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University of the Philippines Los Baños
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The Centennial Logo of UP
The Centennial Logo of UP
MottoHonor and Excellence
TypeState university
Established1908 (UP System);
March 6, 1909 (UPLB)
ChancellorDr. Luis Rey I. Velasco
PresidentDr. Emerlinda R. Roman
Undergraduates8, 638
Postgraduates1, 500
Location
Los Baños
,
Laguna
,
Philippines
Campus36 km²
Hymn"U.P. Naming Mahal"
Websitehttp://www.uplb.edu.ph

The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) is an autonomous constituent university of the University of the Philippines System situated at the foot of Mount Makiling in Los Baños, Laguna. It was founded by renowned American botanist and agriculturist Edwin Copeland on March 6, 1909 as the College of Agriculture, one of the first two units of the University of the Philippines.[1]

UPLB has one of the largest campuses in the Philippines, with a total land area of 36 km², or roughly the size of the city of Manila. Several buildings at UPLB were designed by National Artist for Architecture Leandro Locsin.[2]

The University has the highest concentration of PhDs among all educational institutions in the Philippines[3] due to the numerous local and foreign research centers located here (Note: UP Diliman's College of Science, on the other hand, has the highest concentration of PhDs among all colleges in the country[4]).

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UPLB main entrance

UPLB has made significant contributions to science and technology research in the Philippines and abroad, and it continues to do so despite limited funding support from the government. As testament to this, at least 30 of the 87 members of the prestigious National Academy of Science and Technology have studied and/or taught at UPLB.[5] The University has likewise produced 11 of 29 national scientists.[6]

History

Centers of Excellence

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As of March 2007, the Philippines' Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has designated[7][8] UPLB as a Center of Excellence in:

  • College of Agriculture - Agriculture
  • College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology - Agricultural Engineering (joint program with the College of Agriculture)
  • Institute of Biological Sciences - Biology
  • Institute of Chemistry - Chemistry
  • College of Development Communication - Communication
  • College of Forestry and Natural Resources - Forestry
  • Institute of Computer Science - Information Technology
  • Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Physics - Mathematics (also a Center of Development in Physics and Statistics)
  • College of Veterinary Medicine - Veterinary Medicine.

Meanwhile, six research institutes of UPLB were recognized[9] as Centers of Excellence by virtue of Presidential Decree for their significant contributions to national development:

  • Institute of Plant Breeding
  • Institute of Food Science and Technology
  • National Crop Protection Center
  • National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (BIOTECH-UPLB/UP-BIOTECH)
  • Institute of Animal Science
  • Farming Systems and Soil Resources Institute

The University has a total of 33 research institutes renowned in the region for their science and technology studies.

Data from the Professional Regulation Commission also show that UPLB is a consistent top performing school in all the board exams it participates in, with a passing rate usually averaging 90 percent or better. Specifically, these are in the fields of Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Forestry, Nutrition and Veterinary Medicine.[10]

Because of these recognitions, CHED has designated the University as Zonal Research Center for Regions 4 (Calabarzon and Mimaropa) and 5 (Bicol).[11]

International Recognition

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Freedom Park and Carillon with Mt. Makiling as backdrop
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Philippine Pegasus, fondly called Pegaraw, at the Main Library

UPLB is one of only three schools in Asia that received institutional recognition in the Ramon Magsaysay Awards,[12] regarded as Asia's Nobel Prize. The UPLB College of Agriculture received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for International Understanding in 1977 for its pivotal role in the continent's development through agricultural research and education. The College is also home to the country's first and only Thomson Scientific/Institute for Scientific Information (ISI)-accredited journal,[13] The Philippine Agricultural Scientist.

The University likewise has research partnerships and student/faculty exchange programs with the Asian Development Bank,[14] Cornell University,[15] Yale University,[16] Purdue University[17]and Michigan State University,[18] among others.

UPLB is the center of biotechnology education and research in South East Asia. It is home to at least four international research and extension centers - the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), the APEC Center for Technology Exchange and Training for Small and Medium Enterprises (ACTETSME), the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEAMEO-SEARCA), and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Center for Biodiversity.

Philippine Research Institutions

Local institutions such as bureaus of the Department of Science and Technology and the Department of Agriculture are headquartered at UPLB. The Philippine Rice Research Institute and the Philippine Carabao Center also have offices at the University.

Media Production Locations

Due to its picturesque views and attractions, UPLB is a leading choice as a production venue for movies and television shows. Past productions include:

  • Y Speak Live (episode on fraternities, sororities, and organizations shot during February Fair 2007; hosted by Mo Twister and Bianca Gonzales, Studio 23)
  • Maalala Mo Kaya (episode starring Heart Evangelista and John Prats, ABS-CBN)
  • T.G.I.S. (defunct series, Viva TV)
  • Love Spell (episode starring Gerald Anderson, Kim Chiu, and Shaina Magdayao, ABS-CBN)
  • White Lady (major movie production shot entirely in UPLB, Regal Entertainment)
  • Oka Tokat (defunct series, ABS-CBN)
  • Campus Girls (movie starring Vina Morales, Geneva Cruz, Donna Cruz and Donita Rose, Viva Entertainment)
  • Pangako, Ikaw Lang (movie starring Regine Velasquez and Aga Muhlach, Viva Entertainment)
  • Robin Hood (movie starring "Eat Bulaga" Cast)
  • Linlang (movie starring Joyce Jimenez)
  • Tunay na Tunay:Gets Mo, Gets Ko! (movie starring Jolina Magdangal, Star Cinema)
  • Home Along Da River (movie starring Dolphy, Star Cinema)
  • Kampus (movie starring Vilma Santos, 1977)

Some music videos that have sceneries of the University have also been produced. These include:

Noted Professors and Alumni

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  • Edgardo Angara: Member of the Philippine Senate; former President of the University of the Philippines and Agriculture Secretary
  • Juan Miguel Zubiri: Member of the Philippine Senate
  • Salvador Escudero: Member of the Philippine House of Representatives and former Agriculture Secretary
  • Teddy Casiño: Member of the Philippine House of Representatives; former Editor-in-Chief of the UPLB Perspective and National President of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines
  • Cielito Habito: Former Socioeconomic Planning Secretary/National Economic and Development Authority (Philippines) Director-General; currently director of Ateneo de Manila Center for Economic Research
  • Patricia Sto. Tomas: Development Bank of the Philippines chairman of the board; former Labor secretary
  • Emil Q. Javier: President of the National Academy of Science and Technology; former President of the University of the Philippines System
  • Emerlinda Roman: President of the University of the Philippines System
  • Domingo Panganiban: Secretary of the National Anti-poverty Commission; former Secretary of the Department of Agriculture;
  • William D. Dar: Former Secretary of the Department of Agriculture
  • William Padolina: Former Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology
  • Ricardo Gloria: Former Education Secretary
  • Dioscoro L. Umali: World renowned plant breeder specializing in rice, corn, abaca and mussaenda; UPLB first gained international recognition during his term as Dean of the College of Agriculture in the 1960s
  • Eliezer Albacea: World renowned computer scientist; first and only computer scientist inducted in the Philippines' National Academy of Science and Technology
  • Ludivina Samson De Padua: Pharmacist, botanist, multi-awarded professor; pioneer and recognized authority on Herbalism
  • Vivian A. Gonzales: Pioneered Values Integration and Promotion-Civic Welfare Service (VIP-CWS) as a component of National Service Training Program (Philippine ROTC)
  • Lizbeth S. De Padua: 1976 Binibining Pilipinas, Universe (Ms. Philippines, Universe). UP College of Medicine, Cum Laude, 1981; UPLB BS Biology, Summa Cum Laude, 1976; UP Rural High School, Valedictorian, 1972
  • Bonifacio F. Comandante Jr.: Award-winning inventor of waterless fish transport technology (Sleeping Fish)
  • Romulo G. Davide: Plant Pathologist; conceptualized the award-winning Farmer-Scientist Training Program
  • Mercedes Umali-Garcia: Agriculturist; developed the groundbreaking Bio-N fertilizer
  • Milagrosa R. Martinez-Goss: Renowned botanist
  • Salvador Oliveros: Renowned sugar technologist
  • Gelia Castillo: Renowned rural sociologist
  • Ricardo M. Lantican: Renowned plant pathologist

UP Scientists from UP Los Baños

Six UPLB professors were conferred UP Scientist titles under the UP Scientific Productivity System upon endorsement by UP President Emerlinda R. Roman and approval of the Board of Regents (BOR) at its 1211th meeting on July 28, 2006, namely:

Scientist II title:

  • Evelyn Mae Mendoza - from the College of Agriculture

Scientist I title:

  • Ireneo Lit, Jr. - from the College of Forestry and Natural Resources
  • Ceferino Maala - from the College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Teodoro Mendoza - from the College of Agriculture
  • Florinia Merca - from the College of Arts and Sciences
  • Leonila Raros - from the College of Agriculture

The six professors are among the first batch of 23 faculty members/researchers/research faculty who were given the distinction after being nominated by their constituent universities and evaluated by the System Committee as deserving of the title.

Degree-Granting Units

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Waterfall at the Botanical Garden

Undergraduate Degree Programs

Graduate Degree Programs

Master of Arts

Master of Management

Master in Professional Studies

  • Development Communication (distance mode)
  • Education Management
  • Food and Nutrition Planning
  • Land and Water Resources Engineering

Master in Public Affairs

Diploma/Non-Degree Programs

Secondary Education

Although not administered by UPLB, the following schools are located inside its campus:

Student Councils

  • UPLB University Student Council
  • College of Agriculture Student Council
  • College of Arts and Sciences Student Council
  • College of Development Communication Student Council
  • College of Economics & Management Student Council
  • College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology Student Council
  • College of Forestry and Natural Resources Student Council
  • College of Human Ecology Student Council
  • College of Veterinary Medicine Student Council

Student Organizations

The following is an alphabetized listing of the student organizations in UPLB.

This list is incomplete. Please see the talk page before doing any edits and/or additions.

Academic

Dormitory Associations

  • Makiling Residence Hall (MAREHA)
  • New Dorm Association
  • New Forestry Residence Hall Association (New FOREHA)
  • St. Therese Ladies Dorm
  • UP Amigos
  • Veterinary Medicine Residence Hall Association
  • K-100

Fraternities and Sororities

  • Alpha Phi Omega Service Sorority
  • Alpha Sigma Fraternity
  • Chi Epsilon
  • Delta Lambda Sigma
  • Delta Phi Omicron Fraternity/Sorority #09207783175 edwin sardena
  • espaleklek Fraternity[1] [2]
  • Kappa Epsilon Fraternity[3]
  • Scintilla Jvris
  • Sigma Beta
  • Sigma Delta Phi
  • Sigma Delta Pi Sorority
  • Sigma Kappa Pi Fraternity
  • Sigma Rho Fraternity
  • Theta Epsilon Sorority
  • UP Grand Order of the EAGLES
  • UP Sigma Alpha Sorority
  • UPLB Beta Sigma Fraternity
  • UPLB DeMolay Club
  • UPLB Pi Sigma Delta Sorority
  • UPLB Pi Sigma Fraternity
  • UPLB Tau Gamma Phi
  • UPLB Tau Gamma Sigma
  • Upsilon Sigma Phi

Hobby Oriented

Religious

Socio-Civic

Sports Oriented

  • UPLB Mountaineers
  • UP AngKAN ng Mandirigma (UPAKAN)
  • Brotherhood and Sorority for the Advancement of Taekwondo
  • UPLB Chess Club
  • College Country Club, Premier tennis club in UP Los Baños
  • The Makiling Campus Runners (MACRunners)
  • UP Shotokan Karate Club (UPSKC)
  • Society of Table Tennis Enthusiasts, Los Baños (STATE-LB)
  • UPLB Volleyball Club
  • UPLB Women's Basketball Varsity

Varsitarian

  • UP Palaris Confraternity
  • UP Peninsulares
  • UP Resideños (Samahan ng mga Residente ng Los Baños)
  • UP Caballeros
  • UP Cagayanos
  • UP Isabela Society (UPIS)
  • Kapatirang Pitong Lawa (KAPWA) sa UPLB
  • Lumabay - Labay Club `57
  • UP Masbateños
  • UP Mi-abeyabe (Capampangan Org)
  • UP Mindanawans
  • UP Oroquieta
  • UP Sandiwa "Samahang Bulakenyo"
  • Samahan ng mga Mag-aaral ng Pisay (SAMAPI) sa UPLB
  • UP Sorsogueños
  • UP Tarlaqueños
  • UP Vizcayanos
  • UPLB Kaiban
  • UP Tarabidan
  • UP Tubaw (Tubong Davao)
  • Alyansa ng mga Kabitenyo sa UPLB (ANAK UPLB)
  • UP Kailianes

Unclassified

  • TISOC

See also

Other Ramon Magsaysay Awardees:

Notes

  1. ^ "UPLB History". University of the Philippines Los Baños. Retrieved 2006-10-19.
  2. ^ "Leandro Locsin". Wikipedia. Retrieved 2006-10-19.
  3. ^ "Quick facts about UPLB". CGIAR/IRRI/Google. Retrieved 2006-10-19.
  4. ^ "College Info". University of the Philippines Diliman College of Science. Retrieved 2006-10-19.
  5. ^ "DOST-National Academy of Science and Technology Membership". Department of Science and Technology. Retrieved 2006-11-17.
  6. ^ "DOST-NAST National Scientists". DOST-NAST. Retrieved 2006-12-18.
  7. ^ "Institute of Computer Science". UPLB-ICS. Retrieved 2007-03-25.
  8. ^ "CHED's Centers of Excellence/Development (COEs/CODs)". Commission on Higher Education. Retrieved 2007-01-11.
  9. ^ "UPLB Academics". University of the Philippines Los Baños. Retrieved 2006-10-19.
  10. ^ "PRC Official Website". Professional Regulation Commission. Retrieved 2007-07-09.
  11. ^ "UPLB-CHED Zonal Research Center for Regions IV and V". UPLB/CHED. Retrieved 2006-10-19.
  12. ^ "List of Magsaysay Awardees". Wikipedia. Retrieved 2006-10-19.
  13. ^ "UP Success Stories". UP System Website. Retrieved 2006-10-19.
  14. ^ "Gathering of ADB-Japan Scholarship Program Scholars". Asian Development Bank. Retrieved 2006-10-19.
  15. ^ "Susan Henry continues tour; signs agreement with Los Baños". Cornell University. Retrieved 2006-10-19.
  16. ^ "Current Research". Yale University. Retrieved 2006-10-19.
  17. ^ "ISPPS Partners". UPLB Website. Retrieved 2006-11-06.
  18. ^ "MSU Study Abroad Program". Michigan State University. Retrieved 2006-10-19.
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