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University of the Philippines, Los Baños
The Centennial Logo of UP
Motto Honor and Excellence
Established March 6, 1908
Type State university
Chancellor Dr. Luis Rey I. Velasco
President Dr. Emerlinda R. Roman
Undergraduates 8, 638
Postgraduates 1, 500
Location Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
Campus 36 km²
Hymn "U.P. Naming Mahal"
Nickname UP Fighting Maroons
Mascot U.P. Oblation
Website http://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]).

UPLB main entrance
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 22 of the 56 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 the 29 national scientists.[6]

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[edit] History

[edit] Centers of Excellence

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As of March 2007, the Philippines' Commission on Higher Education has designated UPLB as a Center of Excellence in Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, Communication, Forestry, Information Technology, Mathematics and Veterinary Medicine. The University is also a Center of Development in Physics and Statistics.[7].[8] The Commission likewise designated UPLB as the Zonal Research Center for Regions IV and V.[9]

Six research institutes of UPLB were recognized as Centers of Excellence by virtue of Presidential Decree for their significant contributions to national development. These are the 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, and the Farming Systems and Soil Resources Institute.[10] The University has a total of 33 research and training centers/institutes renowned in the region for their science and technology studies.[11]

[edit] International Recognition

Freedom Park and Carillon with Mt. Makiling as backdrop
Freedom Park and Carillon with Mt. Makiling as backdrop
Philippine Pegasus, fondly called Pegaraw, at the Main Library
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 only Thomson Scientific/Institute for Scientific Information (ISI)-accredited journal,[13] The Philippine Agriculturist.

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 recently inaugurated Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Center for Biodiversity.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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:

  • 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)
  • 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)

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

[edit] Degree-Granting Units

Waterfall at the Botanical Garden
Waterfall at the Botanical Garden
  • College of Agriculture
  • College of Arts and Sciences
  • College of Development Communication
  • College of Economics and Management
  • College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology
  • College of Forestry and Natural Resources
  • College of Human Ecology
  • College of Public Affairs
  • College of Veterinary Medicine
  • School of Environmental Science and Management
  • Graduate School

[edit] Undergraduate Degree Programs

[edit] Graduate Degree Programs

Master

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

Master of Science

Doctor of Philosophy

[edit] Diploma/Non-Degree Programs

[edit] Secondary Education

Although not a part of UPLB, the Philippine High School for the Arts/National Arts Center is located within the area administered by UPLB.

[edit] Noted Professors and Alumni

See also: List of University of the Philippines people

  • Edgardo Angara: Former President of the University of the Philippines and Agriculture Secretary; member of the Philippine Senate
  • 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
  • Juan Miguel Zubiri: Member of the Philippine House of Representatives and Philippine Senator candidate
  • 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: Former Labor secretary and current Development Bank of the Philippines chairman of the board
  • Salvador Escudero: Former Member of the Philippine House of Representatives and Agriculture Secretary; father of House Minority Leader Francis Escudero
  • Emerlinda Roman: Current President of the University of the Philippines System
  • Domingo Panganiban: Former Secretary of the Department of Agriculture; current Secretary of the National Anti-poverty Commission
  • 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
  • Ludivina Samson De Padua: Pharmacist, Botanist, multi-awarded Professor Emeritus (Institute of Biological Sciences); pioneer and recognized authority on Herbalism
  • Lizbeth S. De Padua: UP College of Medicine, Cum Laude, 1981 educated Neuro-surgeon based in Kansas City, United States. Graduated Pre-Med BS Biology Summa Cum Laude, 1976, UPLB and in the same year was crowned Bb Pilipinas Universe (Miss Philippines, Universe). UP Rural High School, Valedictorian, 1972.
  • Vivian A. Gonzales: Pioneered the Values Integration and Promotion-Civic Welfare Service (VIP-CWS) program as a component of Philippine NSTP (National Service Training Program)
  • Milagrosa R. Martinez-Goss: Botanist
  • Salvador Oliveros: Sugar technologist
  • Gelia Castillo: Rural sociologist
  • Ricardo M. Lantican: Plant Pathologist
  • Romulo G. Davide: Plant Pathologist; conceptualized the award-winning Farmer-Scientist Training Program
  • Mercedes Umali-Garcia: Agriculturist; developed the groundbreaking Bio-N fertilizer
  • Nelia Teodoro-Gonzales: Businesswoman, economist, public administrator and civic worker
  • Bonifacio F. Comandante Jr.: Award Winning International Inventor of Waterless Fish Transport Technology (Sleeping Fish); UPLB Agri. Engineering and Gamma Sigma Scorpions Alumnus.
  • Astro Del Castillo: Market Analyst and Managing Director of First Grade Holdings, Inc.

[edit] 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

[edit] 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.

[edit] Academic

[edit] Dormitory Associations

  • UP Amigos
  • New Dorm Association
  • New FOREHA Association

[edit] Fraternities and Sororities

  • Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity
  • UPLB Alpha Sigma Fraternity
  • UPLB Beta Sigma Fraternity
  • UPLB Delta Lambda Sigma Sorority
  • Delta Phi Omicron
  • Delta Pi Omicron Sorority
  • espaleklek Fraternity
  • UP Fraternal Order of the Grange
  • Gamma Sigma Fraternity - U.P. Red Scorpions
  • Gamma Sigma Sorority - U.P. Lady Scorpions
  • UPLB Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
  • Pi Omicron Fraternity
  • [http://www.pisigma.org Pi Sigma Fraternity
  • Pi Sigma Delta Sorority
  • [http://www.zetapsiomicronforum.tk Psi Zeta Omicron Sorority
  • Sigma Alpha Sorority
  • Scintilla Juris Fraternity
  • UPLB Sigma Beta Sorority
  • [http://www.sigmarho.org.ph UPLB Sigma Rho Fraternity
  • Tau Gamma Phi/Sigma
  • [http://www.upsilon.com Upsilon Sigma Phi
  • [http://www.zetapsiomicronforum.tk Zeta Psi Omicron Fraternity

[edit] Hobby Oriented

[edit] Religious

[edit] Socio-Civic

[edit] Sports Oriented

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

[edit] Varsitarian

  • UP Caballeros
  • UP Isabela Society (UPIS)
  • Kapatirang Pitong Lawa (KAPWA) sa UPLB
  • Lumabay - Labay Club `57 (LABAY)
  • 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

[edit] Unclassified

  • TISOC

[edit] See also

Other Ramon Magsaysay Awardees:

[edit] Notes

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

[edit] External links


University of the Philippines System

Academics

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Diliman | Los Baños | Manila | Visayas | Mindanao | Baguio | Open University


Basic Education Units
Integrated School (Diliman) | Rural High School (Los Baños) | Laboratory High School (Visayas)

Athletics

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Symbols

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