Tag: University of the Philippines
UP Student wins Global Wetlands Youth Photo contest
University of the Philippines (UP) engineering student Gabriel B. Mejia has won the Global Wetlands Youth Photo Contest 2017.
UP is new home for Project NOAH’s disaster risk-reduction system
The University of the Philippines Diliman has setup the new home of Project NOAH, the successful hazard and risk monitoring program
Filipina is 1st Asian, female President of a P&G global business
Filipino business leader Fama Francisco is the first female and first Asian to be tapped by multinational company Procter & Gamble
UP victorious at Asian cheerleading tilt in Indonesia
The University of the Philippines (UP) Pep Squad and the UP Filipiniana Dance Group earned for their school and the Philippines six medals
PHL microsat Diwata-1 images hailed as world-best
The first Philippine-made microsatellite Diwata-1 has received praises for capturing world-best high-resolution images
UP Madz win Choral Grand Prize in Italy
The University of the Philippines Madrigal Singers (UP Madz) has bagged the grand prize at the 64th International Choral Competition Guido d'Arezzo
UP student invents quick corn planter
University of the Philippines student, Rosette Sabiniano, has invented a device that reduces the amount of time used by small-scale farmers
8 Philippine universities among Asia’s top schools
Eight Philippine universities have been ranked in the top 350 universities in Asia, as listed by QS University Rankings.
Diwata-1 microsat captures first images in space orbit
The first Philippine-made microsatellite, DIWATA-1, successfully captured its first images from space orbit during initial checks of the onboard components.
UP sweeps top 10 in Geologist licensure exam
The University of the Philippines topped the 2016 Geologist Licensure Examinations, with 8 of the top 10 examinees coming from the UP Diliman
Smallest among giant flowers found in the PHL
The smallest dwarf species of Rafflesia, considered the world’s biggest flower, has been found recently on two sites on Pantabangan-Carranglan Watershed
UP professor appointed American Optical Society editor
University of the Philippines professor Dr. Percival F. Almoro of the National Institute of Physics (NIP) was appointed to the Optical Society of America