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University confers honorary degree on Nobel Laureate
Chem Engineering majors grab first runner-up finish in National Quiz Bowl
DLSU Research Congress 2015
Source: University Research Congress Committee Chair DLSU ECT’s car, Delta, brings honor to the Lasallian community and the country with its winning performance. Photo by Francis Zabala
The DLSU Eco Car Team won first place in the Urban Concept Category
- Gasoline Energy in the Shell Eco-
Marathon (SEM) Asia 2015 held last
February 26 to March 1 at Rizal Park.
Results are measured on who can
drive the farthest on 1 kWh of electricity,
1 m3 of hydrogen, or 1 liter of fuel.
The team’s best attempt was 126.6km/
liter. The winners bested over 120
2009 Nobel Laureate for Chemistry Professor Ada Yonath received
an honorary doctorate in Science
from DLSU last March 2 at the Teresa
Yuchengco Auditorium, coinciding
with the Bridges lecture she delivered
on campus.
Best known for her pioneering work
on the structure and atomic workings
of the ribosome, the cell’s “protein
factory,” the esteemed scientist
also established the first protein
crystallography laboratory in Israel.
Professor Yonath has generated
3D models that show how different
antibiotics bind to the ribosome
and how bacteria become resistant
to antibiotics. In addition,
she introduced a novel technique
called cryo bio-crystallography
that “revolutionized the field
of structural biology and has given
it wide-ranging applications, particularly
in the development and design
of new antibiotics.”
Yonath received her bachelor’s degree
in Chemistry and her master’s degree in
Biochemistry at the Hebrew University
of Jerusalem in 1962 and 1964,
respectively. She earned her PhD in
X-Ray Crystallography at the Weizmann
Institute of Science in 1968.
She held postdoctoral positions
in Carnegie Mellon University in 1969
and MIT in 1970, where she
worked with 1976 Chemistry Nobel
Laureate William N. Lipscomb, Jr.
of Harvard University.
In addition, Yonath was also
visiting professor at the University
of Chicago, visiting scientist at the
Heinz-Günter Wittmann, Max Planck
Institute for Molecular Genetics in
Berlin, and head of a Max-Planck
Research Unit at Deutsches
Elektronen Synchrotron (DESY)
in Hamburg while continuing her
research activities at the Weizmann
Institute of Science, where
she was the holder of the Martin S.
and Helen Kimmel Professorial Chair.
Gokongwei College of Engineering students delivered a first runner-up finish during the 2015
Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers (PIChE)
National Quiz Bowl held in Puerto Princesa, Palawan
last February 18.
The team composed of Chemical Engineering majors
included captain Sed Anderson Holaysan (5th year),
Rainier Gomez (5th year), Clarence Joseph Co (4th
year), and Christian Adrian Uson (4th year), competed
with 11 schools from different parts of the country.
Dr. Michael Angelo Promentilla served as their coach.
With Professor Ada Yonath are, from left, Br. Raymundo Suplido FSC, BOT Chairman Jose Pardo AFSC, and Vice Chancellor for Academics Dr. Myrna Austria. Photo by Greg Guinto
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Educators pursue action research
University confers honorary degree on Nobel Laureate
F A C T S a n d F I G U R E S
Operation Big Brother activity promotes service leadership
Philosophy Department launches Pink Bag Series
DLSU Eco Car bags first place in Shell Eco Marathon
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Philosophy Department launches Pink Bag SeriesEducators pursue action research
Operation Big Brother activity promotes service leadership
Visiting professor tackles anxiety disorders in young people
Communication Department celebrates 40th year with alumni congress
Research Congress highlights sustainability, collaboration
“Family and Cultural Aspects of Anxiety in Young People”
a lecture by Visiting Professor
Dr. Cecilia Essau, from the University
of Roehamptom, United Kingdom
was held last February 10 on campus.
She also conducted a related lecture
last February 13 and a workshop
on February 18. The Department
of Psychology and the College
of Liberal Arts, with the Office of the Vice
Chancellor for Academics and the Office
of the Executive Director for External
Relations and Internationalization,
sponsored the events.
Her February 10 lecture presented
the findings of cross-cultural studies
on the prevalence of anxiety disorders,
mental health literacy, and factors
related to anxiety in young people.
It also discussed the implications
DLSU Eco Car, from page 1
Sixteen participants from various sectors in the University attended the launch of the Pink Bag Series with Vice Chancellor
for Academics Dr. Myrna Austria as the inaugural speaker.
The series is designed to provide capacity-building activities that aim
to put a spotlight on women’s issues and concerns in the academia
and to create capacity-building activities for authentic female
empowerment, such as life-work balance.
It also seeks to provide opportunities for peer-learning and networking
especially in research, to provide spaces for mentorship, and to
contribute to the University’s efforts to fulfill its mission and vision.
The 2nd session will be in the Special Term. For inquiries, please
contact the department at local 546 and email at jeane.peracullo@
dlsu.edu.ph.
of these findings on intervention work
with young people from diverse cultural
backgrounds.
Anxiety disorders were described
as among the most common psychiatric
disorders, which affect up to 20%
of children and adolescents in the general
population. These co-occur highly
with numerous other psychiatric disorders.
When untreated, anxiety disorders
that begin early in life can become
chronic.
Essau is a Full Professor
of Developmental Psychopathology
and the Director of Centre for Applied
Research and Assessment in Child
and Adolescent Wellbeing at the
University of Roehampton.
student teams from 17 countries across Asia
Pacific, Middle East and Africa, including new
entrants from Australia, Bangladesh, Oman,
and Saudi Arabia. The teams submitted vehicle
entries in either the UrbanConcept or Prototype
category under seven different energy types.
The DLSU ECT was composed of 50 students from
Mechanical Engineering, Electronics and Communications
Engineering, Computer Engineering, Civil Engineering,
and Manufacturing Engineering and Management,
as well as from Applied Economics and Finance, Legal
Management, and Psychology.
The Lasallian Institute for Development and Educational Research, in collaboration
with the Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education,
hosted the Action Research, Action Learning (ARAL) 2015
1st National Congress on Action Research
in Education last February 27 and 28 on campus.
The congress theme, “Improving practices and facilitating
change through action research,” focused on action
researches that have been conducted in public
and private institutions by superintendents, supervisors,
school administrators, teachers, and teacher professionals.
ARAL 2015 became a venue for the sharing of best
practices among educators and education professionals
in order to contribute significantly to the improvement
of the quality of education in the country. ARAL involved
plenary talks of distinguished educators, workshops,
and paper presentations.
Keynote speaker Professor Mary Brydon-Miller, Ph.D.
is the director of the University of Cincinnati’s Action Research
Center and Professor of Educational and Community-based
Action Research in the Educational Studies Program
in the College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human
Services.
Operation Big Brother, the adopt-a-school program of the Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education, conducted its annual
culminating activity last February 20
with the theme “Leadership through
Service and Teamwork.”
The event was attended by 480
Grade 8 students from different DLSU
adopted schools in Metro Manila,
namely Cayetano Arellano High School,
Florentino Torres High School, Gregorio
Perfecto High School, Jose P. Laurel
High School, Manuel Araullo High
School, Mandaluyong High School,
Manuel Roxas High School, Manila
Science High School, Ramon
Magsaysay High School, and Victorino
Mapa High School. The activity intended
to incorporate the lessons discussed
during the weekly values formation
sessions conducted in their schools.
De La Salle Philippines Sector
Vocations Ministry Director Br. Iñigo
Riola FSC emphasized the importance
of Lasallian Guiding Principles in servant
leadership. As part of their service
learning, BS Educational Psychology
practicum students conducted
a workshop on “Serving by Working
Together” and accompanied the students
on a tour around campus.
A mass was held at the Most Blessed
Sacrament Chapel. Vice Chancellor for
Lasallian Mission Br. Michael Broughton
FSC welcomed the students in the
university. BAG CED Dean Dr. John
Addy Garcia ended the event by sharing
a message of inspiration to the scholars.
Dr. Niño Jose Mateo is the OBB
director.
As part of its 40th year anniversary celebration, the Communication Department, in partnership
with the DLSU Alumni Association and Team Communication,
held the first DLSU Communication Conference last February
27 on campus.
Entitled “40 x 40: The New Dimensions of Communication,”
the conference was intended as a showcase of Lasallian
talent and excellence in Philippine media and included several
plenary sessions and lectures by over 20 industry stalwarts
such as news anchors Miguel Enriquez and Rico Hizon;
screenwriters and directors Dr. Clodualdo Del Mundo, Jr.
and Jose Javier Reyes; Creative Director of Solaire Hotel and
theater actor Audi Gemora; Chief Creative Director of CreAsia,
Inc. and STRATCOM Executive Director Ayi Magpayo; and
Campaigns and Grey Executive Creative Director Rizzo Regis-
Tangan.
De La Salle University recently held the 2015 Research Congress from March 2 to 4 with the theme,
“#ResearchforSustainableFuture.” The Congress
provided an opportunity for faculty, researchers,
and students to disseminate their research output.
The congress featured 2009 Nobel Laureate for Chemistry
Prof. Ada Yonath with her Bridges Program lecture titled
“Moving forward to Maintain Sustainability for the Future of
Mankind” at the Teresa Yuchengco Auditorium.
As a prelude to the Bridges seminar, DLSU invited two
foremost women chemists in the country: National Scientist
Dr. Lourdes Cruz and Philippine Nuclear Research
Institute Director Dr. Alumanda dela Rosa in the planary
session “Great Women, Great Chemists.”
Another highlight of the Congress is the Fellows Talk
as selected University Fellows delivered inspiring lectures
in a TED talk-style forum. It was followed by the presentation
of the third issue of Questions magazine, which features
outstanding research by DLSU faculty.
In an effort to develop skills of students and teachers
for publishing researches in high-impact journals in natural
sciences, technology, humanities and social sciences,
a workshop was held on March 3.
Research Centers also showcased their research agenda,
activities, and outputs in an exhibit. Technical papers
covering various topics were also presented by researchers
from DLSU and other institutions in the technical panel
sessions.
On the last day of the Congress, DLSU research center
directors shared their insights on the opportunities
in sustainability and the importance of research collaboration.
Nobel Laureate and DLSU honorary degree recipient Prof. Ada Yonath opens the 2015 Research Congress
Mike Enriquez (top) and photographer Wawi Navarroza (bottom)
Photos by Ken Sze
Photos by Greg Guinto and Ken Sze
---St. John Baptist de La Salle
The more loving you are to the young, the greater will be the effects of God’s grace.