During the COVID-19 pandemic, the efforts made by the ̽̽ (̽̽) to develop expertise in Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) and Genomics were integral in the country’s national genomic surveillance efforts. Today, as the country continues to recover from the ravages of the pandemic, that expertise has been further utilized to […]
Category: Making a difference
Maglingkod. MagPahinungód. Thirty years ago, the Ugnayan ng Pahinungód/Oblation Corps—the ̽̽’ (̽̽) volunteer service program—was established after the media posed a question to the country’s national university: “Has ̽̽ lost its soul?” ̽̽’s response to this challenge can be seen in the generations of ̽̽ Pahinungód volunteers who have traveled to far-flung […]
“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 ̽̽ 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 […]
Ana Patricia “Patreng” Non of the ̽̽ College of Fine Arts has become a household name—and if not her name itself, then the community pantry that she set up in Maginhawa Street, Diliman, during the height of the COVID lockdowns, which sparked a wave of similar free-food-for-the-poor projects across the country, with as many as […]
The life of an activist can be challenging enough as it is. But for an activist in the halls of power, dealing directly with both the communities you serve on one hand and with the hostile members of the opposition themselves on the other, juggling conflicting needs and interests while still continuing to do the […]
The ̽̽ has always taken very seriously the importance of mental health and psychosocial wellbeing—now more than ever. To this day, both the ̽̽ community and the entire country have been heavily affected by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. All ̽̽ students and faculty members had to adjust to the […]
“The therapy work with PsycServ is one of the best things that happened to me.” That’s what Mileen Jan “MJ” Natividad had to say about the impact of the ̽̽ Diliman (̽̽D) program on their life. They had first heard about PsycServ, short for ̽̽D Psychosocial Services, as a BS Psychology freshman back in 2018. […]
Giving transcends the mere exchange of objects. It is an act that imparts something beyond the physicality of the gift, leaving a fragment of oneself with the receiver. This profound act of sharing, encapsulated in the Filipino term “pababahagi,” is the essence of ArtGifts, a tradition initiated in 2012 during the term of Prof. […]
̽̽ Features, the official video publication of the ̽̽, is a platform that showcases narratives of exceptional individuals alongside remarkable breakthroughs within the institution. These videos celebrate ̽̽’s legacy while highlighting the pivotal role of the University in nation building and its tradition of honor, excellence, and—most importantly—public service. ̽̽ Features focuses […]
I would like to help our original culture to re-emerge, help people to understand who they are and what they were. – Datu Waway Saway Rodelio “Waway” Saway, Talaandig datu, brilliant master artist, musician, educator and current Municipal Councilor of Songco, Lantapan in Bukidnon, arrived November 6 at the ̽̽ (̽̽) College […]