We are confirming that engineering student Ian Jasper Calalang has been missing since the morning of January 12, 2016 when he left his residence in Cainta, Rizal for UP Diliman to register for the 2nd semester.  His parents recounted their son’s last text message was around 8:22 AM that day where he said he had reached UP. After that, they have not heard from him and have not been able to make contact through his phone. The UP Diliman administration has mobilized all its security units to look for Ian: the UP Police, Special Services…

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, telefax 924-1881/924-1882, 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…

  UP Diliman Holds Symposium on Potential New GE Courses (update) The Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs (OVCAA) held a symposium on the potential new General Education (GE) courses last 21 January 2016. More than 100 faculty members and university officials attended the symposium to listen to the presentations and comment on the 16 potential new GE courses from different academic units in the University. Held at the National Institute of Physics, the event is the third in the BALANGKAS symposium series of the OVCAA. In his opening remarks, Chancellor Michael…

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…

NameAffiliationTitle of PublicationPublisherKraft, Herman Joseph S.Department of Political Science, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy“Association of Southeast Asian Nations” in The Democratization of International Institutions: First International Democracy Report. Lucio Levi, Giovanni Finizio and Nicola Vallinoto (editors)New York, USA: Routledge, 2014Luna, Emmanuel M.Department of Community Development, College of Social Work and Community Development“Disaster Management International Lessons in Risk Reduction, Response and Recovery” in Community-based Disaster Risk and Disaster Management. Alejandro Lopez- Carresi, Maureen Fordham, Ben Wisner, Ilan Kelman and JC Gaillard (editors)New York, USA: Routledge, 2014Pawlik, Alfred F.Mijares and Salvador, ArmandArchaeological Studies Program“Modern Humans in the…

(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…

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, telefax 924-1881/924-1882, 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…

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(JAN. 5)—Forty units of outdoor exercise equipment are now being installed in key locations around UP Diliman to help faculty, staff and students keep fit and healthy. Thirteen units, comprising the arm push-up, elliptical machine, single seesaw and double seesaw, can now be found at the Department of Military Science and Tactics Complex and the College of Science Complex. The rest of the equipment will eventually be installed at the children’s playground near the PAUW-UP Child Study Center, the College of Human Kinetics-Multi Purpose Training Park and near dormitories. They were donated by the Sogo…

(DEC. 28)—The traditional pag-iilaw ceremony where the Christmas decorations of major buildings on campus are lit was given a colorful twist last Nov. 27 when the entire UPD community joined in recreating a Kapampangan Christmas tradition. According to the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Lubenas “consists of street processions held for nine straight nights for the Missa de Gallo. Candle-lit, white paper lanterns shaped into crosses, stars, fishes, angels and sheep illuminate the images of patron saints of villages during the processions.” The…