Academic unit: Faculty of Agricultural and Natural Systems
Leading the Way: Innovative Project Unlocks the Potential of Sustainable Fruit Farming
The aim of a collaborative effort among Brazilian, British, and Chilean researchers, including UC Chile professor Eduardo Arellano, was to advocate for…
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…
New Engineering Program Focuses on Natural Resources and Climate Change
The program offered by the Faculty of Agriculture & Forestry will train individuals who have in-depth knowledge of the use of natural resources and are able to…
What Chile Can Learn From California's Fight Against the Drought
During a recent visit to California, UC Chile and Chilean government authorities got a first-hand look at some measures that deal with droughts, including…
Why Driest Desert on Earth Sometimes Blooms? And What Secrets Reveals?
In one of the driest places on earth, the Atacama Desert, a flower blanket occurs every time the right amount of rainfall and temperature come together to…
Women Scientist Behind the Secrets of Chilean Honey
With over 250 cientific publications, the researcher has dedicated her work to innovation and scientific production, including the anti-inflammatory and…
The Rediscovery of Mayten Seed Oil
The unique characteristics of this tree motivated a group of scientists from Universidad Católica and CAPES to study the properties of the oil extracted from…
Turning Chile into a world food power
The new building of the Carén Center joins the Technological Center for Food Innovation network. The facility will allow UC Chile and the other university…
The Awakening of the Atacama Desert
A true flower blanket, this is what happens when the exact amount of rainfall and temperature are combined to awaken the seeds that have laid dormant for…
Students Attempting to Have Social Impact during the Pandemic
Students from different undergraduate programs carry out health, sustainability, and education initiatives to contribute to the external community with their…
The Origin of Penguins in New Zealand's Warm Waters
The study led by Juliana Vianna, a faculty member from the Faculty of Agronomy and Forest Engineering at Universidad Católica, reconstructed the story told by…
New Topics Being Researched at UC
A fog map, the biodiversity in Patagonia, China and Chile relations, and the gender pay gap, are some of the topics of 33 projects of young UC researchers…