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For the UC Vice President for Research Affairs, Pedro Bouchon, having studies published in the last threemonths by UC scientists from the Faculties of Biological Sciences, Medicine and Engineering, reflects the pillars we seek to promote: frontier research, associativity and internationalization in one act. “We hope that these results are both a pride and astimulus …

UC researchers participate in studies published by the prestigious Nature Magazine Read More »

Twenty five young researchers, under the age of 40, from 14 countries and the most varied disciplines, are being recognized by the World Economic Forum Young Scientists. It is a global community of young scientists, created in 2009 by the World Economic Forum, based in Geneva. This year, two UC researchers were chosen, among this …

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Since the start of the coronavirus outbreak in Hubei, the region where Wuhan City is located, in late January, China mobilized 346 medical teams from 29 provinces in the country. A total of 40,000 support doctors and nurses, who worked closely with local medical personnel. In one week, the genetic sequence of the new coronavirus …

Medical experience in China: lessons for dealing with the pandemic Read More »

Defining the general guidelines of the Chile-Sweden Forum, for the years 2020 and 2021, was the objective of the meeting of the steering committee of the Chile-Sweden Academic Collaboration Platform (ACCESS), held on March 9th and 10th at the University of Magallanes (UMAG). This meeting, which seeks to promote and strengthen joint research between 14 …

The next steps of the Chile Sweden Forum are taken in Punta Arenas Read More »

“Artificial Intelligence: Data, Ethics and Privacy” was the first “must-see” of the Future Congress at UC, given by David Carroll, promoter of the lawsuit against Cambridge Analytica about violation of privacy to social network users, which inspired the documentary ” The Great Hack “(Netflix). Carroll emphasized the interest of Chileans in discussing issues such as …

Future Congress at UC Must-See events Read More »

How was the abandonment of girls and boys in 15th century Barcelona is the subject of the doctoral thesis of the Institute of History professor,  Ximena Illanes, and which gave rise to the book published by Ediciones UC, which addresses three moments: the scene of abandonment, the care of infants in the hands of wet …

Scholar from the Institute of History, Ximena Illanes, receives the City of Barcelona award Read More »

“It is a pleasure for me to receive a great friend from France and to pass her on an acknowledgment by way of gratitude on behalf of my country,” Ambassador Roland Dubertrand began at the award ceremony to María Elena Boisier, Director of the Research Affairs Office at the Catholic University, where she was awarded …

The Office for Research Affairs’ Director receives Order of Merit Read More »

An academic delegation from the UC arrived in Spain to participate in the COP25 Madrid-Chile Climate Summit, despite the change of country due to the social outbreak that occurred in our nation. UC has had an active participation early in preparations of the event, with professors who have been part of the scientific tables, and …

UC committed to COP25 Read More »

In order to contribute to the creation of successful business strategies in the region, the Universidad Católica de Chile, the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Mexico) and the Universidad de los Andes (Colombia) launched the first specialized massive, open and online program, “Doing Business in Latin America”. A program made up of …

La Tríada launches a specialized business program for Latin America Read More »

What do Galapagos and Las Cruces have in common? In both places there are research stations, specifically, the Galápagos Science Center and the Coastal Marine Research Station – ECIM. The first is in a privileged ecosystem due to its biodiversity, declared a World Heritage Site of Humanity; while the second is located in an intensive …

From Las Cruces to Galápagos Read More »