Participate in the conversation on health, environment and society, how do they connect?
We invite you to participate in this series of discussions on health, environment and society that will be held from the Department of Public Health of the School of Medicine, between July and November 2025, free admission. This will be a space to encourage dialogue between community, academia and government. There you will be able […]
Study of massive mercury poisoning in Aranzazu, conducted by UIS researchers, was documented by international journal
Photograph of La Esperanza Mine In Aranzazu, Caldas, a historical episode of mercury poisoning has been reconstructed by a team of researchers from the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS), who combined testimonies of inhabitants, doctors and historians to reveal the impact of this tragedy on the health of miners and their families. This case, now […]
Dean of the Faculty of Health participated in the World Congress on Medical Education, 2025
Professor Lina María Vera Cala, Physician and Surgeon UIS, 1997. Master in Epidemiology UIS, 2005. D in Epidemiology from the University of Wisconsin, 2008, and currently, Dean of the Faculty of Health, and president of the Colombian Association of Medical Schools, ASCOFAME, participated in the World Congress on Medical Education – 2025, held in Bangkok, […]
Bucaramanga, Bogotá, Medellín, Barranquilla and Cali, the cities with high levels of contamination
This article presents the results of the analysis of being chronically exposed in cities to levels of air pollution measured as fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and its relationship with cardiorespiratory mortality. The novelty of the analysis is that the PM2.5 exposure surfaces are used, which are much more detailed geographically and were developed for each […]
Professors from the School of Medicine conducted a study of air quality in five Colombian cities
The article presented in this note is one of the latest products of the project “Air quality and urban environmental health in five cities of Colombia” (Barranquilla, Cali, Bogota, Medellin and Bucaramanga), one of the three projects that were part of the “Environmental Health Research Program for Colombia”, the only program in the area of […]
Professor of the School of Health participates in event on the impact of air quality
Professor Laura Andrea Rodríguez Villamizar, from the Department of Public Health of the School of Medicine, is participating in the “Second Conference on Air Quality and Health”, organized by the World Health Organization (WHO). The event that takes place in Cartagena, until next Friday, March 28, brings together governors, officials of multilateral agencies, academics and […]
GUINDESS: research group in demography, public health and health systems, among the best in the country
The ranking of the best research groups of Higher Education Institutions, according to the production of scientific articles, was recently announced, according to the Art Sapiens Ranking. This publication by the consulting firm Sapiens Research, recognized by the international observatory IREG, states that according to its methodology, the best research groups were classified because they […]
Members of the Health Economics and Public Health Seminar participated in the Eighth Interinstitutional Meeting of Research Seminaries
Within the framework of the Eighth Interinstitutional Meeting of Research Semilleros held from October 22 to 25 in the city of Cúcuta, students of the Health Economics and Public Health Semillero, guided by Professor Carlos Julián Peña Maldonado, attached to the Department of Public Health, presented four research papers at the event. Ø Relationship between […]
UIS researchers warn about the use of vapes in society
A study conducted by UIS professors Jürg Niederbacher Velásquez and Álvaro Javier Idrovo Velandia, together with Jeadran Malagón Rojas and Yesith Toloza of the Environmental and Occupational Health Group of the National Institute of Health, showed that at least 59 people have died in the last 2 years due to the use of vapes and […]