Research
Researchers from the Faculties of Social Sciences and Nursing are awarded new version of BiCI funds
Matias Petersen, María Consuelo San Martín, María Francisca Valenzuela, Verónica Vidal and Ximena Farfán were the ones called up
How to smooth economic cycles, reducing the depth of recessions, to be studied with U.S. Federal Reserve researcher
Cristián Cuevas, an academic from the School of Economics and Business Administration, seeks to understand in his project how emerging countries can move from a procyclical fiscal policy to a countercyclical one, seeking to reduce economic volatility through a coordinated approach of fiscal, monetary and macroprudential policies.
Project that develops tool that optimizes the integration of AI models in devices with low computational power, memory and space obtains Fondecyt of Initiation.
Jorge Gómez, an academic at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, leads research that optimizes the integration of artificial intelligence models in devices close to the end user, improving their efficiency and reliability.
Study revealed possible political bias in municipal appraisals
The study not only sheds light on possible distortions in the appraisal system, but also opens the debate on transparency in tax processes.
Chilean scientists develop a new test to diagnose hypertension
An interdisciplinary team, led by the researcher of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences José Manuel Saavedra, is developing generative models that allow reconstructing CT images with less than 50% of radiation, without losing diagnostic quality.
Higher education as a tool to reduce inequality
Andrés Barrios, researcher and director of the Human Development Lab at the School of Economics and Business at the Universidad de los Andes, talks to journalist Mari Grisanti about how to transform educational institutions into effective tools to reduce inequality and increase social mobility.
IMPACT wins international grant to advance revolutionary cell therapy project
This recognition will allow IMPACT access to state-of-the-art devices, reagents and operational expertise to implement a cellular manufacturing platform based on G-Rex®.
Pelusa Orellana, academic of the School of Education: "Researchers are looking at the world in search of solutions to people's problems".
The academic from the UANDES School of Education tells us about the path she took to become a researcher and how she fell in love with this discipline.
Sebastián Illanes: "I am a late convert. My interest in research was awakened as I progressed in my studies".
Among the reasons that led Dr. Illanes to become involved in the world of research was the example of people who dedicated their lives to this work, such as his father, a fishing engineer whose area of research was marine cultures.
Alejandra Chaparro: "What I like most is to contribute to the generation of knowledge and to improve the quality of life of our patients".
The professor and researcher of the Faculty of Dentistry has consolidated her professional development in the specialty of periodontics, which has allowed her to deepen in various lines of research, teaching in undergraduate and postgraduate courses and to devote herself to her patients in the Clinic of our University.