Books by UP Diliman (UPD) authors were part of the 31 titles the UP Press recently launched at Semeyaan: Paglulunsad ng mga Bagong Aklat ng UP Press 2023. Seven were authored or co-authored by faculty members from the UPD Departamento ng Filipino at Panitikan ng Pilipinas / DFPP. The authors, editors, and UP Press officials and staff. Photo by Jerald DJ. Caranza, UPDIO The books are Maliit na Bagay Lang ang Nakapupuwing by Rommel B. Rodriguez, PhD, a professor at the DFPP; Mula Ilog…

Over 120 ongoing and completed research projects providing solutions to nine of the United Nations’ (UN) sustainable development goals (SDGs) were featured in the 2023 edition of the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Engineering’s (COE) annual Professorial Chair Awards (PCA) colloquium. The 2023 UPD Faculty Manual defines a professorial chair as “a form of recognition for achievement in the academe, established to advance knowledge and learning in various fields or disciplines. Chairs are positions supported by special endowments and awarded to members of the faculty at the tertiary level who have distinguished themselves in…

UP Diliman (UPD) and the Department of Science and Technology Advanced Science and Technology Institute (DOST-ASTI) recently signed a three-year memorandum of understanding (MOU). The MOU aims for both parties to collaboratively develop activities that would see “exchange of academic information and materials, collaborative research activities, adjunct professorships, lectures and symposia, and student internships.” (Standing, from left) Serrano, De Guzman, De Leon, Co, Tria, Cayaban, Syjuco, and Castañeda; (seated, from left) Tanchuling, Vistan, De Leon,…

The research Unraveling the Skills and Motivation of Magdalenian Artists in the Depths of Atxurra Cave (Northern Spain) co-authored by Juan Rofes, PhD, recently landed on the pages of Scientific Reports, the online, open-access, peer-reviewed part of Nature Portfolio, covering studies on natural sciences, psychology, medicine, and engineering. Rofes. Photo from the UP School of Archaeology Facebook page Rofes is an associate professor at the UP Diliman School of Archaeology and is an environmental archaeologist and paleontologist. He co-authored the research…

UP Diliman (UPD) remembers two of its respected and beloved faculty members: Priscelina Patajo Legasto, PhD of the UPD College of Arts and Letters (CAL) and Virginia Bonoan Dandan, PhD of the UPD College of Fine Arts (CFA). Legasto passed away on Nov. 8, while Dandan passed away in the morning of Nov. 9. Legasto. Photo from the UPDIO Archive Legasto specialized and taught courses in literary, cultural, feminist, and Marxist theory and criticism, and Philippine theater history…

Developing strategies to enhance self-compassion—this was the focus of Celebrate Life 2023. Spearheaded by the UP Diliman (UPD) Office of Counseling and Guidance (OCG), Celebrate Life, with the theme Thriving Through Self-Compassion, explored self-compassion as a resource in dealing with grief, body issues, and thwarted belongingness. Celebrate Life 2023 poster. Image from the OCG Facebook page According to the Stanford Medicine website, accessed on…

The World’s Mangroves 2000-2020, the 2023 report of the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), used the Mangrove Vegetation Index (MVI) developed by UP Diliman (UPD) researchers as its mapping methodology. The report is about global and regional estimates of the area covered by mangrove forests, including area changes between 2000 and 2020. The MVI is a new index developed to map mangroves to help preserve coastal ecosystems. This was developed by Alvin Baloloy together with Ariel C. Blanco, DEng, Raymund Rhommel C. Sta. Ana, and Kazuo Nadaoka, researchers…

The main advice Leonardo C. Rosete gave at his legacy lecture was “Pursue your interest/s with passion.” Through his lecture, DOI’s Industrial Design Brief Quest for the Industrial Design Path, Rosete shared his life, experiences, and insights regarding industrial design (ID) that began during his student days at the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Fine Arts (CFA) as a visual communication major. Rosete. Photo by Jefferson Villacruz, UPDIO       The former CFA dean said, “Kung napipilitan ka lang , hindi rin magwo-work….

UP through the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Law (LAW) emerged as the overall winner at the 16th Price Media Law Moot Court Competition. The LAW team is composed of Trishia Gail G. Fernandez (team captain), Bryan Thomas D. Santamaria (assisting team captain), Jasmin Althea A. Siscar, Esabelle Gillian G. Catameo, Ma. Beynouna Meg T. Arbo, and Celine Mae D. Dael. Their coach was Michael Tiu Jr., an assistant professor at LAW, the head of the International Criminal Law Program of the Institute of International Legal Studies of LAW, and the head of the…

New UP Diliman (UPD) School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) dean, Rhea Rowena U. Apolinario, is the woman with the plan as she leads the SLIS at an important point in the school’s history: coming out of the pandemic and preparing to move to its new permanent home. Apolinario. Image from the SLIS Facebook page Apolinario laid out her plans in her threefold vision, termed Equip. Engage. Excel. She plans to improve the technical capabilities of the SLIS administrative…