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…

Former UP Diliman Information Office (UPDIO) director Prof. Sir Anril P. Tiatco, PhD and Prof. Allan Gil S. Fernando, PhD of the National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS) are among the eight recipients of the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) 2021 Achievement Award. Tiatco. Image from the DSCTA Facebook page Tiatco will be honored for his contributions to the field of humanities, while Fernando will be honored for his contributions to the field of earth and space sciences.

Retired mathematics professor Cesar G. Tapia, PhD passed away on Sept. 21. He was 73. Tapia worked in UP as instructor at the then Department (now Institute) of Mathematics (IM) immediately after he earned his bachelor’s degree in mathematics in 1970.  There he stayed up until his retirement in 2012 with the rank of Professor 12. Tapia handled courses on linear programming, non-linear programming, integer programming and combinatorial optimization, dynamic programing, and numerical analysis. As UP administrator, Tapia served as UP Diliman…

A team composed of students from all over the UP System emerged as one of the three winners in the Google Developer Student Clubs (GDSC) 2021 Solution Challenge. UP Systeam, composed of Rex Ronter Ruiz (UP Diliman), Jian Asiado (UP Los Baños), Joerian E. Gauten (UP Open University), and Patricia Marie C. Garcia (UP Visayas Miag-ao Campus), created the cloud-based disaster risk management system called Island Response and Intervention for Systemic Evacuation (i-RISE). Their system was chosen based the technology they used and their project’s impact. According…

The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) recently entered into a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with UP Diliman (UPD) to bring science and technology innovations to the Philippine maritime industry. The MOA signing ceremony was held on Aug. 17 via Zoom and streamed live on DOST-PCIEERD’s (Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Industry Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development) official Facebook (FB) page.  Chancellor Fidel R. Nemenzo represented UPD, while MARINA was represented by its administrator, Vice Admiral Robert A. Empedrad. The partnership between…

July 1st this year marked two important milestones for the UP School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS): the celebration of its 60th anniversary and the swearing in of its 10th dean. The event was streamed live from the school’s official Facebook, YouTube and Twitch channels. Productive pandemic. At 1 p.m., hosts SLIS professors Paul Jason Perez and Elijah Dar Juan began with the pre-show “Balik-Tanaw,” which recapped SLIS’ various initiatives and achievements in the year leading up to the anniversary, even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Faculty and Staff of the National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (NIMBB) of U.P. Diliman are saddened to announce the passing of Prof. Cynthia T. Hedreyda in the afternoon of 6 July 2021. She was 65. Prof. Hedreyda completed her B.S. Biology and M.S. Genetics degrees from the University of the Philippines Los Banos, and her Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of Georgia, GA, USA. She joined the NIMBB faculty in 1996 and became the Institute’s director from 2003-2012. She remained a distinguished member of the NIMBB faculty until her retirement in December, 2020. She will be fondly remembered…