UIS researchers took second place in the research projects category at the Psychiatry Congress
The Colombian Psychiatric Association awarded second place in the research project category to the study “Cardiometabolic factors, eating patterns, and sleep associated with mental health problems in boarding school students in the UIS Medicine program.” The objective of this study was to establish the prevalence and changes in cardiometabolic risk factors, eating and sleeping patterns, […]
Santander has a health repository
The official launch of the website salud.santander.gov.co took place in the main auditorium of the Scientific Complex for Health and Life Sciences Research. This modern platform brings together up-to-date health information with the aim of serving as a channel for disease prevention and wellness promotion for all citizens of the department of Santander. The renovation […]
UIS researchers participated in the meeting of the Colombian Epidemiology Association (ASOCEPIC)
The event was held on September 26 and 27 at Javeriana University in Bogotá. Students David Rodríguez and Valentina Torres, from the Health, Environment, and Society (SAMBISOC) seed group of the GUINDESS group in the Department of Public Health of the School of Medicine, participated with a poster and an oral presentation, respectively. Professor Oscar […]
Master’s students in Epidemiology at UIS held discussions with public health policymakers
The Industrial University of Santander, through its Master’s program in Epidemiology and under the coordination of Professor Myriam Ruiz Rodríguez from the Department of Public Health, successfully held an academic discussion that brought together graduate students and public health decision-makers from Paraguay, Mexico, and Colombia. This space for dialogue fostered joint reflection on lessons learned, […]
UIS leads study on how living conditions affect mortality in Colombia
The Berlín páramo and the Tona River basin are more than just beautiful landscapes. They are vital ecosystems that provide water to thousands of people in Santander and Norte de Santander. However, human activities in both ecosystems modify land cover and generate waste that affects the sustainable supply of water in terms of quantity and […]
UIS professor participates in important international epidemiology conference
Laura Andrea Rodríguez Villamizar, director of the Department of Public Health at the School of Medicine and member of the GUINDESS research group, participated as a speaker at the 43rd SEE (Spanish Society of Epidemiology) Meeting and 20th APE (Portuguese Association of Epidemiology) Congress, held from September 2 to 5 in Las Palmas de Gran […]
The Public Health and Pathology departments have new directors
Professors Laura Andrea Rodríguez Villamizar and Diana Katherine Sandoval Martínez have taken over as heads of the Public Health and Pathology departments, respectively. The former has extensive experience in the field of environmental health research, where she has conducted epidemiological studies on the role of environmental exposures, mainly air pollution and heavy metals, on human […]
IS student, finalist in the “Best ASCOFAME 2025 Intern” award
The award, which recognizes the academic and clinical excellence of future medical professionals in Colombia, was held on Friday, August 1, in Cali. The ceremony was attended by the president of ASCOFAME, Dr. Lina María Vera Cala, who presented the award to the winner. During the event, the effort, dedication, and performance of the 12 […]
Why did the PRASS isolation strategy during COVID-19 not work as expected?
A program designed and implemented when economic activities resumed after months of lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, i.e., in mid-2020, whose main purpose was to gradually resume activities without jeopardizing public health, showed qualitative flaws, according to the conclusions of an epidemiological study. The proposal seemed effective, but its implementation reflected the flaws in […]
Five years of COVID-19 in Colombia: What did we learn and how do we prepare for the future?
We invite you to the event to socialize the results of the #ÁGORA alliance, in which key evidence on the response to the pandemic and lessons for the post-pandemic and future epidemics will be shared. On behalf of the UIS, invited speakers will be professors Myriam Ruiz and Álvaro Idrovo, from the Department of Public […]