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Discover all the research that UC Chile does and how it contributes to the country through news about its researchers, discoveries and patents.

 


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Rising deforestation puts Amazon at risk of becoming a virus hotspot

Increasing deforestation could transform this green lung of the continent into a new source of viruses that cause pandemics. This was determined by an…

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How to look at the world from other perspectives

The "notion of the body" and "landscapes of memory" are the concepts that give rise to the reflection on two projects that merge science and art. They are…

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UC Centers and Field Stations: The gateway for international postgraduate research

The French entomologist Paul Amouroux has traveled around Chile for two years. He is developing his Fondecyt postdoctoral project on unknown Chilean species of…

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International Migrant Day: Challenges of Cultural Integration in Today's Chile

Work, studies, and religion are some essential aspects when thinking about how to integrate foreigners who come to the country. Their own identity and culture…

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Art and Science: A Firm Commitment to Interdisciplinarity

Exploring nanotechnology and neurology is unusual from an art and design point of view. But for the ArTeCiH Contest, that is the goal: to cross the boundaries…

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Why solar eclipses are important to science?

Araucanía will be the scenery of one of the most captivating Astronomy events: an eclipse. For two minutes, the sky will darken completely, revealing only a…

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Astronomer Jay M. Pasachoff explains everything about eclipses in the next Golden Webinar.

Astronomer Jay M. Pasachoff is uniquely positioned to share recent scientific work related to eclipses, international coordination of observations, and plans.

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The crucial role of the Office of Research thriving the investigation at UC

The Office of Research at Universidad Católica is consolidated as an essential support manager for UC researchers in its first five years. And the results are…

Faculty members Arturo Borzutzky, Carolina Iturriaga, and the researcher José Antonio Castro-Rodríguez.

Concord 19: The First Clinical Study Worldwide Starts in Chile to Stop Outbreaks of Covid-19

In the context of the international study "CONCORD-19" in Chile, faculty members of the UC School of Medicine will lead the follow-up process of more than 300…

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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…

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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…

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Technology Transfers That Improve People's Quality of Life

Innovations created at Universidad Católica have been transferred to companies, public agencies, and foundations, impacting thousands of people's quality of…