University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) alumna Diana Aga has been named a 2022 fellow of the American Chemical Society (ACS).
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Filipina activist Cristina Palabay awarded Franco-German Prize for Human Rights
Filipino activist Cristina “Tinay” Palabay of Karapatan Human Rights Alliance has won the annual Franco-German Prize for Human Rights for her outstanding contributions and work to protect women and children’s rights, as well as press freedom.
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UP alumna develops calamansi-cacao rinds into food packaging
University of the Philippines Visayas alumna and now Western Mindanao State University (WMSU) chemistry instructor Julienne Stephanie F. Agapin is developing calamansi peels and cacao pods into active packaging films that will help preserve food.
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University of the Philippines alumna Luisa Igloria named Virginia state’s Poet Laureate
University of the Philippines (UP) alumna Luisa Igloria has been named Poet Laureate of Virginia in the United States.
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UP alumna Catharine Aquino-Fournier develops Covid-19 testing technology in Switzerland
University of the Philippines alumna Catharine Aquino-Fournier is leading the breakthrough development of mass-testing technology to combat COVID-19 in Zurich, Switzerland.
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UP honors 1st Filipino White House executive chef Cristeta Comerford
The University of the Philippines (UP) has honored Cristeta Pasia Comerford, the first Filipino executive chef of the White House, with the conferment of a degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, in ceremonies held November in UP Diliman. Pasia-Comerford, a BS Food Technology major at the College of Home Economics in UP Diliman, […]
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MEET: Filipino violinist Ruth Livioco-Tumpalan, American Protege Awardee
Meet Ruth Joana Livioco-Tumpalan, the Filipina violinist who bagged 1st place at the 2019 American Protege International Piano and Strings Competition. The award-winning Filipina violinist competed against musicians from 17 countries and emerged as one of the 1st place winners under the College Students and Professional Musicians Category of the competition held in June. The […]
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