Mark your calendars. This Thursday marks the start of the “Self-Care Seminar for People in Pain.”
The School of Physical Therapy invites students and professionals in the health field and the community at large to the “Self-Care Seminar for People with Pain,” which will be held on eight Thursdays between September 4 and November 27, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The objective of the seminar is to share self-care strategies […]
Learn more about the effects of hallucinogen use
Hallucinogen use produces psychological, physical, neurological, social, and psychiatric effects that vary depending on the substance, dose, context, and individual vulnerability. Some of these effects are immediate, others are medium- and long-term. Visual and sensory distortions, perceptual alterations, confused thoughts, euphoria, anxiety, panic, laughter, increased heart rate, pupil dilation, sweating, tremors, nausea, anxiety disorder, psychosis, […]
School of Nutrition and Dietetics, a key player in the transformation of Santander’s food systems
On August 21, 2025, the School of Nutrition and Dietetics at the Industrial University of Santander actively participated in the first meeting of the Management Group for the Transformation of Food Systems in Santander, held at the Santander Governor’s Office and led by Claudia Martínez Zuleta, representative of the United Nations, and the Secretary of […]
Educational innovation workshop for faculty members
In the Magistral Auditorium of the Faculty of Health, the academic vice-rector, Professor Olga Mercedes Álvarez Ojeda, and the Teaching Mission team held a welcome and faculty innovation workshop. This event, which brought together professors from across the institution, aimed to promote educational innovation through the exchange of experiences, learning new methodologies, and integrating technologies […]
The Cardiovascular Symposium was a great success
The symposium was recently held in the main auditorium of the Scientific Complex for Health and Life Sciences Research and was attended by approximately 250 people. It was led by professors Boris Eduardo Vesga Angarita and Sergio Andrés Higuera Leal. The topics covered from a primary care perspective were, in the first section: cardiovascular risk […]
Until September 12, discount on registration for the XXI Pan American Congress of Anatomy to be held at the UIS
This academic event, organized by the Department of Basic Sciences of the School of Medicine, will take place at the Faculty of Health from October 14 to 18. Three important congresses in the field of anatomy and morphology will be held jointly: the 21st Pan American Congress of Anatomy, the 27th Southern Cone Congress of […]
U25 FEST is coming, ideas for growing as a community
From November 4 to 7, the Industrial University of Santander and its regional campuses will experience three days of activities and great experiences. “Educate to transform, live to heal, know to coexist” will be the slogan of this edition of U25 Fest, organized by the Faculty of Sciences, Faculty of Health, and IPRED. This year’s […]
Third-year gynecology resident takes second place in national event
Laura Parra Téllez, a resident in the postgraduate program in Gynecology and Obstetrics, took second place in the resident poster category at the “Fifth National Obstetrics and Gynecology Research Competition,” held on August 9 in Bogotá. The research project, titled “Clinical Results of Uterine Evacuation by Voluntary Termination of Pregnancy According to Gestational Trimester at […]
For the first time, the School of Physical Therapy held a gowning ceremony
For the first time, the School of Physical Therapy held a gowning ceremony for physical therapy students under the slogan “Hands that heal and gowns that commit to serving with science, ethics, and empathy.” The investiture, with the uniform and white coat, marks the beginning of a new stage in the professional training of physical […]
The Public Health and Pathology departments have new directors
Professors Laura Andrea Rodríguez Villamizar and Diana Katherine Sandoval Martínez have taken over as heads of the Public Health and Pathology departments, respectively. The former has extensive experience in the field of environmental health research, where she has conducted epidemiological studies on the role of environmental exposures, mainly air pollution and heavy metals, on human […]