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 […]
The UIS welcomes more than 3,200 students to its academic programs
As part of the UIS 2025 Fair “Imagine being UIS” on October 28 and 29, 11th-grade students from public and private schools in Bucaramanga and its metropolitan area visit the facilities of the Scientific Complex for Health and Life Sciences Research, with the purpose of learning about each of the programs offered by the UIS. […]
UIS participated in the XV Latin American Pain Congress and Seedbed Meeting 2025
Professor Esperanza Herrera Villabona, director of the Pain Study Group and CPK Seed Group, affiliated with the School of Physical Therapy, participated in the XV Latin American Pain Congress Fedelat and XXXIII Colombian Pain Congress, held in Bogotá from October 16 to 18. At the congress, she presented a paper entitled: “Relationship between supra-threshold pressure […]
Positive outcome of the seminar workshop “Understanding the comprehensive management of chronic pain”
The Pain Study Group and CPK seedbed of the School of Physical Therapy developed the seminar workshop “Understanding the comprehensive management of chronic pain: movement and balance for its transformation.” This educational event, held for the second time at the Industrial University of Santander, was aimed at the university community and the general community facing […]
Professor at the School of Medicine presented research on maternal lineages of the Andean population
With her work entitled “Genetic characterization of maternal lineages in the Colombian Andean population,” Professor Adriana Castillo, a member of the Department of Basic Sciences at the School of Medicine and director of Research and Extension (DIEF) at the Faculty of Health, participated as a speaker at the 60th National and 11th International Congress of […]
UIS presented awards under the OVA and INNOVA-TIC 2025 Call
With the purpose of strengthening the projects developed within the framework of the calls that make up the 2025 ICT Portfolio, the Vicerrectoría Académica UIS presented the awards granted to the professors from the Departamento de Cirugía and the Escuelas de Geología y de Ingeniería Metalúrgica y Ciencia de los Materiales UIS, winners of the […]
UIS professors participated in the Biological Sciences Congress in Montería
Professors Clara Inés Sánchez Suárez and Olga Marcela Medina Pérez from the School of Microbiology attended the 60th National and 11th International Biological Sciences Congress held in Montería. Professor Clara Inés gave an oral presentation entitled: “Resistance to triazole drugs in colonizing Candida species isolated from ICU patients in Santander.” This presentation was part 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 […]
Members of the Neuroscience Research Group participated in the Anatomy and Morphology Congress
Students from the Neuroscience and Behavior Research Group at the Industrial University of Santander participated in the Anatomy and Morphology Congress by presenting posters. The first, entitled “Anatomical basis of physiological tremor and characterization of hand tremor in young adults,” was presented by professors Carlos Conde and Angie Naranjo, and student Jennifer Zárate. The second […]
Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy is now accepting applications
The UIS Physical Therapy Program is accepting applications for a new cohort of the Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy (research postgraduate program) until January 19, 2026. Specific details about the program can be found at the following link: https://posgrados.uis.edu.co/…/maestria-en-fisioterapia Those interested can contact the School of Physical Therapy by phone at 6344000 ext. 3147, or […]