UP Diliman College of Science

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native_name =Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Diliman - Kolehiyo ng Agham


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The UP College of Science is one of the several colleges ("or degree-granting units") of the University of the Philippines. It is located on the UP Diliman Campus, which is the flagship campus of the University of the Philippines System.

The College is not only the largest but also a foremost pacesetter of academic excellence in the University due its recognition as the national center of excellence in academics and research in the field of natural sciences and mathematics, and boasts of the largest concentration of Ph.D. holders in its faculty in the whole country.Fact|date=July 2007

The College is composed of eight institutes, two inter-programs and three affiliated units.

Organization

Institutes

* National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS)
* National Institute of Physics, UP Diliman (NIP)
* National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology-Diliman (NIMBB)
* Institute of Biology (IB)
* Institute of Chemistry (IC)
* Institute of Mathematics (IM)
* Marine Science Institute (MSI)
* Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology (IESM)

Academic Department and Inter-programs

* Science and Society Program (SSP)
* Materials Science and Engineering Program (MSEP)

Affiliate Units

* Natural Science Research Institute (NSRI)
* Computational Science Research Center (CSRC)
* UPD College of Science Library (CSLib)

tudent Publications

"Scientia"

"Scientia" (Latin for science) is the official student publication of the College. It is the only student college publication which has its own office located at the basement of the CSLAB Building. The publication is one of the most active college papers in the University. Fact|date=December 2007

Access

Access is the newsletter published by the College of Science Student Council (CSSC). For the past two academic years prior to this year, the publication is incorporated into "Scientia".

National Centers of Excellence/Development

As of 2001, the Commission on Higher Education of the Philippines has identified 32 centers of excellence/development (COEs/CODs) in UP Diliman, six of which can be found in the College of Science. (See all UP Diliman Centers of Excellence/Development).

The COEs/CODs in the College are Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Marine Science, Mathematics, and Physics.

External links

* [http://www.science.upd.edu.ph UP College of Science]