 2017–2018, which starts August 2017. Application period is from 17 April 2017 to 15 May 2017. The MA Program in Asian Studies comes in two tracks (thesis or non-thesis) and offers four specializations on one of the following regions: Northeast Asia (with country specialization: Japan, Korea, or China) Southeast Asia South Asia, or West Asia. APPLY TODAY: View Requirements, etc.

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…

Prof. Emilita L. Cruz, one of the country’s leading experts in Philippine Linguistics and Bahasa Indonesia/Malaysia, passed away on Apr. 23.  She was 74. A professorial lecturer at the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP) Department of Linguistics, Cruz served for more than four decades at UP Diliman.  Upon her retirement in 2008, she continued to teach at the Department of Linguistics and at the Foreign Service Institute of the Department of Foreign Affairs. Chegu (from Bahasa Malaysia cikgu meaning ‘teacher, professor’) as her colleagues fondly called her, was one of the pioneering…