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    Christmas Party 2020: Christmas-kerade!

    The laboratory celebrated the holidays by having an online gathering last December 19, 2020. Face masks were decorated following a paleontological theme and were shown off by members during the […]

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    Microfossils and Its Applications with Dr. Ric Jordan

    Dr. Richard William Jordan from Yamagata University visited the University of the Philippines Diliman from March 7-14, 2020. The purpose of his stay was to teach a graduate course (Geology […]

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    NannoTalks: Oct. 30, 2020

    There will be a new NannoTalks presentation by Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology Outreach Coordinator and Filipinx paleontologist, Gabriel Santos on October 30, 2020 at 10:00 AM (Philippine Standard […]

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    NannoChats: Oct. 12, 2020

    There will be a new NannoChats presentation to be presented by new NIGS faculty and laboratory member, Meyrick Tablizo. He will present the paper by Dominici and co-workers, published in […]

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    NannoChats: Sept. 28, 2020

    On September 28, 2020, laboratory member Ma. Caezare Mae Cariño, presented a paper by Ramaswamy and Gaye (2006) on the carbonate and biogenic opal fluxes of foraminifers, coccolithophorids and diatoms […]

  • Thesis Proposal: Justin Jorge Padre

    The thesis proposal defense of Mr. Justin Jorge R. Padre was held on May 21, 2020 and was part of the first colloquium held by NIGS via Zoom during the […]

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    2nd Alternative Learning Sessions on Geology at the NIGS Museum

    From February 19 to 26, 2020, a week-long Alternative Learning Session in Geology was held for its second year at the UP NIGS-UPGAA Geology Museum. A total of 139 participants, […]

  • Thesis Defense: Catherine Lit

    The Thesis Defense of Ms. Catherine C. Lit was held on Dec. 10, 2019 at the NIGS Audio-Visual Room (Rm. 230). Her thesis is on the Provenance analysis and characterization […]

  • Thesis Proposal: Ma. Caezare Cariño

    The thesis proposal defense of Ms. Ma. Caezare Mae R. Cariño was held on Nov. 29, 2019 at the NIGS Multipurpose Room. Her proposal defense was part of the second […]

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    Philippine Museums at Plotting Points 2019

    The UP NIGS – UPGAA Geology Museum joined Plotting Points 2019, a Philippine Museums Summit held on October 7-9, 2019 at the Yuchengco Museum, Makati. This year, the theme of the […]