UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES, LOS BAñOS

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 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]

Contents

History

Centers of Excellence

International Recognition

Philippine Research Institutions

Media Production Locations

Noted Professors and Alumni

Degree-Granting Units

Undergraduate Degree Programs

Graduate Degree Programs

Diploma/Non-Degree Programs

Secondary Education

Student Councils

Student Organizations

Academic

Dormitory Associations

Environmental

Fraternities and Sororities

Hobby Oriented

Religious

Socio-Civic

Sports Oriented

Varsitarian

''Unclassified''

See also

Notes

External links

History

★ See University of the Philippines System 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' - Development 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

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:

★ "All I Need (Is God) by Barbie's Cradle

★ "Fireflies" by Hemp Republic

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

★ 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

★ BS in Agriculture

★ BS in Agribusiness Management

★ BS in Agricultural Chemistry

★ BS in Agricultural Economics

★ BS in Agricultural Engineering

★ BS in Applied Mathematics

★ BS in Applied Physics

★ BS in Biology

★ BS in Chemical Engineering

★ BS in Chemistry

★ BS in Civil Engineering

★ BS in Computer Science

★ BS in Development Communication

★ BS in Economics

★ BS in Electrical Engineering

★ BS in Food Technology

★ BS in Forestry

★ BS in Human Ecology

★ BS in Industrial Engineering

★ BS in Mathematics

★ BS in Mathematics and Science Teaching

★ BS in Nutrition

★ BS in Statistics

★ BA in Communication Arts

★ BA in Sociology

★ Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

Graduate Degree Programs

'Master'

★ Communication Arts

★ Forestry

★ Information Technology

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'Master of Arts'

★ Communication Arts

★ Language and Literature

★ Sociology

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'Master of Management'

★ Agribusiness Management

★ Business Management

★ Cooperative Management

★ Development Management

★ Public Management

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'Master in Professional Studies'

★ Development Communication (distance mode)

★ Education Management

★ Food and Nutrition Planning

★ Land and Water Resources Engineering

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'Master in Public Affairs'

★ Agricultural and Urban Development Studies

★ Cooperative Management

★ Education Management

★ Local Governance and Development Management

★ Strategic Planning and Public Policy

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'Master of Science'

★ Agricultural Chemistry

★ Agricultural Economics

★ Agricultural Education

★ Agricultural Engineering

★ Agriculture

★ Agroforestry

★ Agrometeorology

★ Agronomy

★ Animal Science

★ Applied Nutrition

★ Biochemistry

★ Botany

★ Chemical Engineering

★ Chemistry

★ Computer Science

★ Community Development

★ Development Communication

★ Economics

★ Entomology

★ Environmental Science

★ Extension Education

★ Family Resource Management

★ Food Science

★ Forestry

★ Genetics

★ Horticulture

★ Mathematics

★ Microbiology

★ Molecular Biology

★ Plant Breeding

★ Plant Genetic Resources

★ Plant Pathology

★ Rural Sociology

★ Soil Science

★ Statistics

★ Veterinary Medicine

★ Wildlife Studies

★ Zoology

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'Doctor of Philosophy'

★ Agricultural Chemistry

★ Agricultural Economics

★ Agricultural Education

★ Agricultural Engineering

★ Agriculture

★ Agronomy

★ Animal Science

★ Applied Nutrition

★ Biochemistry

★ Botany

★ Chemistry

★ Community Development

★ Computer Science

★ Development Communication

★ Entomology

★ Environmental Science

★ Extension Education

★ Food Science

★ Forestry

★ Genetics

★ Horticulture

★ Human Nutrition

★ Microbiology

★ Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

★ Plant Breeding

★ Plant Pathology

★ Sociology

★ Soil Science

★ Statistics

Diploma/Non-Degree Programs

★ Diploma in Agroforestry

★ Diploma in Computer Science (distance and residential modes)

★ Diploma in Electrical Engineering

★ Diploma in Environmental Science

★ Diploma in Home Technology and Management

★ Diploma in Physical Education

★ Diploma in Power Electronics

★ Diploma in Statistics

★ Certificate in Forestry

Secondary Education

★ University of the Philippines Rural High School
Although not administered by UPLB, the following schools are located inside its campus:

★ Philippine High School for the Arts/National Arts Center

★ Maquiling School Inc.

★ Christian School International

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 ' before doing any edits and/or additions'.

Academic

★ Association of Scholar Students (Founded by Zeta Psi Omicron/Psi Zeta Omicron Frat./Sor./)

★ CIVIL ENGINEERING EXECUTIVE ORGANIZATION (CEO)

★ Operations Research Society of the Philippines UPLB Student Chapter (ORSP UPLB SC)

★ Philippine Association of Food Technologists B-Chapter

★ PHYSIKA, UP Applied Physics Society

★ Society of Applied Mathematics of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (SAM-UP)

★ Society of Math Majors (UPLB-SMM)

★ The Computer Science, Applied Physics and Statistics Triangle (The CPS Triangle)

★ The Parliament: UPLB Debate Society

★ The Rhetoricians (UPLB Speech Communication Organization)

★ The UP Cell Biological Society (UP Cells)

★ The UP Entomological Society (UPES/UP EntomSoc) - the oldest academic organization in UPLB

★ The UPLB Biological Society (SYMBIOSIS)

★ The UPLB Genetics Society (UPLB GENESOC)

★ The UPLB Microbiological Society

★ UP Agribusiness Society (Bisok)

★ UP Agricultural Economics Circle (UPAEC)

★ UP Agricultural Society (AgriSoc)

★ UP Agriculture Students' Circle (UPASC)

★ UP Alliance of Chemical Engineering Students (UP AChES)

★ UP Alliance of Development Communication Students (UP ADS)

★ UP Alumni Association of Zeta Psi Omicron/Psi Zeta Omicron International Collegiate Society

★ UP Animal Science Society (UP ASS)

★ UP Civil Engineering Society (UPCES)

★ UP Community Broadcaster's Society

★ UP Concordia Scientia Animalis (UPCSA)

★ UP Engineering Radio Guild (UPERG-LB)

★ UP Engineering Students Guild (UPESG)

★ UP GURO: Mathematics and Science Teaching Society

★ UP Horticultural Society(UP Hortsoc)

★ UP Junior Executive Society (UPJES)

★ UP League of Agricultural Chemistry Students

★ UP Pabulum Scientia Sodalitas (UP PSS)

★ UP Phytopathological Society (UPPS)

★ UP PRISM

★ UP SIBOL

★ UP Society for the Advancement of Veterinary Education and Research (UP SAVER)

★ UP Veterinary Student Achievers Society (UP-VSAS)

★ UP Veterinary Students Society (VetSoc)

★ UP Society of Management and Economics Students (UP SMES)

★ UP Society of Men

★ UP Societas Mullierum

★ UPLB Chemical Kinetics Society (CHEMOKINESIS)

★ UPLB Chemical Society (UPLB Chemsoc)

★ UPLB Civil Engineering Executive Organization (CEO)

★ UPLB Com Arts Society (UPLB COMARTSOC)

★ UPLB Computer Science Society (UPLB COSS)

★ UPLB Development Communicators' Society (UPLB DevComSoc)

★ UPLB DOST Scholars' Society

★ UPLB Economics Society (UPLB EconSoc)

★ UPLB Engineering Society (UPLB EngSoc)

★ UPLB Genetics Society (UPLB GeneSoc)

★ UPLB Industrial Engineering Students' Organization

★ UPLB Mathematical Sciences Society (UPLB MASS)

★ UPLB Philobioscientia (Phileos)

★ UPLB Society of Chemical Engineering Students (UPLB SChemES)

★ UPLB Sociology Society (UPLB SOCIOSOC)

★ UPLB Statistical Society (UPLB STATS)

★ UPLB Zoological Society(OZOOMS)

★ Young Software Engineers' Society (YSES)

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Dormitory Associations

★ Makiling Residence Hall (MAREHA)

★ New Dorm Association (NDA)

★ New Forestry Residence Hall Association (New FOREHA)

★ Veterinary Medicine Residence Hall Association

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Environmental

★ Haribon UPLB (Haribon UPLB)
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Fraternities and Sororities

★ Alpha Phi Omega Service Sorority[1]

★ Alpha Sigma Fraternity

★ Beta Nu Epsilon Fraternity

★ Chi Epsilon

★ Delta Lambda Sigma

★ Delta Pi Omicron Fraternity/Sorority

★ espaleklek Fraternity[2] [3]

★ Fraternitas SCINTILLA JVRIS

★ Gamma Sigma Fraternity UP Red Scorpions

★ Kappa Epsilon Fraternity[4]

★ Pi Sigma Delta Sorority

★ Sigma Beta

★ Sigma Delta Phi

★ Sigma Delta Pi Sorority

★ Sigma Kappa Pi Fraternity

★ Sigma Nu Epsilon Sorrority

★ Sigma Rho Fraternity

★ Sororitas ASTRUM SCIENTIS

★ Theta Epsilon Sorority

★ UP Grand Order of the EAGLES

★ UP Sigma Alpha Sorority

★ UPLB Beta Sigma Fraternity

★ UPLB DeMolay Club

★ UPLB Pi Sigma Fraternity

★ UPLB Tau Gamma Phi

★ UPLB Tau Gamma Sigma

★ Upsilon Sigma Phi

★ UP Venerable KnightLady Veterinarian's Fraternity

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