University of the Philippines, Los Baños

The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), situated at the foot of Mount Makiling in Los Baños, Laguna, was the first autonomous campus of the University of the Philippines System. It was founded by 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. UPLB has one of the largest campuses in the Philippines, with a total land area of 36 km².

The Philippines' Commission on Higher Education designated UPLB as a center for excellence in Biology, Chemistry, Math, Communication, Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Forestry Education and Veterinary Education. The University is also a center for development in Physics and Information Technology.

UPLB is the national center for biotechnology education and research in the Philippines. It is home to three 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) and the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEAMEO-SEARCA), as well as local institutions such as the National Crop Protection Center (NCPC), the National Institute for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (BIOTECH-UPLB), the Institute of Plant Breeding, the Dairy Training and Research Institute (DTRI), and bureaus of the Department of Science and Technology. The Philippine Rice Research Institute (Philrice) and the Philippine Carabao Center also have offices at UPLB.

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

Secondary Education

*University of the Philippines Rural High School
*National High School for the Arts (administered by the NCCA)

Noted Professors and Alumni

* Edgardo Angara: Former President of the University of the Philippines and Agriculture Secretary; Member of the Philippine Senate
* Juan Miguel Zubiri: Member of the Philippine House of Representatives
* 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/NEDA Director-General; currently Director of Ateneo de Manila Center for Economic Research
* 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 and responsible for the opening of the U.P. 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: Current 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
* Ludivina Samson De Padua: Former Director(3x), Institute of Biological Sciences, Multi Awarded Professor Emeritus: Best Teacher Award for whole UP system several times over, Pioneer and number 1 authority for Herbal Medicine/Medicinal Plants the world over.
* Ricardo Gloria: Former Education Secretary
* Felix Librero: Chancellor of the UP Open University
* Jiggy Manicad: GMA-7 Senior Reporter
* Nora Quebral: First in the world to conceptualize development communication as an academic discipline and profession
* 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
* Nelia Teodoro-Gonzales: Businesswoman, economist, public administrator and civic worker
* 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

See also

*List of University of the Philippines people

External links

* University of the Philippines Los Baños
* University of the Philippines System
* yUPeLBi - Kalayaan Para sa Ating Lahat! (UPLB Online Community)
* The former UPLB forums archive
* UP SIBOL UPLB
* Community Development Ideas
* http://www.makilingchallenge.tk - Makiling Challenge, the longest running competitive foot race in the province of Laguna, organized by students
* http://groups.yahoo.com/group/espaleklekonline - espaleklek fraternity of UPLB home page and egroup