Luciano Guzmán

Academic Leads Study on Professional Ethics in Health Education

Dr. Letelier asserts that teaching ethics requires more than a theoretical framework; it must be connected to professional practice and the genuine dilemmas future professionals encounter. He states, “Applied ethics is not merely about memorizing codes of conduct, but about comprehending how ethical principles inform decision-making in complex and evolving situations.”

University Teaching & Well-being: Women Researchers Analyze Personal & Interpersonal Impact

Led by Carolina Jorquera and María José Rodríguez, the Dicyt 2025 Project from Usach’s Faculty of Humanities investigates the impact of higher education’s growing demands on university teachers. Titled “Experiences of university teachers associated with the demands of training and student characteristics: implications for personal and interpersonal care,” their study specifically examines effects on emotional well-being and interpersonal dynamics within the classroom.

Language as a Key to Early Neurodegenerative Disease Detection

A National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development (Fondecyt) grant has been awarded to Dr. Adolfo García, a cognitive neuroscientist focused on language and interpersonal communication. His project, ‘Digital speech and language markers of extrasylvian dysfunction in neurodegeneration,’ seeks to identify specific digital indicators within speech and language that can reveal brain dysfunction associated with neurodegenerative diseases.

Research Focuses on Women in Southern Cone Secondary Student Movements

The secondary school student movement has been a key player in social mobilization processes in Latin America. However, its historical study has been marked by gaps, especially regarding the role of women. To help bridge this gap, the Dicyt 2025 project, led by academic and director of the History Department, Dr. Rolando Álvarez, in collaboration with historian Dr. Yanny Santa Cruz, proposes a comparative and gender-based look at the experiences of secondary school women’s participation in the Southern Cone between 1957 and 1976.

Translation as a Right: New Study Tackles Linguistic Inclusion in Chile’s Courts

To address the persistent challenge of equitable access to justice, Dr. Marcela Contreras from the Faculty of Humanities is conducting a research project titled “Translation as a right: Perceptions and proposals on translation and language assistance in the Chilean legal system as a mechanism to facilitate communication and protect rights.” Her study examines how insufficient language resources in courts can impact non-Spanish speakers.

Research Focuses on Women in Southern Cone Secondary Student Movements

The secondary school student movement has been a key player in social mobilization processes in Latin America. However, its historical study has been marked by gaps, especially regarding the role of women. To help bridge this gap, the Dicyt 2025 project, led by academic and director of the History Department, Dr. Rolando Álvarez, in collaboration with historian Dr. Yanny Santa Cruz, proposes a comparative and gender-based look at the experiences of secondary school women’s participation in the Southern Cone between 1957 and 1976.