This book from the Universidad de La Serena Publishing House corresponds to a methodical compilation of documents from the subjects Structural Analysis and Structural Analysis II of the Civil Engineering degree, which the academic taught for 35 years at the ULS.

With great emotion and with the presence of authorities, directors, academics, graduates and students of the institution and special guests, the book “Matrix Analysis of Structures” was launched, by Dr. Ing. Mario Durán Lillo, former Dean of the Faculty of Engineering of the house of studies. The teacher was teaching the Structural Analysis I and II subjects of the Civil Engineering degree for more than 35 years, whose notes he decided to capture in a book and hand it over as a great legacy.

In 1968, Mario Durán trained at the University of Chile as a student of Professor Tomás Guendelman in the subject of Computational Analysis of Structures, years in which the use of the computer for Chile was a utopia. Upon returning in the 80s, he met Guendelman again, with whom he forged a great friendship and worked on various research projects and title memoirs.

Engineer Tomás Guendelman, Doctor Honoris Causa of the ULS, was present at the launch of the book, indicating that “this is a moment that can be compared to the celebration of the achievements of our children, since, in intellectual terms, children "They are the ones who learned from us and who are capable of surpassing us, and this happened in this case."

Regarding the publication of the ULS Editorial, Mario Durán, pointed out that “at first the analyzes and documents were written manually and I myself made photocopies and gave them to the students, and then they began to write. Another colleague made the drawings and the formulas that little by little we gave shape to, but for this I had to have time, and now in January I finished my work as Dean and the launch of the book coincides with my farewell and this legacy that I leave for the University and for the engineers.”

Meanwhile, the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Mauricio Godoy, pointed out that “we are very happy and grateful for the work that Mario Durán has done and the great contribution and legacy that he is leaving today not only to the region, but also to the country. with his book Matrix Analysis of Structures. This book has great value and we treasure it with great pride at our University.”

Moira Rojas, fifth year student of Civil Engineering, pointed out that “Don Mario has been very important to me, I am an assistant in his fields. He has had important achievements in Chile such as participating in the seismic standard in the country, and has worked in many disciplines of civil engineering; His classes were very interesting, he told us that he calculated a satellite, for example, he taught us a lot from his experience and always with great humility.”

Written by María José Barraza, FIULS 2030 Project

The space is led by the teacher and musician, Raúl “Talo” Pinto, who will have Franka Miranda as a guest.

Radio Universitaria FM will broadcast this Sunday, July 21 at noon, the third program of the cycle dedicated to women authors and composers from the Coquimbo Region, a project financed by the Social Communication Media Fund of the Government of Chile and the Regional Council.

The radio station of the University of La Serena is hosted by the professor and musician, Raúl “Talo” Pinto, and seeks to highlight the musical and composition work of various authors from our area.

“In this new broadcast the guest will be Franka Miranda, a young author and composer, who has been working on her solo project for approximately a year. She is originally from Andacollo, she lives in Coquimbo and has been part of the circuit in the different venues and cultural centers where she makes music and where her presence has stood out,” said the conductor of the cycle.

Listen to this new program through 94.5 FM in La Serena and Coquimbo and its online signal.

The second program will have María Inés Bravo as a guest and will be broadcast this Sunday on Radio Universitaria FM, the station of the University of La Serena.

The author and composer María Inés Bravo, with a wide repertoire in many regional groups, is the guest on the second program of the new cycle of Radio Universitaria FM programs, which highlights the musical work of women from our Coquimbo Region.

María Inés Bravo belonged to the group Los Peregrinos and the groups Quilanquen and Coinahue, among others. Recently, Coinahue released an album with some of her songs. A work about Gabriela Mistral is authored by her, and soon her songs will be performed by a symphony orchestra in the area.

“In a very pleasant and cordial interview, she sings to us live accompanied by her husband Raúl Argandoña and tells us some of her musical achievements. María Inés Bravo is a retired teacher who enjoys being able to continue teaching through her songs,” said Raúl “Talo” Pinto, host of the radio program that will be broadcast this Sunday, July 14 at noon.

“Women authors and composers of the Coquimbo Region” is a project financed by the Social Media Fund of the Government of Chile and the Regional Council, which aims to make the community aware of the musical and composition work of various authors from our area.

Listen to this second program through 94.5 FM and its online signal.

The works will be exhibited from July 11 to August 01.

Luis Rivera Pinto, professor of plastic arts and visual artist; Hernán Godoy Rojas, professor of plastic arts and visual artist; and Fernando Pizarro Araya, visual artist and cultural manager, are the three regional artists who will inaugurate their exhibition titled “Crisol”, in the Exhibition Hall of the University of La Serena, as part of the 2019 cycle of this house of higher education.

“Crucible” is a container made of refractory materials used for melting certain substances at high temperatures and in which different elements can be mixed. According to the artists, the term also acquires a symbolic use that refers to a mixture or combination of different factors. For them “Crisol” is a proposal that merges art, generations, schools, origins and styles.

In this regard, the person in charge of Culture of the Directorate of Linkage with the Environment and Extension of the University of La Serena, Fernando Tapia, highlighted that "this exhibition is going to be a universe of exploration of chromatic palettes and diverse techniques, but that They are in one way or another similar by the friendship and joint work of these 3 artists.”

The exhibition will be open to the public from Monday to Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 13:00 p.m., 14:30 p.m. to 18:30 p.m. and Friday 10:00 a.m.-13:00 p.m., 14:30 p.m.-16:30 p.m. in the Exhibition Hall, located at Benavente 950 La Serena.

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Written by Jenifer Araya, DIVEULS

Esperanza Silva, president of the Chilean Actors Corporation; Juan Pablo Gómez, National Inclusion Coordinator of Santo Tomás; and Arlyn Orellana, academic from the University of La Serena, were invited to the third day of the Raúl Bitrán Chair.

Three speakers were part of the panel of the third day of the “Construction of Inclusive Universities” cycle of the Raúl Bitrán Nachary Chair of the University of La Serena. Esperanza Silva, Juan Pablo Gómez and Arlyn Orellana made an analysis of current communication and what society needs to be inclusive, using different technological means and successful experiences.

The person in charge of starting was the actress Esperanza Silva, president of the Chilean Actors Corporation, who referred to the awareness that culture and art are part of our basic rights, and how the group created its first project carried out together with SENADIS: the Accessible Digital Book “The Creation”, which contains poems by Chilean authors such as Pablo Neruda or Vicente Huidobro and original stories presented with illustrations, sign language, narrations, description of the illustrations, text reading, music and effects sonorous

In addition, Silva provided details of the projects “Inclusive Chilean Cinema” and “Cinema in the Ear” and highlighted that “after years working to universalize access to our culture, I have realized that finally, seeing, hearing or reading is nothing more than understanding and feeling. And there is nothing more universal than emotions. If I feel, I am able to understand and enjoy what surrounds me. So it doesn't matter if what I perceive comes through my ear, my eye, or my finger, because all the information is stored in the same place: the heart, and that's the only thing that matters."

Juan Pablo Gómez, National Inclusion Coordinator of the Santo Tomás university, meanwhile, referred to technologies and how advances in devices such as cell phones have contributed to achieving more inclusive communication, but they are still underused, for which he proposes that “developing projects that incorporate the use of information and communication technologies can facilitate a qualitative improvement in the teaching and learning processes, develop capacities and competencies, attend to the uniqueness and individual needs of each student. ”.

In this panel, the academic from the University of La Serena, Arlyn Orellana, spoke, highlighting that the world is a world of words, expressed: “how we configure individual and collective thinking depends on our way of speaking, how we find our place. in society and how we define it, we name it.”

In the same context, the academic invited “you to face the darkness of your own thoughts, the darkness of your own convictions. You may believe that you are not discriminators, that you do not have prejudices, but until each of us in society accepts that the culture that has brought us here has transmitted all this to us, we cannot ask the other to change (…) Here my message is so simple, but at the same time so difficult, recognize your own prejudices so that from that we can really change this society.”

Finally, Arlyn Orellana reflected: “the moment I realized that I was capable of feeling and thinking in such a negative way towards someone as adored as a son, I said this is where we start. Enough of this, but let's recognize that we do it because that will give us humility to be able to change, language, speech, acting, and ultimately how we constitute our world and order it in a better way."

The Raúl Bitrán Nachary Chair is organized jointly by the Directorate of Links with the Environment and the 1799 Project on disability and inclusion and addresses this year the theme “Construction of Inclusive Universities”, of which there are still 3 conferences to be developed, continuing on the 21st August at 11:30 hrs. with the activity titled “Dialogue of Knowledge: Sciences and local and traditional knowledge.

Written by Jenifer Araya, DIVEULS

The activity is part of the cooperation alliance between the University of La Serena and the Cuatro Esquinas Community and Cultural Center.

Within the framework of the activities that link the University of La Serena with the local environment, two academics from the institution's Dentistry career, together with the Directorate of Linkage with the ULS Environment, held participatory and informative conferences related to the importance of oral care, dental prosthesis care, oral self-examination and preventive care in adults.

The first of these conferences was given by the academic and dental surgeon Cristian Castillo, who resolved doubts regarding the care of dental prostheses; while the second activity was directed by Dr. Rosa Cuevas, an academic in the Dentistry career, who highlighted the importance of oral self-examination, risk activities and alert calls that can be discovered at home and when to consult a specialist. at a doctor's appointment.

In this regard, academic Castillo highlighted: “I consider it to be a very good activity, there was a participatory audience and we were able to resolve the doubts that the community had (…) For me it is very pleasant and I am always willing to participate in these activities. I really like to share with people, show what one does, and also share what one knows. I believe that this is something fundamental, being a professor and working in a university that is state-owned and that has a social role and also brings knowledge to the community in general.”  

Both academic speakers agree that it is important to bring the University closer to the community, sharing knowledge.

Written by Jenifer Araya, DIVEULS