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News & Announcements
2018 U.P. General Alumni Homecoming Bannered by Theme “Mga Haligi ng Lahi”
The 2018 UP General Alumni Homecoming, annually hosted by the UP Alumni Association (UPAA), will have for its theme “Mga Haligi ng Lahi” (“Pillars of the Nation”). The reunion will be held on August 18, 2018, Saturday, at 3:00 p.m., at Ang Bahay ng Alumni, R. Magsaysay Ave., UP Diliman, Quezon City.
UPD tops June 2018 Environmental Planner Licensure Examination (EPLE)
(JUNE 26) Seven alumni of the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) landed in the top 10 of the June 2018 Environmental Planner Licensure Examination (EnPLE). Continue reading
UP Singing Ambassadors win the grand prize at the Sing Berlin! International Choir Competition
The University of the Philippines Singing Ambassadors is the grand prize winner of the Sing! Berlin International Choir Competition and Festival.
BPI Trust appoints new head
BPI Asset Management and Trust Corp. appointed chief operating officer Sheila Marie Tan as its new president and chief executive effective July 1, 2018.
Calling UP Ruby Jubilarians (Class 1978) and Silver Jubilarians (1993)
Graduates of Classes 1978 and 1993 of the University of the Philippines are enjoined to attend the UP General Alumni Homecoming to be held at Ang Bahay ng Alumni on Saturday, August 18, 2018, at 2:00 P.M.
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UPAAE – PLACE Grant
The members of the University of the Philippines Alumni Association of Edmonton invite interested parties to apply for grants from our UPAAE-PLACE Grant Fund.
We are interested in supporting academic and educational projects undertaken by individuals and groups whose lives had been and continue to be adversely affected by Typhoon Haiyan, also known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Yolanda.
We are looking to fund five different projects such as (but not limited to):
● Completion of a degree, diploma, or certification,
● Fulfilment of eligibility requirements to practice a trade or profession,
● Skills development of members of a community or organization to perform better
services, and
● Capability build-up for the rehabilitation of affected communities.
We value projects that:
● Improve the quality of life of the underserved and often overlooked members of the community, or
● Encourage community-building, collaboration and cooperation, or
● Raise the level of social awareness and sense of responsibility for the environment, or
● Evoke generosity, optimism, and commitment.
Award
There will be one award of $1,000 and four of $500 each (in Canadian dollars).
Important Dates
The deadline for 2018 applications is Friday, August 10, 2018 at 11:59 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. Applications after this deadline will not be considered.
A Screening Panel will review all project proposals. All applicants will be notified of the results by email on Monday, September 3, 2018. A public announcement of successful awardees will be made thereafter.
Further Inquiries
For information, contact UPAAE Secretariat, by e-mail [email protected] .
UPAAE-PLACE Grant Application Form
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The Carillon issue (2018)
Enjoy the latest edition of Carillon, the University’s official alumni magazine. This January-June 2018 issue includes news tailored for the hundreds of thousands of UP alumni here and abroad, with features such as UP Cebu’s centennial celebrations, Upsilon Sigma Phi’s 100th year, life of former UP President Senator Edgardo J. Angara, UP in several iconic films, and much more!
New DOT chief is an old hat at marketing, promotions
THE new Secretary of Tourism is virtually an old hat at marketing and promotions, a major asset in selling Philippine tourism destinations to the world.
Five NIMBB students awarded prestigious international research prize internships
Five students at the National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (NIMBB) in UP Diliman will be spending part of their summer at prestigious research institutes in Switzerland, Germany and Taiwan.
After a three-round screening process, Marian Abigaile Manongdo was chosen as one of 20 international graduate students who will participate in this year’s Novartis Next Generation Scientist Program from June 1 to August 31 in Basel, Switzerland. The immersive internship is offered jointly by Novartis and the University of Basel and allows students to work on research projects with expert mentors in their field of interest. The three-month internship also incorporates a leadership development program to enhance the decision-making, communication and presentation skills of the participants.
Carmela Rieline Cruz and Arman Ghodsinia will spend two months (August to September) at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum or DKFZ) in Heidelberg, Germany to work on cutting-edge cancer research. They are two of only twenty or less accepted by DKFZ each year. Like the Next-Generation Scientist Program of Novartis, the DKFZ Summer Internship includes professional development courses on scientific presentations and communication.
J-Ann Marie Lego was chosen as one of this year’s interns under the International Internship Program of the Taiwan International Graduate Program (TIGP-IIP). TIGP is supported by Academia Sinica, the most prestigious research institution in Taiwan. Ms. Lego will join Jose Gabriel Hilario who will also do an internship in Academia Sinica from July-August, as part of his prize during the 2017 Youth Science Forum at the Philippine Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology’s Annual Convention.
Manongdo, Cruz, Ghodsinia and Lego are MS MBB students while Hilario is a senior undergraduate. This brings to six the total of international prize internships awarded to NIMBB students this year. Ryan Timothy Yu, the 2017 winner of the Sanger Institute Prize, is currently on a 3-month internship at The Sanger Institute in Cambridge, United Kingdom. All six students are from the Disease Molecular Biology and Epigenetics Laboratory.
Source: REYNALDO L. GARCIA, PhD MPhil (cantab)