(JUNE 1)—The January to June 2016 issue of Humanities Diliman (HD Vol. 13, No.1) is now available online. The official internationally-refereed journal of UP Diliman in the Arts and Letters cluster has five articles and one review. The articles are: “Isang Mapanuring Paghahambing sa Ingles, Filipino, at Sebwanong Mga Salin ng Orihinal na Espanyol na Lyrics ng Pambansang Awit ng Pilipinas” by five authors (Deborrah S. Anastacio, Gem Carlo B. Ausa, Jamie G. Guerrero, Jianne Irissa P. Piguing, Sofia Mae R. Romero and F.P.A. Demeterio III); “La Literatura Filipina en…

Dear Fellow Alumni: We are pleased to invite you to the Kapihan ng Bayan sa U.P. on the topic “Understanding Political Surveys”at the UPAA Board Room, Ang Bahay ng Alumni in UP Diliman, Quezon City, on 5 May 2016, Thursday, 7:30-10:00 AM. We have requested representatives of the UP School of Statistics Alumni Association to explain the interesting process of conducting surveys and the basis for interpreting survey results. Kapihan ng Bayan sa U.P., is a public service project of the UPAA which aims to serve as a regular forum for intelligent and constructive discussion of issues relevant to our development as a…

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(MAR. 29)— Ang usaping pangwika at pangkasarian na pinamagatang “Wika at Kasarian: Mulang Katuturan Tungong Kamulatan” ay itinampok sa Talasalitaan bilang pakikiisa ng UP Diliman sa pagdiriwang ng Pandaigdigang Buwan ng Kababaihan. Ang Talasalitaan ay isang panayam na isinagawa ng Sentro ng Wikang Filipino (SWF) at sa pakikipagtulungan sa Diliman Gender Office (DGO) at…

NASA’s Orbital ATK’s Cygnus spacecraft to Carry PHL-Microsat Diwata-1 to Space The PHL-Microsat Program is a three-year program that aims to enhance local capacity in space technology through the development of microsatellite systems. The program, which started in 2014, is an initiative of the Philippine government, through the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), implemented by several departments of the University of the Philippines Diliman and DOST’s Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI), and in partnership with Tohoku University and Hokkaido University in Japan. Assembled by nine Filipino scientists in Tohoku University and Hokkaido University, DIWATA-1, a 50-kilogram imaging microsatellite, is…

  The UP Asian Center will host a photo exhibit, The Tempo of China, from 14 to 18 March 2016 at the Philippines and China Halls, Hall of Wisdom, GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center, Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman. The exhibit, free and open to the public, will start at 10 a.m. on Monday, 14 March. Regular viewing hours run from 8 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. About the Exhibit With its five-thousand-year-old civilization, China conjures, among other things, icons of antiquity, from sacred religious…

  (Mar. 8)— The UP Board of Regents (BOR), at its 1314th meeting on Jan. 29, appointed three UP Diliman (UPD) College of Science (CS) faculty members as professors emeriti. They are Dr. Rhodora V. Azanza of The Marine Science Institute (MSI), Dr. Rene P. Felix of the Institute of Mathematics (IM) and Dr. Henry J. Ramos of the National Institute of Physics (NIP). Professor Emeritus, a title for life, is conferred upon retired faculty members in recognition of their exceptional achievement and exemplary service to the University. Azanza. Fondly called “The Red…

  By Noelle Camilla R. Rivera (MAR. 4) Thirty-five students from various colleges will cross-register in UP and UP Diliman’s international partner institutions this second semester. Student exchange stints range from one to two semesters. The students will be sent to Brunei, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Taiwan, and the United States. Sixteen are bound for Korea, 15 for Japan, and one each for the other four countries. To brief them about their upcoming stay…

(MAR. 3)—The UP Volleyball Teams ended the first round of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 78 volleyball tournament with victories over their respective opponents. Riding high from their win against the University of Santo Tomas last Feb. 28, the UP Women’s Volleyball Team demolished the National University (NU) Lady Bulldogs in 3-straight sets 25-19, 25-21, 25-20 at the FilOil Arena in San Juan on Mar. 2. The Lady Maroons dominated the Lady Bulldogs early in the game, building a 21-13 lead….