By Haidee C. Pineda, images courtesy of Dan Matutina (JUL. 20)— A raised clenched fist, symbolizing the UP community’s spirit of solidarity, is now the official logo of the University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons. The logo consists of a maroon clenched fist with the letter “M” cut at the wrist and sandwiched between the letters U and P. The words “Fighting” and “Maroons” are inscribed on top and bottom, respectively. The logo will be used by all varsity teams in all competitions. A design team comprising esteemed UP…

By Anna Regidor (JUL. 16)–A station that can fully charge an electric vehicle (e-vehicle) in 30 minutes nabbed the top prize in a recent R&D competition of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). The station is the centerpiece of the Rapid Electric Vehicle Charging…

By Kevin Brandon E. Saure, images by Leonardo Reyes (JUL. 9)—Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc. (RRH) once again pledged to support the UP Fighting Maroons Men’s Basketball Team (UP MBT). Officers of the RRH…

By Haidee C. Pineda (JUL. 10)—Four UP Diliman (UPD) artists are among the 13 Gawad CCP para sa Sining awardees. Opera singer Fides Cuyugan-Asencio, visual artist Roberto Chabet, director-actor Antonio O. Mabesa and choreographer Basilio Esteban S. Villaruz will be honored for their achievements and contributions to music, visual art, theatre and dance/cultural work, respectively, at ceremonies to be held at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) on Sept. 17. Gawad CCP para sa Sining is the highest award given by the Cultural Center…

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By Albino C. Gamba Jr. (JUL 2)—The Marine Science Institute (MSI) professor Dr. Rhodora V. Azanza was conferred the 2015 Pantas Award by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD)-DOST.

By Anna Regidor (JUL. 1)—Isabel Montes, a Ph.D. student at the Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute (EEEI) of the UP College of Engineering, was awarded an Internet Society (ISOC) Fellowship to attend the upcoming Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF 93) meeting on Jul. 19 to 24 in Prague, Czech Republic. The IETF (along with its related organizations) is a large, open, international community of network operators, vendor experts, researchers, designers and other interested technologists who develop standards for the Internet. ISOC Fellows are paired with an experienced…