UP alumni and faculty in Asian Scientist 100 list
Four of eight Filipinos listed in the 2021 Asian Scientist 100 are from UP: Dr. Kathleen Aviso, Dr. Salvacion Gatchalian (†), Dr. Desiree Hautea, and Dr. Francis Aldrine Uy. Dr. Kathleen Aviso is...
View ArticleFormer UPV student tops PMA’s “Masaligan” Class of 2021
A 25-year old former student of the University of the Philippines Visayas (UP Visayas), Cadet 1CL Janrey Cabanero Artus, graduated summa cum laude from the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) this year....
View ArticleUP start-up hubs win DOST-QBO awards
Technology business incubators (TBIs) in UP Diliman and UP Los Baños were grand champion and award-winners in the PH Startup Incubator Awards of the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine...
View ArticleUP College of Nursing to host webinar, launch leadership course
Nurses in the public health setting are performing leadership, management and supervision roles. Nurses may also perform additional tasks such as community organizing and take on the roles of public...
View ArticleUP to host ASEAN youth volunteers
UP has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to host the ASEAN Youth Volunteer Programme (AYVP) later this year. Officials of the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), which is the secretariat of the...
View ArticleUP webinar addresses public’s vaccination concerns
Answering questions about vaccination from the public will be the focus of the latest edition of the University of the Philippines webinar series, “Stop COVID Deaths”, livestreamed on May 14, 2021,...
View ArticleUP advocates Mental Health Promotion in the Teaching and Learning Environment
In this pandemic, college mental health focal persons will play critical roles in responding to students’ mental health (MH) concerns and coping needs. In the University of the Philippines, college...
View ArticleFire and a pandemic: The UP-PGH response
It was past midnight, within the first hour of May 16, when a fire broke out on the third floor of the biggest COVID-19 referral hospital in the country. Hospital staff was alert, calm, and quick in...
View ArticleTwo webinars on food security and human migration in the time of pandemic
Two social issues have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic: food security and human migration. But while the pandemic has brought about new or has worsened existing challenges, the...
View ArticleBakunahan sa UPD at UPLB
The University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman, in partnership with the Quezon City Local Government Unit, opened a vaccination hub at the UP College of Human Kinetics gymnasium, dubbed the “Bakunahan...
View ArticleThe UP Symphony Orchestra evokes the Filipino spirit in upcoming online concert
A playful ballet divertissement, nostalgic melodies, and experimental sounds—think orchestra with traditional Philippine instruments. This is just a glimpse of what can be expected from the UP...
View ArticleUP webinar discusses management of COVID cases in families
Medical experts will discuss COVID-19 infection of healthy young adults which escalate into severe illness, and management of multiple infections in households in the 54th edition of the University...
View ArticleUP Baguio research journal website launched
Visit UP Baguio’s The Cordillera Review website at www.thecordillerareview.upb.edu.ph. The Cordillera Studies Center (CSC) of the University of the Philippines Baguio (UPB) launched in a virtual...
View ArticleHelp! Ayaw magpabakuna ni Lolo at Lola
The roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccines continues, but recent evidence shows that only 11% of senior citizens choose to get vaccinated, despite the availability of vaccines. Why is the turnout so low?...
View ArticleUP college application results for AY 2021-2022 to be released on 15 July
For those applying as first-year students at the University of the Philippines for Academic Year 2021-2022, the results of the UP college application will be released on 15 July 2021. Applicants...
View ArticleUP Mindanao to host international workshop on mathematical biology on 09-11 June
The University of the Philippines (UP) Mindanao will host the 4th International Workshop on Mathematical Biology or IWOMB 2021, to be held online via Zoom from 09 to 11 June 2021, with the theme...
View ArticleSandigan, Sandalan training and advocacy program for mental health to be held...
In this pandemic, mental health (MH) advocates play a crucial role in creating a nurturing community in the University of the Philippines (UP). MH advocates are UP faculty members, Student Affairs...
View ArticleSLAS Online accepting applications this June for MOVE UP applicants in need...
To apply online and for more information, visit slasonline.up.edu.ph. The SLAS Online will accept applications beginning 9 June 2021 for Mobility for Vigor and Excellence – University of the Philippine...
View ArticleUP webinar to focus on the LGU’s role in the COVID-19 vaccine rollouts
More vaccines have arrived; move vaccines are coming. But while there is reason to be optimistic, the question remains: Are Filipinos prepared for this? When it comes to informing citizens where to...
View ArticleUP Mindanao to co-present webinar on fact-checking in the time of coronavirus
In the intensified information and communication environment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Filipinos have more frequently worried over the question, “How can we separate fact from fiction?” Our...
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