In a world that puts a premium on flashes of brilliance or moments of triumph, ceremonies that highlight consistent, everyday service are some of the most heartwarming. On June 22, UP Diliman (UPD) celebrated faculty (36), research, extension, and professional staff (REPS, 14), and administrative staff (70) for spending a lifetime serving the university at the 2022 Parangal at Pagkilala sa mga Kawani at Retirado ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas at the University Theater. The longest-serving retirees were Fernando Laoke and Romeo Manalang of the UPD Campus Maintenance Office, both of whom…

The rise of artificial intelligence and its perceived takeover of several industries and professions have provoked uncertainty among workers, specifically engineers. Jacob Richard Anthony (Coby) Santos Lim spoke about this at the 2023 Master’s Commencement Ceremony of the College of Engineering of the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley). Lim. Screenshot of the commencement ceremony of the UC Berkeley College of Engineering YouTube channel Lim, who graduated with a Master of Engineering in Civil and Environmental Engineering…

Over 130 ongoing and/or completed research from all seven UP Diliman (UPD) College of Engineering (COE) departments were presented to the public and stakeholders at the 2023 COE Professorial Chair Colloquium with the theme, Engineering Research and Development Towards the Sustainable Development Goals. Professorial chairs are grants awarded to faculty members by individuals or organizations and serve as incentives for the recipients to further excel in teaching and research. According to the organizers, the colloquium aims to “disseminate research outputs of our faculty to a wider audience, solicit inputs and feedback…

Thirteen distinguished UP Diliman (UPD) faculty were conferred the title Professor Emeritus by the UP Board of Regents at its 1376th meeting on Nov. 25. Five faculty came from the social sciences and law cluster (SS&L); the arts and letters cluster (A&L) and the science and technology cluster (S&T) each had three faculty members conferred the title; while the management and economics cluster (M&E) had two. The UPD College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP) had the most number of new professors emeriti with three, followed by the UPD College of…

With the country’s re-emergence from the pandemic brought by COVID-19, it would be wise to focus on the role of human capital in digital transformation within the electronics industry itself, since the success of the electronics industry is crucial to economic recovery. Nemenzo. Photo from SEIPI UP Diliman (UPD) Chancellor Fidel R. Nemenzo raised this point in his plenary speech Human Capital, Digital Transformation, and Sustainable Development, at the 17th Philippine Semiconductor and Electronics Convention and Exhibition (PSECE). “The industry is…

The DOST-UP Sustaining Collaboration in an Advanced Learning Environment (UPSCALE) Innovation Hub was recognized as one of the AsiaStar 10×10 awardees at the 13th Apsara Conference on Nov. 10. AsiaStar 10×10 trophy. Photo from UPSCALE The Alibaba Cloud-organized Apsara Conference, which began in 2009, witnesses the development of digital intelligence and technological innovation. UPSCALE was one of the awardees under the Launchpads category. The category represents educational institutions and incubators that provide safe environments to nurture the next great startups…

UP Diliman (UPD) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Quezon City (QC) government to help create business hubs in the city for the benefit of startup entrepreneurs. UPD Chancellor Fidel R. Nemenzo was among the academic leaders who signed the MOU to formally launch the StartUp QC Program on Oct. 28 at City Hall. (From left) Meggy Caparas of Enterprise Lead; Jayn Sy of Partnership Development and Strategic Alliance Lead; Melanie M. Moraga-Leaño, director of the UPD Institute for Small…

A total of 117 retirees were honored at the Parangal at Pagkilala para sa mga Kawani at Retirado ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas 2021 held last June 23, 4 p.m. The ceremony was once more virtual and livestreamed on the UP Diliman (UPD) official Facebook page and YouTube channel. Retirado and Gawad Paglilingkod. Each retiree received a trophy, a certificate, and a medallion in the form of the UP seal. The program had different segments. The segment on the retirees was prefaced by a short interview of representative recipients under…

In its second remote elections, the UP Diliman (UPD) student body continued to put its faith in the Student Alliance for the Advancement of Democratic Rights in UP (STAND UP) as the party swept all 14 seats in the University Student Council (USC). Running on a platform of continuity and community engagement, STAND UP standard bearers Andrei Felix Latrell, a junior sociology major, and Mary Sunshine Reyes, a sophomore mathematics major, were elected as chairperson and vice chairperson, respectively. The STAND UP…

UP Diliman has two new deans in professors Fernando dlC. Paragas, PhD of the College of Mass Communication (CMC) and Dina C. Magnaye, PhD, EnP of the School of Urban and Regional Planning (SURP), and one director in Prof. Pia D. Bagamasbad, PhD of the National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (NIMBB). Meanwhile, Prof. Francis Carlos B. Diaz will be serving his second term as College of Human Kinetics (CHK) dean. Their appointments were approved by the UP Board of Regents at its 1368th meeting on Feb. 24. New appointments. Prior to his…