For his research, Virulence and Antimicrobial Resistance Gene of Salmonella Isolated From Swine Meat Samples in Abattoirs and Wet Markets of Metro Manila, Rance Derrick N. Pavon won the Young Researcher’s Grant of the Philippine Society for Microbiology (PSM). Pavon is a science research specialist at the Pathogen-Host-Environment Interactions Research Laboratory (PHEIRL) of the Institute […]

Percival F. Almoro, PhD, a professor of physics at the National Institute of Physics (NIP) of the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Science (CS), was recently appointed section editor of the peer-reviewed scientific journal Optik: International Journal for Light and Electron Optics or simply, Optik. Optik publishes articles on all subjects related to light and […]

Miguel D. Fortes, PhD, a noted marine scientist and retired professor at The Marine Science Institute (MSI) of the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Science (CS), passed away on April 30. Fortes was widely known for his research on mangroves and seagrasses. According to the MSI, inurnment was held on May 4. Fortes was the […]

A UP Diliman (UPD) unit and a professor of geology from UPD were recently honored by the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) with an outstanding institution award and an achievement award at the recent NRCP scientific conference and general assembly. The Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts (DSCTA) of the UPD College […]