The lantern parade in UP Diliman bids everyone to soar high, “Pumailanlang”, or “to surpass the suffering and difficulties faced by the country”. Contest hall-of-famer College of Fine Arts mounts a show highlighting issues of Philippine seas.
Year: 2019
The first volume in the Profiles and Breakthroughs series of the UP Forum magazine is a collection of some of the best feature articles first published in the UP System website that focus on either a significant scientific or health-related breakthrough or project by UP researchers or a profile of a notable member of the UP Community contributing to the advancement of society through research in science, technology and the medical arts or through outstanding public service.
University of the Philippines Professor Emeritus and pioneering scholar of Filipino and Philippine Studies, Dr. Teresita Gimenez Maceda, known as “Tet” among her friends, passed away on December 11, 2019. She was 70.
UP has partnered with academic institutions, government agencies, civil society organizations, and industry representatives in Mindanao to establish the Mindanao Genomics Consortium. The group aims to facilitate the conduct of omics research and collaborations that will enhance omics work in Mindanao.
Seventy-four faculty members from across the UP System were conferred the rank and title of UP Artist in a ceremony held on November 29 at the Asian Institute of Tourism, UP Diliman (UPD). Awardees hold the title for three years, which comes with a yearly monetary incentive. The recognition, which may be renewed or elevated to a higher rank, is given based on the Arts Productivity System of the University.
The UP Symphony Orchestra offers an “Ode to Joy” to the UP Community in a free, open-air concert performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 tonight, December 12, at the University Amphitheater at 6:00 PM, with surprise performances from other UP artists and choirs.
I categorically deny that I agreed to allow the military and police to enter any University of the Philippines campus or property without coordination with the UP administration and UP Police.
The “Pag-iilaw 2019” at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman Carillon Plaza on November 29 depicts the campus as a sanctuary.
UP alumni and UP Fighting Maroons varsity members are representing the country as athletes and coaches in the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 2019).
Organized by the UP Korea Research Center and UP Department of Linguistics, the 6th Philippine Korean Studies Symposium focused on promoting academic research on Korea-related studies by Filipino scholars here and abroad, strengthening Korean studies as area studies, and developing networks with both local and international institutions.
