For its fifth anniversary, the UP Diliman (UPD) Technology Transfer and Business Development Office (TTBDO) announced a campus-wide intellectual property (IP) and technology transfer caravan to help UPD faculty and researchers protect and benefit from their research projects. The plans for the TTBDO caravan were one of the topics of the roundtable discussion of deans and directors on Sept. 26 at the National Engineering Center (NEC) building. Roundtable discussion participants with TTBDO staff. Photo by Jefferson…

The UP Diliman (UPD) community gathered for the event of the National Service Training Program (NSTP) Diliman Office entitled Bayanihan sa Diliman: NSTP Tatak UPD Orientation on Sept. 25 at the UPD School of Statistics Auditorium. Attended by UPD students currently enrolled in the NSTP courses, the event’s objective is to affirm the implementation of the NSTP Tatak UP Common Module topics. It also aims to explain the rationale behind the rules governing the conduct of NSTP, familiarize the students with the NSTP Tatak UP framework, and become aware of various national security concerns.

All 30 first-time examinees from the Department of Social Work (DSW) of the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD) passed the September 2023 Licensure Examination for Social Workers (LESW), with three of them landing in the first, second, and fourth spots of successful examinees. Imperial. Photo from the CSWCD Leading the examinees is Patricia Marie R. Imperial with an 88.60% rating. She is followed by fellow UPD examinee Queenie Anne C. Umadhay at second…

UP Diliman (UPD) through the Center for Policy and Executive Development (CPED) of the UPD National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG) entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) on Sept. 18 at the NCPAG Assembly Hall. Signed by UPD Chancellor Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II and ARTA Director General Ernesto V. Perez, the MOU aims to promote collaboration and enrich the intellectual environment of both parties. (From left) Vistan and Perez….

“Serve the people,” the university officials urged some 800 UP Diliman (UPD) freshmen, transferees, shiftees, and exchange students from foreign institutions at the University Welcome Assembly 2023 (UWA 2023) on Sept. 18 at the UP Theater Main Hall. UPD transferees, shiftees, and exchange students from foreign institutions at the UWA 2023. Photo by Jerald DJ. Caranza, UPDIO In his message at UWA 2023, UPD Chancellor Edgardo Carlo…

From 12 to 1 p.m. on Sept. 21, a din could be heard in UP Diliman (UPD) as the campus observed the 51st year of declaration of Martial Law. Faculty, staff, and students from all over UPD came out to participate in Noises and Voices of Memory and Dissent (Noises), a one-hour “noise-making” event to commemorate the historic event. Participants march from Palma Hall to Quezon Hall. Photo by Jerald DJ. Caranza, UPDIO

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Marine Science Institute (MSI) of the UP Diliman College of Science, the institute held a lecture series featuring its faculty members, beginning with Fernando P. Siringan, PhD, on Sept. 18 at the MSI Seminar Room. Siringan. Photo by Jerald DJ Caranza, UPDIO Siringan said the lecture series of the MSI will help the public better understand the works of…

Every examinee fielded by the UP Diliman (UPD) School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) at the September 2023 Librarians Licensure Examination (LLE) passed, giving the University a 100% passing rate for the ninth straight year and securing the title of top performing school. SLIS logo. Image from the SLIS UPD is number one among the four top performing schools for this round, and the only one with a 100% passing rate. Top performing schools must have fielded 20 or…

The prevailing statement of the scholar graduates was, “The scholarship programs helped us finish our college degrees.”  Through the financial support of 28 scholarship programs, 118 UP Diliman (UPD) students finished their undergraduate and graduate programs on July 30. The private and government-funded scholarship programs were implemented through the Scholarship Section of the Office of Scholarships and Grants (OSG) under the UPD Office of Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs (OVCSA). The scholar…

The UP Diliman (UPD) College of Engineering (COE) and the UPD National Engineering Center (NEC) in partnership with MERALCO Power Academy, discussed the potential of nuclear energy for the Philippines. At i-conNECt on the Potential of Nuclear Energy (Small Modular Reactor) for Energy Sustainability and Security (Potential of Nuclear Energy) on Sept. 14, 9 a.m. at the NEC Audiovisual Room, Francisco “Ike” Dimayuga spoke on the potential of small modular reactors (SMR) to bolster the Philippines’ energy needs.