A FILIPINO forester-lawyer has been chosen by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to lead the Asean Center for Biodiversity (ACB). Atty. Roberto V. Oliva (BSF 1978), bested applicants from other Asean member-states to become the next ACB executive director, succeeding Rodrigo U. Fuentes who passed away in August...
India fetes former DA chief in fight vs poverty
MANILA - Former Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar (PhDH 1980) was feted one of the most prestigious awards in India for his role in fighting world poverty. Dar, who is now director general of the Hyderabad-based International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), received the MS Swaminathan Award for Leadership...
PIChE awards Prof. Rex Demafelis as outstanding chemical engineer of 2013
Professor Rex B. Demafelis was awarded as the 2013 Outstanding Chemical Engineer (Academe) for his exemplary works in the field of chemical engineering during the annual national convention of the Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers (PIChE). Chemical Engineers across the country were called together last February 20 to 22, 2013 at...
UPLB Chemistry graduate crowned Bb. Pilipinas
Ariella H. Arida (BS Chemistry 2010),bested 49 other candidates and was crowned Binibining Pilipinas 2013 on Sunday night April 14 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City. Arida, 24, impressed the judges in the question and answer portion where she was asked about what women can teach men....
De los Reyes honored by Philippine-American Academy of Scientists and Engineers
Dr. Francis S.J. Delos Reyes (BSCE 1996), a professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at North Carolina State University, recently received several honors from the Philippine-American Academy of Scientists and Engineers (PAASE). The organization honored de los Reyes with the 2013 Severino and Paz Koh Lectureship,...
Aquino-Ong is PRC’s 2011 Outstanding Professional of the Year Awardee
Susan Aquino-Ong, faculty member at the Crop Science Cluster of College of Agriculture, has been chosen by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) as the recipient of the 2011 Outstanding Professional of the Year Award in the field of Landscape Architecture during the ceremony held at the Fiesta Pavilion, Manila Hotel...
Filipino scientist garners 2011 Dioscoro L. Umali Award
Written By: SEAMEO SEARCA Dr. Ramon C. Barba (BSA 1958), a renowned Filipino plant scientist from the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), will be the third recipient of the prestigious Dioscoro L. Umali Achievement Award in Agricultural Development (Umali Award) to be presented during a program to be...
Alumni Profile
Dr. Vella Atienza-WinMawTun (CF 1993, BSF 1997, MDM 2002) Dr. Vella Atienza-WinMawTun, an alumna of UPLB and also holds a PhD in Asia Pacific Studies from Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Beppu, Japan in 2009, visited the Office of Alumni Relations (OAR) last May 27, 2011. She is currently working...