EVENTS

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Discussing social issues over lunch

Robles Vision (Vision, a Rene Robles Exhibit)
Italian sculptor Monti remembered
From Manhattan to Dapitan: Innovations of a Business School
UST bids Pope John Paul II farewell
The Shepherd of his flock
The fourth centennial of Msgr. Miguel de Benavides, O.P.
WWII internees return to UST
Nick Joaquin and other Thomasian writers honored; Joaquin heirs donate library
collection to UST
10. The Young Thomasian Artists Circle mounts DOG GOD exhibit
2006
11. UST confers honoris causa in Laws to Russian Chief Justice
12. Student organizations have new home at UST Tan Yan Kee Student Center
13. UST Library renamed after founder Miguel de Benavides
14. UST installs new Rector
15. Fr. Timoner heads the Office for Religious Affairs
16. Carillo bares plans for OVRAA
17. CCWS: New faces, new plans
18. Eugene Onegin the Opera: A huge UST Quadricentennial and Conservatory of
Music 60th Year Production
19. Statue of Msgr. Miguel de Benavides, O.P. unveiled in Carrion de los Condes,
Palencia, Spain
20. Conservatory presents full-length three-act opera
21. UST Law Review turns 50: Publishes its Golden edition
22. Blessing and groundbreaking of UST Santa Rosa campus: Between starting small
or starting big
23. On the road to Filipinization: Book on first five Filipino Dominican Rectors out
24. UNESCO director-general conferred doctor of laws, honoris causa
25. Alumni covered walkway and alumni park construction underway
26. Justice Benipayo named Dean of Civil Law
27. Exhibits on UST Rectors held
2007
28. UST joins Pope in worldwide recitation of the rosary
29. Engineering celebrates 100 years
30. UST hosts interfaith activities
31. Bridge-building: Theological Themes in the 21st century
32. Remembering Marina

33. First international conference on history of medicine in the Philippines held at

Benavides library
2008
34. Brother Amorsolo exhibit of paintings at UST Museum
35. UST Symphony Orchestra pays tribute to Thomasians at CCP
36. Institute of Religion as hub of Theological discourses
37. Gerodias wows Manila Chamber Orchestra audience
38. Dimalanta appointed USTs first Writer-in-residence
39. Rev. Fr. Rolando V. de la Rosa, O.P.: 95th Rector of UST
40. Valik Varsi: A celebration of Varsitarians 80 years
41. Stronger alumni ties, greater Thomasian pride
2009
42. 2009 Cannes Film Festival Winner: Victory Dinner for Best Director Brillante
Mendoza, UST alumnus
43. Campus Ministry: Honoring the Thomasian volunteers
44. Faculty of Sacred Theology takes weeklong journey with St. Paul
45. Msgr. Miguel de Benavides, O.P.: Friar, Bishop, UST Founder
46. Literature and Spirituality
47. A Review of Exhibits: Education through exhibition
48. Benavides library launches exhibits of UST treasures
49. 7,000 graduates from Batch 2009
50. Cardinal Cordes, World Youth Theorist, is USTs 73rd honoris causa doctor
51. Tourism-Hospitality Management is newest college in UST
52. Testimonial luncheon fro CHEd Chairman Angeles, UST alumnus
53. Does faith matter?: An inquiry into the convergence of faith and science at 7th St.
Thomas Aquinas Forum
54. UST starts countdown to 400 years
55. UST Rector speaks of the greatest miracle on earth
56. Quadricentennial library exhibit makes strides
57. UST picks official Quadricentennial hymn
58. The Christmas Concert Gala Story, the 7th concert
59. Fr. Bolo named new Secretary General
60. Cory semper major
61. Rector charts Quadricentennial vision in annual report
62. EdTech launches UST Tiger Radio
63. Philip III, King of Spain
64. Woman as Artist
2010
65. Tria Haec: The Quadricentennial Retreat of UST
66. CFAD Interior Design Department mounts Christmas exhibit
67. Fr. Rector calls on Thomasian community to serve the nation, church, family

68. Guidance and Counseling Department Revitalizes programs

69. National Museum declares UST National Cultural Treasures
70. The Q Song writer Gerry M. de Leon: His Songs Says It All
71. Co receives first UST Festschrift
72. An angelic mind in a human face: St. Thomas, his life in visuals
2011
73. The Q Fair
74. The Season of Juibilees
75. The Q Parade: History in Sights and Sounds
76. Papal Legate graces ICUSTA inaugural session
77. The Quattromondial
78. Alumni Priests revisit the oasis of former climes
79. Thanksgiving Mass crown the weeks festivities
80. In retrospect: The press conference
81. Bible characters depicted in Indonesian art
82. UST Exhibition and Concert at UNESCO headquarters in Paris
83. UST in quest for ISO certification
84. UST hosts 2011 forum on post-disaster water and waste management
85. UST forms record-breaking human cross on Ash Wednesday 2011
86. Lumina Pandit Exhibition draws crowd, earns accolades
87. An interview with Zenon Cardinal Grocholewski: Facing the challenges in
Catholic education
2012
88. UST Library presents Belen exhibition
89. UST Christmas Concert Gala hits 10th year
90. Fr. Pedregosa installed as Rector of UST Central Seminary
91. UST confers honorary professor title upon H.E. Lech Walesa
92. San Pedro Calungsod image visits UST upon arrival from Rome; UST is first
Duaw Nasud station
93. Spanish cooperation in the Philippines holds photo exhibition
94. UST installs Father Dagohoy as its 96th Rector
95. 400 shots to immortality
96. Velada Tomasina
97. 40,000 voices for USTs 400
98. CTHM intensifies language instruction with new state-of-the-art laboratory
99. Literature Week features National Artist Bienvenido Lumbera
2013
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UST opens exhibit on sacred ivory
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UST Publishing House launches Thomasian educators latest literary
collections
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UST hosts 5th SSEASR International Conference

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Michael P. Blanco: A Thomasian Man of Arts

2014

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Grand gala caps UST Graduate Schools 75th year
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Graduate School honors Sevilla with Festschrift
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UST Rector inaugurates multi-function structure
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Thomasian architect of landmark worship space featured at UST Museum
exhibit
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Liping Zheng: Painting a Passionate World
2015
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Pope Francis awakens, inspires youth in an encounter at UST
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For Pope Francis: An overflowing Thomasian Expressions of Love
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UST hosts PCNE II
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In Memoriam: Fr. Frederik S. Fermin, O.P.
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Furture Thomasian writers meet seasoned counterparts in Varsitarians
10th Creative Writing Workshop
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404 years and four papal visits
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Bitten by the Pope Francis bug: Lerma paints the Pontiff
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NASA engineer inspires Education High School Seniors
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The life of Saint Dominic de Guzman
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The Dominican Order at 800: A thanksgiving of all
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UST memorializes visit of Pope Francis in coffeetable book
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CFADs collaborative painting depicts Dominicans 800 years of
preaching the Gospel
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A night of classical music and gratitude at UST for members of the
diplomatic corps
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Mercury Drug founder conferred with honorary degree
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UST confers professor emeritus title upon Sevilla, an accomplished
chemist
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UST bids farewell to AMV
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UST confers honorary degree upon Metrobank founder
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UST bids farewell to its first Filipino Rector
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Epochal murals unveiled, blessed

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AIM World Bank-UST program partnership renewed

CISCO update: new plans bared
2006

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CFAD collaborates with Asia-Pacific Society of Design and Korea Digital
Design
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Association for the 2006 Asia-Pacific Design Exhibition and Conference
2007
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UST establishes academic and research agreements with Korea, China,
Spain.
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UST, Dominican University of California forge academic, research accord

UST, Sydney U jointly offer grad medical studies in Pain Management
2013

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AMV-College of Accountancy links with Kyung Hee University School of
Management
2014
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UST, Goethe Institut bridge cultures through jazz

AWARDS
2005
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Ramos named 2005 NAST outstanding young scientist

AB Legal Management graduate wins 1st prize in Palanca 2005
A bountiful TQM harvest for 2004-2005
Engineering and Science students named BPI-DOST Science Awardees for
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CMMA elevates Inter Nos to Hall of Fame
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Thomasian lawyer is president of Philippine Normal University
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Father Fausto Gomez win top book prize in National Book Awards 2006
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UST now has four Outstanding Young Scientists
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A Guidebook to Plant Screening: Phytochemical and Biological wins
2006 NAST-DOST Book Awards
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Roque named outstanding physician
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Tiger-dragons win gold in Philippine Olympic Festival Dragon Boat
Regatta
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Dr. Alejandro named 2006 Outstanding Young Scientist
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UST bags Philippine Quality Awards
2007
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Two students from Engineering and one from Science adjudged BPIDOST Science Awardees for 2007
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Javier of Civil Law is new Court of Appeals Jusice
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Alejandro of Science, GS is USTs 1st Humboldt Scholarship awardee

New Sandiganbayan presiding justice is a Thomasian lawyer
Datuin wins first place in 2008 Olympic Art Contest
2009

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Architect Yolanda David-Reyes: First woman architect in Southeast Asia
to get honorary AIA Fellow Award
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UST Law professor is new Supreme Court Justice
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UST Distance Education Service for Marginalized People wins CHEd
extension program award

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UST Civil Law dean appointed new Supreme Court Justice

2010

1. UST Singers claims 2nd Choir of the World plum

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Sevilla receives Gawad LIDER Award
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Ramos, Young Scientist awardee
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UST Benavides Librarys Lumina Pandit: First-of-its-kind exhibition of
historical treasures
2012
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De Guzman named Metrobank Outstanding Teacher

2013

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PCNE transforms UST as new evangelization wonderland

UST bags Philippine Student Quills School of the Year award
Atalia wins grand prize in Palanca Literary Awards 2013
UST Archivist named one of Manilas Art and Culture awardees
Two Thomasians named Asias Heroes of Philanthropy by Forbes
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Thomasian writer, architect named National Artists

Pope Francis names Thomasian as new Vatican envoy to UN
USTs Baybayin document declared National Cultural Treasures
UST alumna bags top prize for climate-adaptive, floating house
2015

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Arki graduates in in KLM photo contest

Alejandro receives 2015 NAST Outstanding Scientific Paper Award
Homegrown Thomasian is new Solicitor General
Chem grad named 5th DLSU chancellor
De la Cruz of Science is 2015 Metrobank Outstanding Teacher awardee

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
2005

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Psychotrauma clinic aids Quezon tragedy survivors

OCD identifies new urban partner community
2006

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College of Nursing and OCD join hands to organize training program for
community health workers
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The true spirit of giving: UST High School launches feeding program and
medical-dental mission
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Medical Informatics Center inaugurated
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Empowering women through Grameen Banking System: OCDs new
program
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From Mindanao with love
2007
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OCD organizes Kamanlalakbay Community Immersion from UST partner
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Nursing dean reaches out to Bulacan for rural health, community service
Buridek, other Vigan projects sprout due to cultural mapping
CCCPET assists Vigan prelates in conservation projects
Thomasian promotes cultural heritage thru movie Ploning
Camiguin de Babuyanes: Experience a different kind of summer
The UST Health Service: Fit and Well in Dr. Olalias Nest of Wellness
2009

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CBCP holds church heritage workshop in Laoag City

CTHM continues community advocacy
Thomasian Mayor promotes cultural heritage in town projects
2010

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UST CCCPET leads cultural heritage conservation efforts in the country

OCD: Working towards a stronger samahang kamanlalakbay
2011

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From Bamban to Naujan: a one-of-a-kind learning experience through
cultural exchange
2013
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UST-ECE participates in building Solar Pavilion

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UST and Baler: Meeting of thee 400-year-olds
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UST continues to extend help to Yolanda survivors through Tulong
Tomasino
2015
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Thomasian doctors treat thousands

INTERNATIONALIZATION
2005
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Engineering mentors present papers in Australia
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UST Graduate School Faculty members and students visit European
Union institutions and European universities
2006
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UST Graduate School faculty and students participate in a joint study
program in Yokohama, Japan.
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Honolulu Mayor proclaims UST Singers Day in Hawaii
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Visitng professor Moeller lectures at the UST Graduate School
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UST conductor is member of International Coralfest Jury

Second Bridges encounter: Nobel Laureate lectures in UST on proteins
UST Graduate School globalization course spans globe
2009

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Graduate School group visits Taiwan Software Park, Fu Jen Catholic
University
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Thomasian freshman invited to US presidential inauguration in
Washington, D.C.

RESEARCH

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Construction of UST Tubugan Research Post commences

ETEACh: eLeAPs empowerment tool
Engineering mentor conducts research on light concrete in Japan
2006

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Arriola launches book on post-modern film adaptations of literature
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Centeno completes UNESCO course for environment at Tokyo Tech
University
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IT in PE: Its purely educative
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Binag awarded Fulbright senior research fellow on environmental
chemistry
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CRS dean is NIH-Pfizer research fellow
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In STeP with technology in education

Mabini bares thrust of Office for Research and Development
Romero talks about the Office of Planning and Development
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Villanueva of Architecture presents paper in Georgia

Balik-Scientist from Maryland visits Alma Mater
2010

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Two UST graduate students garner coveted research awards

Artlets professor wins bronze in Global Research Contest
Pioneering bioethics book launched

GUESTS
2012
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Queen Sofia returns to UST

2015

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The Popes and UST