Dr. Gloria Cárdenas Jirón, an academic from the Department of Environmental Sciences at the Faculty of Chemistry and Biology of the University of Santiago, Chile, participated as a guest speaker at the World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists (Watoc) 2025, the most important international conference in the field of theoretical and computational chemistry.
Dr. Claudia Vargas Díaz, a researcher at our university's Faculty of Science, has been nominated as the only specialist in South America to develop an important project for the US National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine.
The survey will examine current teaching practices in three key areas: data science, computational thinking, and AI. These are the foundational pillars for educating future generations with expertise in artificial intelligence.
In a period marked by the 50th anniversary of the civil-military coup, memory becomes an urgent and active commitment for the feminist writers' collective AUCH+. Through its Reading Promotion Commission, the collective is spearheading "All Alive in Memory," a poetic and audiovisual tribute to women who were detained, disappeared, and executed for political reasons, including those who were pregnant at the time of their abduction.
Dr. Francisco Plaza-Vega, an academic at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (DMCC), has been selected for two Technical Scientific Fisheries Committees (CCTP). These bodies advise the Undersecretary of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Subpesca) under the Ministry of Economy, Development, and Tourism, providing the scientific evidence necessary for the sustainable management of Chile’s marine resources.
The Chilean Association of Immunologists (ASOCHIN) awarded the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award in Immunology to Dr. Mónica Imarai Bahamonde, a distinguished USACH academic at the Faculty of Chemistry and Biology. This recognition, granted by her peers after consulting all association members, highlights the researcher's commitment to advancing immunology in Chile.
The L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award highlights the scientific and technological contributions of women globally. Historically, the award has recognized three Chilean women: Gloria Montenegro (1998), Ligia Gargallo (2007), and María Teresa Ruiz (2017).
One of the candidates for the 2026 award is Dr. Andrea Mahn Osses, an academic in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Bioprocesses and Vice-Dean of R&D and Postgraduate Studies at the Faculty of Engineering, whose solid track record in research has led to her nomination in the Health Biotech category.
The Atacama Goat Program, a major Usach-INDAP initiative, is designed to enable Atacama goat milk producers to significantly maintain or increase their productive activity, remain in the territory, and boost their gross margin. This is achieved by strengthening the production and commercial aspects of their systems through the incorporation of practices and management techniques linked to sustainability and value addition.
The National Research and Development Agency (ANID) announced the results of the Fondef IDeA 2025 Technological Research Competition (Fondef IT), in which two projects submitted by the University of Santiago de Chile obtained funding.
This achievement reflects an increase in institutional participation compared to 2024. Last year, the University submitted 11 applications and secured one award. In this year’s edition, Usach submitted 15 initiatives and obtained two awards, demonstrating its growing commitment to and success in applied research funding among Chilean universities.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems are revolutionizing industries and companies, making their operations more efficient, effective, and even more sustainable.
These technologies could help optimize the monitoring of industrial fishing vessels to track bycatch, the practice of throwing non-target species caught incidentally back into the ocean.
Dr. Claudia Vargas Díaz from our University's Faculty of Science proudly participated in the 9th ICMI-East Asia Regional Conference on Mathematics Education, which took place in South Korea from July 18-22, 2025.
The international forum was organized by renowned researchers from the Korean Society of Mathematics Education (KSME) and the Korean Society of Educational Studies in Mathematics (KSESM). Its central theme was the essence of mathematics education in the era of digital transformation.