UIS wins second place in international colloquium with study on body image and perception
Nutrition and Dietetics students Ana María Villarreal, Alejandra Zanabria, Julián David Peña, Karen Arévalo, Sara Pérez, and their advisors, professors Ana Paola Mora and Diana Cecilia Álvarez, won second place in the virtual category of the 17th International Research Colloquium for University Students and the 9th International University Research Colloquium, organized by the University of […]
Faculty of Health held the 2025 alumni reunion
The Faculty of Health successfully held the 2025 Alumni Reunion, an event that brought together more than 120 professionals from the Bacteriology, Microbiology and Bioanalysis, Medicine, Nutrition and Dietetics, Physiotherapy, and Nursing programs. The event became a significant moment for consolidating relationships of participation, trust, and a sense of belonging between our graduates and the […]
The Faculty of Health lit up the joy of Christmas!
A 25-meter-high tree embellishes the facilities of the Scientific Complex for Health and Life Sciences Research. With great enthusiasm and joy, the rector, Professor Hernán Porras Díaz, accompanied by office workers, professors, students, administrators, neighbors, and friends from the area, lit the Christmas lights on the largest tree the institution has on its various campuses. […]
Outstanding graduate and UIS professors present research at the FELANPE 2025 Congress
Genesis Daniela Méndez Pirela, a graduate of the School of Nutrition and Dietetics, and professors Sonia Patricia Gamboa Gélvez and Claudia Milena Ardila Meléndez participated with a poster presentation at the XIX FELANPE Congress. During this academic meeting, held in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, from October 12 to 15, they presented their work entitled: “Analysis […]
The UIS stands out at the 25th Nutrition Congress of the Chilean Society
The Industrial University of Santander, through its School of Nutrition and Dietetics, played a prominent role in the 25th Nutrition Congress, organized by the Chilean Nutrition Society (SOCHINUT), one of the most important academic events in the field of nutrition sciences in Latin America, which took place in Santiago, Chile, from November 5 to 7. […]
Coming soon: ‘2025 Faculty of Health Alumni Reunion’
Dear alumni: The Faculty of Health invites you to a social and cultural gathering where you can reconnect with former professors and friends, as well as tour the facilities of the new Scientific Complex for Health and Life Sciences Research. Pre-registration: https://forms.gle/gW4XF3aT2ZXgDdkV8 We look forward to seeing you there!
University education with a regional impact: UIS School of Nutrition and Dietetics promotes public food policy in Santander
As part of her rotation in the area of Public Nutrition, Sara Valentina Pérez Rojas, a tenth-semester student in Nutrition and Dietetics, participated in the first assemblies of families benefiting from the Food Sustainability Program (SUSTENTA) held in the municipalities of Vélez and Onzaga, in the department of Santander, on October 27 and 30. These […]
The UIS participated in the National Congress on Nutrition, Parenting, and Health: Healthy Children, Strong Communities
The Industrial University of Santander (UIS), through the Department of Pediatrics and the School of Nutrition and Dietetics of the Faculty of Health, played a prominent role in the National Congress on Nutrition, Parenting, and Health: Healthy Children, Strong Communities, an event organized by the Colombian Society of Pediatrics, which brought together national experts in […]
Professor at the School of Nutrition received the Antonia Santos Order
As part of the first Meeting to Raise Awareness of Community, Agricultural, and Social Organizations in Santander, the Santander Community Federation (FECOSAN) and the Association for Agricultural and Rural Development in Santander (ASOCAMPOSANDER) awarded Ximena Lucelly Sánchez Cortés, a professor at the School of Nutrition and Dietetics, the “Antonia Santos Order” distinction in recognition of […]
UIS Nutrition students participated in a conference on sustainable food security
Fourth-semester students from the Nutrition and Dietetics program at the Industrial University of Santander, along with intern Laura Giovanna Álvarez Ibáñez and professor of Food Legislation and Standardization Sandra Bueno, participated in the “Standardizing with Mankka” conference organized by the Buen Ambiente Corporation (Corambiente). Corambiente is an interdisciplinary organization committed to environmental conservation and strengthening […]