Schools of Biology, Medicine and Mathematics have new directors
(UIS), Professor Hernán Porras Díaz, three new school directors were officially sworn in, who will be responsible for leading the academic, research and social projection processes in strategic areas for institutional development. The new directors who take office are: – Professor Björn Reu, appointed as the new director of the School of Biology. – Professor […]
UIS professors shine at international symposium on safety and environmental protection
Professors from the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) proudly represented the institution at the 1st International Symposium “Security and Environmental Protection for Life”, organized by the National Police at the main campus of the Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga. The papers presented were the result of years of academic research, with an interdisciplinary approach committed to […]
Regional journalists highlight renovation of the UIS Natural History Museum
The renovated Natural History Museum of the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) continues to generate a positive impact among the community of Santander. On this occasion, several journalists from regional media visited its modern facilities, concluding their tour with great admiration, a feeling that has been replicated in their respective news spaces. “We saw it […]
Students from the Dámaso Zapata school lived a magical experience at the renovated UIS Natural History Museum.
Fifth grade students from the Dámaso Zapata Technical Educational Institution had an unforgettable day touring the renovated facilities of the Natural History Museum of the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS), a space that combines didactic, sound and visual learning about the biodiversity and ecosystems of the department of Santander. During the tour, the children explored […]
The UIS puts at the service of the new and modern Museum of Natural History
On the morning of Friday, April 4, the community of Santander received the new Museum of Natural History, a project of the Industrial University of Santander (UIS) led by the rector, Hernán Porras Díaz. It is a new and modern space suitable for applied science and large-scale research in one place located in the heart […]
UIS Rector supervised the progress of the works being carried out at the central campus
Rigorous supervision means that the works are done well and on time, thus ensuring that public resources are used efficiently. Under these premises, Rector Hernán Porras Díaz, accompanied by Iván Rojas Camargo, head of the Physical Plant Division, made a tour to review the progress in the construction of the new building where the UIS […]
Students of the Genetics and Biotechnology Seminar stand out in a scientific dissemination event.
Biology students Diana Carolina Grimaldos González, María Andrea Caviedes Joya and Danna Valentina Morantes Estévez presented their research projects at the Ibero-American Contest of Student Science and Technology Projects (Infomatrix Colombia 2024). This event aims to promote scientific culture for social benefit through science outreach projects in which students from 5 to 25 years of […]
Biology Master’s student represents UIS in scientific event in Guadalajara (Mexico)
Daniela Johanna Mojica Candela, Master’s student in Biology at the UIS, participated in the XIX Latin American Congress of Genetics with the research work on the ‘Revision of the scope of conservation genetics in birds of the family Trochilidae’. This research was carried out together with Leidy Johanna Rueda and Professor Fernando Rondón González. There, […]
UIS researcher discovers two new snake species in Santander… An amazing find!
It took more than 10 years of research that led a group of scientists to discover 5 new species of eyelashed vipers (Bothriechis schlegelii) in Colombia and Ecuador. Of these species, 2 are unique to Santander and were described thanks to the Herpetology Collection of the Natural History Museum of the School of Biology of […]
UIS graduate discovered a new species of spiny mouse in Ecuador: ‘Neacomys Marci’.
A new species of spiny mouse called ‘Neacomys Marci’ has been discovered in Ecuador, which makes it the fourteenth of its genus identified in the last five years. A UIS graduate participated in the interdisciplinary research that began about four years ago. He is biologist Javier Colmenares Pinzón, who, together with Nicolás Tinoco, from the […]