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UST Growling Tigers pounce on UE Red Warriors in UAAP Season 87 campaign starter

08

Sep

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UST Growling Tigers pounce on UE Red Warriors in UAAP Season 87 campaign starter

THE REVITALIZED UST Growling Tigers unleashed their fury as they ravaged the UE Red Warriors, 70-55, in the UAAP Season 87 men's basketball eliminations at the SMART Araneta Coliseum on Sept. 8, Sunday. UST kickstarted its redemption campaign with a solid 15-point victory led by Nic Cabañero with 14 points,…

Ang seen to further boost his seven-point agenda during his second term as UST rector

30

Jul

By The Flame News

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Ang seen to further boost his seven-point agenda during his second term as UST rector

FR. RICHARD Ang, O.P. has been elected to a second four-year term as UST Rector Magnificus in a development seen to provide "continuity" and stability" to the oldest existing University in Asia. Ang’s appointment was issued through a July 22 decree signed by the Master of the Order of Preachers…

Still no health permit for the majority of UST employees two days before deadline

29

Jul

By Ma. Alyanna Selda

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Still no health permit for the majority of UST employees two days before deadline

MORE THAN half of UST employees, including some 1,400 faculty members, have not yet complied with the health permit requirement two days before the deadline set by the Manila city government. As of July 29, a total of 1,701 out of 3,261 University personnel or 52.16% have not yet secured…

AB posts higher percentage of honor students

08

Jun

By Mei Lin Weng

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AB posts higher percentage of honor students

NEARLY FOUR in every five UST Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) students from batch 2024 will graduate with Latin honors, based on the solemn investiture program released by the dean’s office. Of the 734 graduating Artlets, 568 or 77.39% will receive medals at the Quadricentennial Pavilion on Monday, June 10, higher…

UST journalism program to offer elective on fact-checking next academic year

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May

By Mei Lin Weng

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UST journalism program to offer elective on fact-checking next academic year

THE UST Journalism program will offer an elective on fact-checking and digital literacy to tackle disinformation across different disciplines starting the first term of academic year 2024-2025. The new general education elective, “Digital Literacy, Fact-Checking, and Verification,” will initially be available to first-year students of the journalism and legal management…

PH’s No. 3: UST finally obtains rank in THE Asia University Rankings

01

May

By Carlo Jose Ruga and Ma. Alyanna Selda

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PH’s No. 3: UST finally obtains rank in THE Asia University Rankings

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas finally secured a ranking in the Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings, placing third among Philippine schools that participated in the assessment. UST scored 14.7-24.0 overall and landed within the 601+ band in the region, its first-ever ranking since the assessment was launched in…

20

Apr

By The Flame News

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Thomasian is new NCCA exec

A THOMASIAN will serve as the executive director of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the country’s official government agency for preserving Philippine heritage. The appointment of Eric Babar Zerrudo, an associate professor at the UST Graduate School, was announced by the Facebook page of the Presidential…

UST still PH’s top accredited university by Pacucoa

05

Apr

By Barbra Althea Gavilan and Micah Pascua

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UST still PH’s top accredited university by Pacucoa

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas once again emerged as the top institution in the country in terms of programs accredited by the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (Pacucoa). Eight awards were conferred to UST on Dec. 1 last year during the commission’s 50th anniversary celebration and 34th…

UST is best PH school for communications, public relations in Edurank rankings

14

Mar

By Ma. Alyanna Selda

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UST is best PH school for communications, public relations in Edurank rankings

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas emerged as the top Philippine institution for communications and public relations, according to the 2024 EduRank rankings by academic field. Landing 992nd out of 3,255 schools worldwide, UST ranked first among 10 other Philippine universities in terms of its research performance in the program under…

UST still PH’s 4th best school in 2024 EduRank rankings

08

Mar

By Zoe Airabelle Aguinaldo and Ma. Alyanna Selda

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UST still PH’s 4th best school in 2024 EduRank rankings

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas still ranked fourth among 229 Philippine institutions in the 2024 EduRank world university rankings. UST placed 2,652 overall out of 14,131 global institutions in the independent metric-based ranking published in February 2024. The country’s top-performing school was University of the Philippines Diliman (1,367th), followed…