Best Nationwide in Disaster Risk Reduction & Management; Higher Education Category; at the 19th Gawad Kalasag National Awards. NDRRMC, through its President, DND Secretary Delfin Lorenzana announced the Top Three Institutions nationally, namely: 1st Place: UC; 2nd Place: the University of San Carlos; 3rd Place: Capiz State University on December 11, 2017 at the Crown Plaza Manila Galleria.

It's a back-to-back victory for the University of the Cordilleras Jaguars as they roared as champions in the men's basketball of the 31st Baguio-Benguet Educational Athletic League by overcoming the formidable Baguio College of Technology Atoms, 90-78, at the Cordillera Career and Development College gym on Friday.

UC was awarded the 2017 Cordillera Gawad Kalasag for "Best Higher Education Institution" in the entire region in disaster risk reduction and management and humanitarian assistance.

Two undergraduate theses from the UC College of Arts and Sciences - Communication Department were selected among 132 abstracts submitted to compete in the 5th National Communication Research Conference this November here in Baguio City.

Aimed at promoting the diverse cultures of the six provinces of the Cordillera region, the University of the Cordilleras' Saeng ya Kasay Cultural Ensemble performed at Chonbuk National University (CBNU) in Jeonju, South Korea.

Three mobile applications developed by Information Technology and Computer Science students of the University of the Cordilleras qualified for the national semi-finals of the 2017 Android Masters competition by Google Developer Group Philippines.

The young man who came to Baguio to die.

Posters that encourage residents to take part in the revitalization of the Balili River will now be seen throughout the barangays situated along the length of the river system. These posters, conceptualized and designed by students of the University of the Cordilleras, were launched during the Balili River Day.