Itinalagang bagong direktor ng UP Sentro ng Wikang Filipino (SWF) si Jayson D. Petras, PhD ngayong Hulyo. Si Petras ay katuwang na propesor (assistant professor) sa Departamento ng Filipino at Panitikan ng Pilipinas (DFPP) ng Kolehiyo ng Arte at Literatura (KAL) sa UP Diliman (UPD). Maglilingkod siya sa nasabing posisyon hanggang Hulyo 2025. Petras. Larawan mula sa Facebook page ng KAL Pinalitan niya si Michael Francis C. Andrada, PhD na nagsilbing direktor ng SWF mula Abril 2019 hanggang Marso 2022.

Mayroong 10 aktibong kaso ng COVID-19 sa UP Diliman at Barangay UP Campus ngayong Hulyo 21 batay sa stat report na gawa ng Special Committee ng UP Diliman COVID-19 Task Force. Panatilihing nakataas ang ating mga depensa sa lahat ng oras at sundin ang mga pangkalusugang protokol tulad ng pagsusuot ng face mask, paghuhugas ng mga kamay, at pagpapanatili ng physical distancing. Sa mga hindi pa nababakunahan at sa mga maaari nang tumanggap ng booster shot laban sa COVID-19, makipag-ugnayan…

The European Union (EU), the European integration, and the Russia-Ukraine conflict were among the topics at the first face-to-face forum the UP Diliman (UPD) Department of Political Science (DPolSci) hosted since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Entitled European Values & Strategic Interests, it featured guest speaker Nicolas Tenzer, an academic and a senior French civil servant. (From left) Nemenzo, Tenzer, Boccoz, Šedivá, and Gloria. Photo by Herby Jireh Esmeralda Tenzer spoke on European integration and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which according…

Aurelio. Photo from the NIGS website Mario Juan A. Aurelio, PhD, a professor at the UP Diliman (UPD) National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS), is the first Filipino to be elected to the Legal and Technical Commission (LTC) of the International Seabed Authority (ISA). His name is now etched in the halls of the United Nations and is one of the country’s sources of pride. Aurelio is one of 30 LTC members who were elected in 2017 by…

Ngayong Hulyo 14, mayroong walong aktibong kaso ng COVID-19 sa UP Diliman at Barangay UP Campus batay sa stat report na gawa ng Special Committee ng UP Diliman COVID-19 Task Force. Pinapayuhan ang lahat na patuloy na sundin ang mga pangkalusugang protokol tulad ng pagsusuot ng face mask, paghuhugas ng mga kamay, at pagpapanatili ng physical distancing. Sa mga hindi pa nababakunahan at sa mga maaari nang tumanggap ng booster shot laban sa COVID-19, makipag-ugnayan lamang sa…

Alternative cinema will be the topic in the next Faculty Brownbag presentation of the UP Diliman College of Mass Communication Office of Research and Publication (CMC-ORP), in partnership with the UP Film Institute (UPFI), on July 15, 2 p.m. via Zoom. Alternative cinema has long been marginalized because of the dominance of the commercial movie industry. At the Brownbag presentation, Nick Deocampo will discuss its phenomenal growth in his lecture, “Nomadic Journeys of a Thousand Cinemas.” Event poster. Image from the CMC

The repair and restoration of UP Diliman (UPD) Molave Residence Hall (MRH) won in the Repair and Restoration category of the Philippine Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards (PECCA) 2022. The PECCA 2022 is a collaborative event by the American Concrete Institute Philippines (ACIP) and the Philippine Constructors Association (PCA). The MRH concrete ramp. Photo from the PICE-ACIP-UPDSC The winners in each category were evaluated on engineering, functionality/creativity, aesthetics/appearance, and innovative use of concrete. To comply with Batas Pambansa…

Mayroong 13 aktibong kaso ng COVID-19 sa UP Diliman at Barangay UP Campus ngayong Hulyo 7 batay sa stat report na gawa ng Special Committee ng UP Diliman COVID-19 Task Force. Huwag nating ibababa ang ating mga depensa sa lahat ng oras. Mahigpit pa ring sundin ang mga pangkalusugang protokol – magsuot ng face mask, ugaliing maghugas ng mga kamay, at panatilihin ang physical distancing. Sa mga hindi pa nababakunahan at sa mga maaari nang tumanggap ng booster shot laban…

Mahigit 10,000 mag-aaral at pitong samahang mag-aaral ng UP Diliman (UPD) ang kinilala para sa kani-kanilang mga tagumpay at kontribusyon sa larangan ng akademiko, isports, sining, kultura, at gawaing panlipunan. Entablado ng Parangal sa Mag-aaral, kasama ang mga tagapagpadaloy ng sina Anna Lourdes R. Cruz (kaliwa) at Lance Al Francis Daniel (kanan). Larawang kuha ni Jerald DJ. Caranza, UPDIO Ang Parangal sa Mag-aaral 2022 ay ginanap nang hybrid (magkasamang live at pre-recorded na mga bidyo) noong Hunyo 21 sa Arts and Design…

A documentary on National Artist for Music Ramon Santos was recently screened at an international conference in Paris, France. The two-hour documentary “TINIG-TUNOG-AN: The Life and Work of Ramón Pagayon Santos” was screened on June 30, 8:30 p.m. (Philippine Standard Time) at the 12th European Association for Southeast Asian Studies (EuroSEAS) Conference. Santos. Photo by Jefferson Villacruz, UPDIO Created by Jean-David Caillouët, PhD, a professor of art and music at the Princess Galyani Vadhana Institute of Music in Thailand,…