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The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) is an autonomous unit of (and the first to be declared autonomous under) 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].

University of the Philippines, Los Baños
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MottoHonor and Excellence
TypeState university
EstablishedMarch 6, 1908
ChancellorDr. Luis Rey I. Velasco
PresidentDr. Emerlinda P. Roman
Undergraduates8, 638
Postgraduates1, 500
Location
Los Baños
,
Laguna
,
Philippines
Campus36 km²
Hymn"U.P. Naming Mahal"
NicknameUP Fighting Maroons
MascotU.P. Oblation
Websitehttp://www.uplb.edu.ph
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UPLB main entrance

UPLB has one of the largest campuses in the Philippines, with a total land area of 36 km². 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 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 (out of 29) national scientists.[6]

History

Centers of Excellence

As of October 2006, the Philippines' Commission on Higher Education designated UPLB as a Center of Excellence in Biology, Chemistry, Math, Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Forestry Education and Veterinary Education. The University is also a Center of Development in Physics, Information Technology and Statistics. The Commission likewise designated UPLB as the Zonal Research Center for Regions IV and V[7].

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[8]. The University has a total of 33 research and training centers/institutes renowned in the region for their science and technology studies[9].

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[10], 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 thru agricultural research and education. The College is also home to the country's only Thomson Scientific/Institute for Scientific Information (ISI)-accredited journal[11], The Philippine Agriculturist.

The University likewise has research partnerships and student/faculty exchange programs with the Asian Development Bank[12], Cornell University[13], Yale University[14], Purdue University[15]and Michigan State University[16], 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.

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.

Degree-Granting Units

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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

Undergraduate Degree Programs

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

Diploma/Non-Degree Programs

Secondary Education

Although not a part of UPLB, the Philippine High School for the Arts/National Arts Center is located at the university grounds.

Noted Professors and Alumni

  • 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
  • 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
  • Bienvenido M. Gonzalez: President of the University of the Philippines from 1939 to 1951; responsible for opening U.P.'s flagship campus in Quezon City (U.P. Diliman)
  • Emil Javier: President of the University of the Philippines System from 1993 to 1999
  • 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
  • Eliezer Albacea: Internationally-renowned computer scientist; winner of 2005 Third World Academy of Science Prize, 1996 National Research Council of the Philippines Achievement Award and the 1997 UPLB Outstanding Teacher Award
  • Felix Librero: Chancellor of the UP Open University
  • 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 1960's
  • Ludivina Samson De Padua: Pharmacist, Botanist, multi-awarded Professor Emeritus (Institute of Biological Sciences); pioneer and recognized authority on Herbal Medicine
  • Lizbeth S. de Padua: UP College of Medicine educated Neuro-surgeon (cum-laude) 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).
  • Nora Quebral: First in the world to conceptualize "development communication" as an academic discipline and profession
  • 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
  • Astro Del Castillo: Market Analyst and Managing Director of First Grade Holdings, Inc.
  • Jiggy Manicad: GMA-7 Senior Reporter
  • Sol Aragones: ABS-CBN Reporter
  • Bum Tenorio: Philippine Star-Allure Section Columnist; Best Opinion Columnist,CMMA 2006

Organizations within UPLB

Note: This list is incomplete. The classification still needs to be done properly, see the talk page for suggestions and comments

Academic

  • UPLB Economics Society (UPLB EconSoc)
  • SYMBIOSIS The UPLB Biological Society
  • UPLB DOST Scholars' Society
  • Young Software Engineer's Society
  • UP Agricultural Society (AgriSoc)
  • UPLB Mathematical Sciences Society
  • UPLB Development Communicators' Society
  • UP Alliance of Development Communication Students
  • UP Community Broadcaster's Society
  • UP Athletic's Club (UPAC)
  • UP SIBOL
  • UPLB Computer Science Society (UPLB COSS)
  • UPLB Chemical Society (UPLB Chemsoc)
  • The UPLB Genetics Society (UPLB GENESOC)
  • UP Agricultural Economics Circle (UPAEC)

Socio-Civic

Student Councils

Fraternities and Sororities

  • Pi Sigma Fraternity
  • Pi Sigma Delta Sorrority
  • espaleklek Fraternity
  • Tau Gamma Phi - UP Los Banos
  • Delta Pi Omicron Sorority
  • Pi Omicron Fraternity
  • Upsilon Sigma Phi
  • UPLB Kappa Epsilon Fraternity

Sports Oriented

Religious

  • Christian Brotherhood International (CBI)

Varsitarian

Unclassified

  • UPLB Choral Ensemble
  • UPLB Lisieux Music Ministry
  • Chi Alpha Campus Ministry
  • UP Painters' Club
  • The Rhetoricians (UPLB Speech Communication Organization)

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. ^ "UPLB-CHED Zonal Research Center for Regions IV and V". UPLB/CHED. Retrieved 2006-10-19.
  8. ^ "UPLB Academics". University of the Philippines Los Baños. Retrieved 2006-10-19.
  9. ^ "Universities". National University of Singapore. Retrieved 2006-10-19.
  10. ^ "List of Magsaysay Awardees". Wikipedia. Retrieved 2006-10-19.
  11. ^ "UP Success Stories". UP System Website. Retrieved 2006-10-19.
  12. ^ "Gathering of ADB-Japan Scholarship Program Scholars". Asian Development Bank. Retrieved 2006-10-19.
  13. ^ "Susan Henry continues tour; signs agreement with Los Baños". Cornell University. Retrieved 2006-10-19.
  14. ^ "Current Research". Yale University. Retrieved 2006-10-19.
  15. ^ "ISPPS Partners". UPLB Website. Retrieved 2006-11-06.
  16. ^ "MSU Study Abroad Program". Michigan State University. Retrieved 2006-10-19.
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