UIS researchers won first place in research from the Santander Ophthalmological Foundation
Residents and professors from the Ophthalmology postgraduate program won first place in the “Second Foscal Innovation and Research Meeting.” The work “Comparative results of Descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty and automated Descemet’s peeling,” presented in poster format during the “Second FOSCAL Research and Innovation Meeting,” won first place in the secondary source research category in November […]
UIS resident wins third place in research at the III HUS Teaching and Innovation Forum
María Camila Velandia Avendaño, a third-year UIS pediatrics resident and member of the PAIDOS research group, won third place in the poster category for her research project entitled “Clinical, sociodemographic, and nutritional characterization of overweight or obese children between the ages of 2 and 12 treated at the Santander University Hospital.” as part of the […]
UIS School of Nutrition and Dietetics strengthens international ties with the University of Chile
On December 3, a virtual meeting was held between the School of Nutrition and Dietetics at the Industrial University of Santander (UIS) and its counterpart at the University of Chile, with the aim of advancing joint actions focused on the student mobility program and establishing strategies for academic cooperation agreements and dual degrees for the […]
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 […]
Professor of Medicine presents research paper at International Simulation Congress
Adriana González Quitian, professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the School of Medicine, presented the research paper by the interdisciplinary group from the School of Industrial Design and Medicine at SIMEX 2025, “The clinical simulation of the future,” the ninth international clinical simulation meeting. The research, entitled “Biomodel for simulating emergency procedures […]
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, […]
Genetics students receive recognition at the Third Teaching and Research Forum
Medical students and members of the SIGHEN seedbed at the Industrial University of Santander won first, second, and third place in the poster category during the Third Teaching, Research, and Innovation Forum E.S.E HUS, held on November 24. First place: Intrafamilial phenotypic variability in pyruvate dehydrogenase E1alpha (PDHAD) deficiency: case report. Luis Alberto Melo Porras. […]
Internal Medicine student presents study on adverse experiences and irritable bowel syndrome at ACADI
Sheyla Yurian Pardo González, a second-year graduate student in Internal Medicine, participated in the ACADI (Colombian Association of Digestive System Associations) Congress, held in Barranquilla from November 20 to 22. Dr. Pardo participated by presenting a research paper in poster format entitled: Association between adverse experiences in childhood and irritable bowel syndrome in the adult […]
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 […]
PROINAPSA Institute, 40 years of institutional life: a visionary idea guided by nursing
With a commemorative ceremony, the Proinapsa Institute celebrated its 40th anniversary, recognizing its sustained work in promoting health from a human and participatory approach, an initiative that began in the School of Nursing and grew to become a national and international benchmark. The gathering was filled with the spirit of interdisciplinary work, university outreach, and […]