The activity focused on the upcoming solar eclipse on July 2, an occasion in which students were taught the care they should take when witnessing this phenomenon.

Great interest was aroused in more than 600 boys and girls in basic education by the talk about the solar eclipse given by astronomer Guillermo Damke and given by the University of La Serena at the Arturo Prat Chacón School in La Serena, in its role as scientific partner. educational astronomical phenomenon.

This activity is part of the collaborative work carried out by the school with the Municipality of La Serena and the Gabriel González Videla Municipal Corporation in order to educate the community about the total solar eclipse.

Gemita Álvarez, Director of the school, referred to the importance of the University of La Serena approaching and carrying out this type of activities in schools in the commune. “It is important, there always has to be a link with the University where we can educate the children of the region against phenomena such as the solar eclipse,” she explained.

For his part, Gabriel Carvajal, an 8th grade student, considers that activities like this are very positive, since they allow students like him to generate knowledge. “The talk was quite interesting because there is a lack of culture about astronomy, not everyone knows the care that must be taken with the eclipse and the information they give is very good,” he indicated.

Alejandra Leyton, Coordinator of the ULS Scientific Dissemination Team, indicated that “this has been the most massive and important talk we have held and we have had a very good reception from the boys and girls, who appreciate being able to access this type of information.” activities".

To date, 1.090 students have participated in talks on astronomy given by the ULS, in addition to other activities that the university is carrying out throughout the region, such as educational activities in public spaces or the presentation of the mobile planetarium, with the objective of disseminating knowledge in the community.

Written by Tomás Rodríguez, DirCom

The meeting brought together important science speakers, who addressed topics related to the way of communicating and the relevance that this process has in different investigations. In addition to the exhibitions, practical workshops were held with professionals.

Raising awareness about the need to communicate science to the community effectively by researchers and communicators working together was the main objective of the seminar called “Science Communication: The Role of Researchers When Communicating” , organized jointly by the U. of La Serena, through the Faculty of Sciences and the Research and Development Directorate, and the Integrated Monitoring System of Forest Ecosystems (SIMEF).

Ehe meeting, which was attended by the Seremi of Agriculture, Rodrigo Órdenes Reyes, university authorities, representatives of the Forestry Institute, SIMEF professionals, researchers, communicators and students, included expository talks by prominent professionals.

The central speaker was Dr. Florencia Tevy, a prominent geneticist and scientific communicator for TV, radio and the written press, who referred to her experience in dissemination and how the way of communicating impacts her career.

For Dr. Tevy, one of the main factors in communicating science is education, “which has been preached for 30 years, but it is still education. To reach the population, on the one hand, it is education, and on the other, it is the decision makers, who are the ones to whom we give trust and responsibility through voting. However, we must also work together with journalists, who are the ones who help our investigation reach everywhere.”

Likewise, the Doctor in History of Science and Scientific Communication and academic from the Alberto Hurtado University, Lorena Valderrama, spoke, who referred to the challenges in this area with the talk “Disseminating the sciences in Chile: Identity, specialization and challenges.”

The day of presentations ended with a joint talk between the entomologist, academic and ULS researcher, Dr. Jaime Pizarro-Araya, and the SIMEF journalist, Richard Velásquez, who shared their experience on the first biodiversity inventory, as a successful case of dissemination. scientific.

On this occasion, they demonstrated that thanks to well-organized work and agreeing on the topics to be disseminated, both parties achieve success, thus delivering a clear and well-codified message to the audience, which is the one who wants to know about new topics and who It is provided by scientists who see the need to transfer their knowledge through direct communication.

The event had the support of the Regional Government, the Forestry Institute (INFOR), the National Forestry Corporation (CONAF), the Natural Resources Information Center (CIREN), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) , the Global Environment Forum (GEF), Panguipulli Model Forest, Cachapoal Model Forest and the Aerophotogrammetric Service of the Chilean Air Force (SAF).

Written by Patricia Castro, DirCom

We share an opinion column by Dr. Rodolfo Angeloni, astronomer from the University of La Serena, who explains the importance of June 10 to be able to evaluate the conditions and observe how the total solar eclipse will be seen on July 2.

See the column published today by newspaper El Día here

The activity had a large presence of Pedagogy students from the ULS.

Highlighting the importance of childhood in contemporary biopolitical reflection was the main objective of the “Biopolitics of Childhood” Conversation, organized by the Department of Education together with the Interdisciplinary Center for Latin American Studies of the University of La Serena.

The discussion included the participation of academics Dr. Alberto Moreno (UV), Desirée López de Maturana (ULS), José Olivares (ULS) and Rodrigo Castillo (UCN).

For Alberto Moreno, academic exhibitor, it is important to be able to generate spaces where these topics are discussed, especially with pedagogy students, since it allows them to propose another type of education. “With this type of activities, students can understand that the university is an epistemological and political project at the same time and it is important that they can participate in this type of activities since it allows them to project an education different from the one we have,” he said. .

During the activity, which took place in the Multipurpose Room of the Isabel Bongard Campus, the work currently being carried out in educational settings regarding childhood education was discussed, proposing new methods of school training.

Written by Tomás Rodríguez, DirCom

This instance plans to benefit more than a thousand first and second year students of the institution and high school students.

The Tutor School is part of the work plan of the Program to Support Student Permanence, Performance, Leveling and Comprehensive Development (APRENDE ULS) of the Academic Vice-Rector's Office, and is aimed at students who fulfill the role of tutor ( a) in the different support programs belonging to the University of La Serena.

Its objective is to train tutors for the different ULS support programs: I want to be an Education Professional, Inclusion and Disability Office, Mentoring Program and PACE. Tutors will receive comprehensive training in 5 training modules, which will provide them with psycho-educational and pedagogical skills and tools that can be used in tutoring contexts.

For the ULS Academic Vice-Rector, Dr. Alejandra Torrejón, being a tutor is a fundamental task of support and collaborative work between students, academics and professionals who are part of the university community. “Tutors are important, because they contribute from training, from support, from a horizontal perspective towards their first and second year peers in the academic area. This allows not only to acquire experiences, but also to develop a series of skills such as empathy, responsibility and, why not say it, also personal growth. I want to congratulate each and every one of you who is beginning your qualification and always remember that the work of teaching is not minor, on the contrary, it is fundamental for our society,” she indicated during the launch activity.

In this same sense, José Patricio Frías, Tutor Coordinator APRENDE ULS and Dentistry student, expressed: “I think it is really important to highlight the role that a tutor has, who must not only present a topic, but also generate a bond of trust for support, inform and accompany them in these first steps in their higher education studies and all the changes and processes that entail.”

On the other hand, María José Mercado, PACE ULS Tutor, gave her testimony as a tutor to those attending the presentation. “I have been a tutor for the Architecture degree for three years and I feel that it has been a constant challenge, being able to design a tutorial for my degree that is so practical, but I am happy to see my tutors, every time they overcome their difficulties, I am proud to be able to help my classmates from the first years, it is a noble task and a great support in this change between middle school and higher education,” she said.

The Tutor School is made up of two specific instances. Loreto Garrido, Academic Coordinator APRENDE ULS, explained that “the first corresponds to the work of enabling tutors for the accompaniment programs, in which a series of workshops will be held that will allow tutors to be trained based on certain skills required to function in the field.” time to run the tutorials. This authorization will be a requirement to begin working with students and obtain the Tutoring Scholarship, as established by extensive decree 095 of our university. The second instance, she explained, corresponds to the training or workshops that will be developed throughout the academic period and that will reinforce and / or update the modules carried out in the initial qualification.

Written by Daniel Aguayo, APRENDE ULS Program

The “Make it! ULS - Projects and Prototypes Fair", was born as an instance that allows to publicize the different research initiatives, applied research, generation of prototypes and innovation, generated by both students and academics of the University of La Serena, in the framework of dissemination to the university community and citizens.

This call is aimed at undergraduate and graduate students, academics and researchers who are developing (or have recently completed) research projects and/or innovative prototypes, who consider projection for new projects/prototypes, and who are adapt to the needs of the Coquimbo Region.

How do I register my project/prototype and what are the important dates?

Applications will be made electronically through the Integrated Teaching Technology Platform, Phoenix.

- Start of Applications: Friday, May 24, 2019

- Deadline for sending background information: Wednesday, June 12, 2019

- Project and/or prototype selection deadline: Friday, June 14, 2019

- Publication of results: Monday, June 17, 2019

The event will take place on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, from 09:00 a.m. to 17:30 p.m., on the Engineering field, located on the Ignacio Domeyko Campus, and will be open to the university community and citizens.

They convene the Research and Development Directorate, the Science and Technology Dissemination and Dissemination team belonging to the Vice-Rector's Office for Research and Postgraduate Studies, in conjunction with the FIULS 2030 Project, framed in the Corfo New Engineering for 2030-regions program.