From the UIS to the Amazon: science that transforms copoazú and promotes sustainable development in Colombian agriculture
Copoazú, an Amazonian fruit also known as Theobroma grandiflorum, has become the focus of scientific research led by the Industrial University of Santander (UIS), with the aim of generating sustainable solutions for farmers in the department of Caquetá. The UIS research team, made up of professors Bladimiro Rincón Orozco and Mario Negrette from the Department […]
The 2nd National Meeting of Mental Health Seedbeds 2025 will be held at the UIS
The Colombian Association of Psychiatry and the Industrial University of Santander invite you to the 2nd National Meeting of Mental Health Seedbeds 2025. The purpose of this academic event is to promote academic exchange, inter-institutional cooperation, and high-quality research training among the country’s research groups, as well as to highlight the progress, results, and projections […]
Registration open for the Health and Society Course: “Determinants of Mental Health”
The Faculty of Health informs students interested in enrolling in the Health and Society Course, “Determinants of Mental Health,” that there are still places available. Those who wish to register are invited to scan the QR code in the image. Schedule: Fridays from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.Code: 41690Credits: 3Start date: August 8End date: November […]
UIS graduates 110 new doctors ready to transform healthcare
In a ceremony filled with emotion and hope, the Industrial University of Santander (UIS) presented 110 new healthcare professionals to society, including doctors and a specialist, trained under the premise of science and, above all, a deep sense of humanism. This achievement not only marks the beginning of a new stage for these young talents, […]
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 […]
Gynecology and Obstetrics Congresses & Maternal-Fetal Medicine Symposium UIS-2025 now open for registration
The Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics of the School of Medicine invites you to be part of the most anticipated academic event of the year in maternal and gynecological health: the XXXIII National and International Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics & IV International Symposium on Maternal-Fetal Medicine UIS 2025, which will take place on September […]
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 […]
Medical students completed a diploma course in health research methodology
A group of 13 medical students culminated their training process in the diploma program “Methodology of health research for the design of research proposal”, with an intensity of 120 hours. The program, formulated by the Psychiatry research group, directed by Professor Jorge Andrés Niño, allowed the students of the mental health research seedbed to carry […]
Silver Jubilee: graduates of Medicine celebrated 25 years of graduation
The 2000 graduating class of UIS Doctors experienced an emotional reunion. After 25 years of experiences, stories and a great journey, 64 classmates of that time met again in the new facilities of the Scientific Complex for Health and Life Sciences Research. The meeting was attended by Dr. Olga Mercedes Álvarez Ojeda, Academic Vice Rector, […]
UIS student presented a clinical case of hypochondroplasia in an outstanding national congress
Laura Camila Cáceres Delgado, second year resident of the Pediatrics program and member of the PAIDOS research group of the Universidad Industrial de Santander, proudly participated in the 34th Colombian Congress of Pediatrics, held in Cartagena and organized by the Colombian Society of Pediatrics (SCP). His work was selected among the 10 best for oral […]