Musicians and visual artists came together for a greater cause — to bring hope to and extend solidarity with children battling cancer. The University of the Philippines Symphony Orchestra, in collaboration with the UP College of Fine Arts, held “Tu-lay: Tunog at Kulay” at the University Theater, UP Diliman to benefit the UP-Philippine […]
“Sayang naman.” Imagine hearing that as a response to “I want to be a doctor.” Unusual, right? Now imagine that comment coming from an educator interviewing a UP student who was about to earn his Biology degree, magna cum laude, and was being considered as the “Most Outstanding Graduate. Surprising, but perhaps a little less […]
With the Philippines a hotspot for disasters and the worsening effects of climate change, how can the country’s health sector protect its facilities and frontline workers, especially during a global pandemic? Find out in this week’s episode of UP’s “Stop C.O.V.I.D. Deaths” webinar series, Friday, July 29, 12:00 noon.
Given the ever-pressing demand for skilled healthcare professionals, how does UP tackle the challenge of teaching medicine, nursing, and dentistry students in the “new normal”? Find out in this week’s UP “Stop C.O.V.I.D. Deaths” webinar on Friday, July 22, 12:00 noon.
COVID-19 cases are again rising, and senior citizens, the immunocompromised, and children under six are still the most vulnerable. What is the course of COVID in children below age six? Find out this Friday, July 15, 12:00 noon, in this week’s episode of UP’s “Stop COVID Deaths” webinar series.
Almost 70% of Filipinos have gotten their primary COVID vaccines, but not even half have gotten their first and second booster shots. How do we encourage more people to get booster shots? Do we need boosters in the first place? Find out this Friday, at 12:00 noon, in this week’s UP “Stop COVID Deaths” webinar.
The University of the Philippines (UP) is one step closer to providing ordinary Filipinos greater access to its brand of world-class and affordable tertiary hospital care and comprehensive cancer care through two upcoming projects: the UP Philippine General Hospital (UP PGH) Cancer Center and the UP PGH Diliman. On March 10, 2022, the proposals […]
The brewing tension between Ukraine and Russia could bring the added chaos of war into the global struggle against the pandemic. How should countries prepare for such an eventuality? Find out in this week’s UP “Stop COVID Deaths” webinar on February 25, Friday, 12:00 noon.
With the “stealth” sub-variant of Omicron becoming the dominant variant in several countries, including ours, what should we know about the sub-variant? And how do we handle another surge? Find out in this week’s “Stop COVID Deaths” webinar this Friday, February 18, 12:00 noon.
How should we protect everyone from disease outbreaks during and after a natural disaster between the pandemic and the typhoons that beset the country? Find out in this week’s UP “Stop COVID Deaths” webinar tomorrow, February 4, at noon.
The UP College of Medicine (then known as the Philippine Medical School) opens. It predates the opening of the University proper by 3 years.
