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Strategic axis: Frontier Knowledge

Learn about cutting-edge research at UC Chile through news about new discoveries and outstanding researchers in different areas of knowledge.

 


Linked to a sensor, a quillay tree positioned on the San Joaquín Campus has its electrical signals and the surrounding earth monitored.

International Study Probes Trees as Unconventional Earthquake Predictors

The international citizen science initiative Tree Rhythms has a dual goal: to demonstrate that nature operates as a unified system of interacting…

From left to right, provost from the University of North Texas (EE.UU), Michael McPherson; the director from the International Cape Horn Center (CHIC), Ricardo Rozzi and the UC Chile President Ignacio Sánchez.

UMAG, UC Chile, and CHIC Strengthen University Partnership to Boost Magallanes as a Scientific Hub

The strategic agreement is part of the cooperation of the consortium of national and foreign higher education institutions that support the work of the Cape…

The research team interviewing a study participant about Mapuche ancestry.

Unveiling the Origins of the Mapuche: Genetics and Language Provide Clues

South America was the last corner of the continent to be populated. Who are its ancestors? How did they interact with each other? These questions have been…

Authorities inaugurating the first Chile Germany Academic Forum in the UC Chile Hall of Honor.

Sustainable Development Promotes the First Chile-Germany Academic Forum

Experts from seven universities from both countries, including UC Chile, gathered at the first Chile-Germany Academic Forum. This event is built upon a…

Orchestra playing on a stage with audience silhouettes.

How Popular is Classical Music in Chile?

Led by UC Chile, the Music and Heritage Research Ring (Animupa) Project brings together four universities in an effort to study classical or art music as a…

Maria assembling a pile of huiro for weighing in Pichicuy.

The Role of ‘Blue Foods’ for a Sustainable Future

Despite their numerous benefits, blue foods continue to be largely overlooked in the design of sustainable and resilient food systems worldwide, even though…

Professor Adolfo Wegmann amidst shelves full of books

In Latin America, UC Chile has the best Roman law library

With 9,000 volumes, the library was donated by Dutch expert Hans Ankum several years ago and is considered an internationally recognized bibliographic…

Two young men and one woman are discussing during a manufacturing workshop.

Manufacturing Labs Network Boosts Creativity and Innovation in Students

There are currently eight workshops for the development of prototypes and models in different UC Chile campuses. Students and faculty members can work in these…

The photography shows part of the Renaico exhibit. The wall is in the back with information and images. Above the brown floor are three pillars with ceramic pieces.

UC Chile Team Discovers Priceless Archeological Artifacts From Pre-Mapuche Cultures

The discovery of the pieces was led by a team from the UC Chile School of Anthropology. Their study will provide a deeper understanding of the domestic life of…

Photo: Dientes de Navarino. In the back are brown and green hills. In the front are some white and brown roots above the green grass. In the middle of both is water.

CHIC Project: A Look at Climate Change from the Far Reaches of the World

The Cape Horn International Center, a consortium of seven universities, seeks to study and monitor how sub-Antarctic ecosystems respond to climate change.

In Punta Arenas a big group of researchers from Sweden and Chile are smiling to the camera. The landscape is full of green trees and grass.

Collaboration Between Chile and Sweden Brings Promising New Benefits

Nearly 200 researchers from both countries met in Punta Arenas to discuss and share their experiences. They worked together intensively for an entire week in…

Scientist with mask handling a pipette.

Working on neglected diseases in Chile

In a column written by Dr. Luis Pizarro and Pedro Bouchon they explain the urgency for countries like ours to tackle Neglected Diseases and the advantage for…