Number of faculty members involved in Internally-Funded Research Projects (IFRP), Externally-Funded Research Projects (EFRP) and Interdisciplinary Research Projects, AY 2010-2011.

Source: University Research Coordination Office (URCO), Institutional Accreditation and Assessment (IAA) Office

De La SaLLe UniverSity facULty memberS recentLy broUght priDe to the University

after garnering a number of awards from

the 2011 National

Academy of

Science and

Technology

(NAST)

Awards.

Dr. Jose Bienvenido Manuel Biona and

Dr. Carlo Magno both received the

Outstanding Young Scientist Award in the

Engineering Science and Technology and

Social Sciences categories, respectively.

Co-authors Laurence Gan

Lim, Dr. Elmer Dadios,

Raouf Naguib, and Jose

Maria Avila, meanwhile,

earned the Outstanding

Scientific Paper award

for their study

“Analysis of

Colonic

Histopathological Images Using Pixel

Intensities and Hough Transform.”

In addition, the Outstanding Book/

Monograph Award was given to the

following:

• Dr. Ponciano Intal, Jr., Dr. Gerardo

Largoza, Rizalino Malabed, and Paulo Jose

Mutuc for “Production Networks, Trade

Liberalization, and Industrial Adjustment in

the Philippines, Vol. 1: Industry Studies”;

• Dr. Ponciano Intal, Jr., Dr. Marissa

Garcia, and Miguel Roberto Borromeo for

“Production Networks, Trade Liberalization,

and Industrial Adjustment in the Philippines,

Vol. II: Institutions and Policies”;

• Dr. Ponciano Intal, Jr., Dr. Marissa

Garcia, and Miguel Roberto Borromeo

for “Production Networks, Industrial

Adjustment, Institutions and Policies and

Regional Cooperation: Country Cases and

Regional Papers”; and

• Dr. Ronaldo B.Mactal “Kalusugang

Pampubliko sa Kolonyal na Maynila (1898-

1918) Heograpiya, Medisina, Kasysayan”.

2011 NAST Awardees

a groUp of LaSaLLianS from

the College of Computer Studies qualified

as finalists in the Microsoft Imagine Cup

Competition.

The Microsoft Imagine Cup is an

internationally acclaimed competition for

students worldwide. The theme for this

year’s competition is “Imagine a world

where technology helps solve the toughest

problems.”

Team Signum Fidei, a finalist in the Game

Design category, is composed of Thomas

James Z. Tiam-Lee (III BS CS-ST), Jenina

L. Chua (III BS CS-ST), Jeriah Kjell P.

Miranda (III BS CS-ST), and Keven

Runzel D. Hernandez (II BS-IS), with

Lesley Abe as their mentor. On the

other hand, Edward Dy, a graduate

of BS ICTM, is a member of the

country’s representative team for

the Software Design category.

The Microsoft Imagine Cup Finals

will be held in New York City this July

8-13.

Lasallians in Microsoft Competition

LaSt JUne 17, De La Salle University

launched the DLSU Centennial Series,

a 17-book collection that captures the

100-year spirit of De La Salle at the

Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Bangko

Sentral ng Pilipinas Complex, Roxas

Boulevard, Manila.

The books are part of a series of

publications celebrating the centennial of

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DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY

Psychosocial readiness during crisis

DLSU President and Chancellor Br. Jun Erguiza FSC delivers a message at the launching of the DLSU Centennial Series, a book collection celebrating Lasallian achievements over the past century.

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House of Representatives

congratulates DLSU

Physics faculty research on redesigning pedagogy

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2401 (twen´te fôr´,o, wun) is a landmark number along Taft Avenue. It is the location ID of De La Salle University, home to outstanding faculty and students, and birthplace of luminaries in business, public service, education, the arts, and science. And 2401 is the name of the official newsletter of DLSU, featuring developments and stories of interest about the University.

the nationaL commiSSion for cULtUre anD the artS nameD DLSU History Associate

Professor Dr. Ronaldo Mactal as a recipient

of the Young Historian’s Prize 2011,

given through the National Committee on

Historical Research, for his manuscript,

Kalusugang Pampubliko sa

Kolonyal na Maynila, 1898-1918:

Heograpiya, Medisina, Kasaysayan.

Part of the criteria for the prize is the

originality of the work, which underscores a

significant contribution to the enrichment of

Philippine history and historiography.

The same work has been awarded by

DLSU as the Miguel Febres Cordero

Research Award for Outstanding Book

Publication for 2010. It also

received a Certificate of

Recognition from the National

Book Development Board and

the Manila Critics Circle for

being a finalist in the Social

Sciences Category

of the 29th

National Book

Awards held in

November 2010

at the Metropolitan

Museum in Manila.

Psychosocial readiness during crisis

to eqUip pSychoLogiStS

in effectively providing psychosocial

interventions during disaster crisis

situations, the College of Liberal Art’s

Psychology Department organized a three-

day workshop on psychosocial intervention

during the first quarter of the year.

 

The workshop dubbed as “Dumating Man

ang Unos: Enabling Psychologists as

Psychosocial Service Providers in Disasters

and Crisis Settings” was developed by the

Psychology Department in response to the

increasing need for psychosocial work.

 

Topics covered during the workshop

included contexts of disaster and crisis

situations, first-

hand information

dissemination, and

grassroots models

of psychosocial

interventions.

Participants could

seek hands-on

training through

planned projects to

be provided by Lyra

Verzosa, the workshop

facilitator, when the need arises.

 

Verzosa of the Center for Emergency Aid

and Rehabilitation (CONCERN) is a career

psychosocial service provider who has

dealt with survivors of disasters and crisis

situations such as floods, fire-outbreaks,

landslides, torture, and armed conflict in

different areas of the Philippines. Guest

speakers were also on hand to share their

experiences.

 

There will be a second run of the training

workshop. Interested parties can inquire

through email at anton.palo@dlsu.edu.ph.

Physics faculty research on redesigning pedagogy the phySicS eDUcation reSearch groUp of the phySicS Department participateD in the 4th

Redesigning Pedagogy Conference with

the theme, “Transform Teaching, Inspiring

Learning” organized by the National

Institute of Singapore last May 30-June 1

in Singapore.

Former Dean of Student Affairs Voltaire

Mistades presented the URCO-funded

research, “Transforming Students’

Attitudes Toward Learning Physics in

the Lasallian Pedagogical Framework.”

Other members of the research team are

Br. Joseph Scheiter FSC, Ronald delos

Reyes, and undergraduate student Anna

Melissa Dalagan.

The research looked into how the

attitudes of students towards learning

Physics changed as a result of their G.E.

Introductory Physics course. The study

has shown that it is possible to move

our students from a novice-like view of

learning Physics towards an expert-like

view.

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100-year animo, from page 1

DLSU. Its goal is to inform readers of the

University’s contributions to national and

international development in the 20th

century.

Funded by DLSU’s University Research

Coordinating Office, the Centennial Set

consists primarily of books recounting

the history of DLSU and books

summarizing in non-specialist language

some of the research projects in the

University.

Two books were not included in the

Centennial Set because of their size:

Names and Faces of People: Collected

Stories, by Vic H. Groyon Jr., published

by C&E Publishing, and Lasang Lasallian,

edited by Nonon Villaluz Carandang and

Rakki E. Sison-Buban, published by

Central Book Supply.

The Centennial Set is the latest product

of the innovative business model adapted

by DLSU to publish books. Realizing that

its core competency is doing research

and not marketing nor selling books,

DLSU formed a consortium of the leading

commercial publishers in the country and

now publishes academic books through

them.

The collection was presented by DLSU

Academic Publications Office Executive

Publisher Dr. Isagani Cruz.

The Centennial Set is available for

P21,000. For more details and inquiries,

please email acadpublications@gmail.

com or call 524-4611 local 390 and ask

for Cora or Joanne.

De La Salle Philippines President Br. Ricardo Laguda FSC congratulates the authors .

Young Historian’s Prize 2011

House of Representatives congratulates DLSULaSt JUne 1, a resolution introduced by Representative Rufus Rodriguez (AB Economics

‘75) and Representative Maximo Rodriguez, Jr. was adopted by the House of Representatives

congratulating the University on its Centennial year.

An excerpt from the resolution reads:

---Br. Alvaro Rodriguez Echeverria FSC,Superior General of the Institute of Brothers of the Christian Schools

Let everyone see the fire of an unstoppable ardent

passion in our eyes and let it become contagious.

PROJECT CARBON NEUTRAL (PCN) by the Lasallian Institute for the Environment aims to make La Salle schools greener than ever by introducing projects that offset the amount of carbon emissions.GREEN TIP

Take the stairs more often. Save on electrical consumption and be healthier, too.

in a move to make the University’s

e-mail and calendar systems more efficient

and streamlined, DLSU has chosen Google

Apps as its new platform. The change

looks to lower infrastructure and support

costs while providing innovative

solutions that can be accessed

anywhere, anytime with an Internet

connection.

Included in Google Apps

are the following services: Google Mail,

Google Calendar, Google Talk, Google

Docs, Google Sites, and Google Video.

Key benefits in using Google Apps include

an increased storage capacity up to 25GB,

enhanced e-mail organization and retrieval,

easier calendar sharing, integrated chat,

real-time document collaboration, easy-to-

build team web sites, and video sharing.

Students may access their Google-

powered e-mail at mail.dlsu.ph and

log-in with their My.LaSalle account ID and

password.

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