This is a selection of works that includes works with recycled material, mural drawings and even small ceramic sculptures.

From May 28 to June 12, ''Telúrico Grado 14'' by the academics of the School of Design of the University of La Serena, Luis Rivera and Hernán Godoy, will be exhibited. The exhibition is based on an alternative way of making art through recycling and focused mainly on caring for the environment.

Mixed technique, wall drawing and ceramic studies will be part of what will be exhibited in the third exhibition of the Extension Directorate of the University of La Serena, a varied selection where you can also find reused waste material and a series of small ceramic sculpture formats.

''We are inviting the university community to contemplate the creative works (...) that reflect the latest creative process, through mixed techniques with themes relevant to the local reality through the theme of the environment and ceramics as a heritage element' ', expressed Hernán Godoy, academic at the Department of Arts and Letters at the University of La Serena. 

The exhibition is the continuation of other exhibitions presented by the authors and brings together extensive creative work in different media. 

'Telúrico Grado 14' will remain open to the public in the ULS Exhibition Hall (Benavente 950) from Monday to Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 14:00 p.m. and from 16:00 p.m. to 18:30 p.m. The inauguration will take place on Tuesday the 27th, at 18:00 p.m., with free entry. 

For more information on this free entry activity, call 051-2-204171, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or go to Prat 446 (ULS Extension Center).

Psychological well-being and human happiness will be the central themes of this activity, which will be based on the current called Positive Psychology. 

For a long time, psychology has been dedicated to investigating the negative aspects of human beings: anxiety, stress, depression, among others. On this occasion, the second conference of the cycle ''Psychology and contemporary society'', organized jointly by the Directorate of Extension and the Department of Psychology of the University of La Serena, will address the so-called positive psychology, its main findings and practical applications in human relationships. The activity is titled ''Happiness and positive psychology: Research and applications'' and will be given on Wednesday, May 28, at 11:30 a.m., by Mg. Mauricio Cerda Beroiza, academic at the ULS. According to what the rapporteur announced, very interesting discoveries have been made in the research of this new branch of psychology, and among them one of the things that gives people the most happiness It has to do with the quantity and quality of the human relationships they establish and not so much with the income they obtain. ''It has been found that for people, economic income is very important, but up to a certain point, from then on, even if people begin to double or triple their income, the truth is that this does not give them much more in terms of income. of the satisfaction or happiness they feel, but on the other hand, things like quality in human relationships, not only with family but also with friends or quality in work relationships become very important,'' Cerda stated.

It should be noted that in addition to the findings found in the research, attendees will be able to delve deeper into different positive aspects for their health. ''It has been seen that people who have a level of subjective well-being (...) are people who have better indicators of physical health, for example, they get sick less from a variety of things, live longer, have longer life expectancies, There are also better mental health indicators, they are more resistant to stress, they have fewer anxious and depressive symptoms,'' the rapporteur commented. 

The activity will seek to expand knowledge about this paradigm shift, the scientific advances that allow psychologists to use tools to not only treat emotional discomfort, but also prevent its appearance through the training of techniques and strategies, based on the fact that it has been It has been proven that positive mental states act as barriers to psychological disorders and have a preventive and even rehabilitative effect and can be used in psychotherapeutic treatment.

On the other hand, the topic will be analyzed from a political and governmental perspective, how the United Nations has reached Chile, even instituting an international day of happiness, and its relevance in political, economic, social and, above all, human development terms. 

''All people in one way or another aspire to happiness, we seek to feel happy, we seek for our lives to have meaning, we want to feel good with what we do, with the life we ​​have and the interesting thing is that very relevant things are happening that They are going to become increasingly noticeable, both at the level of large social policies that are changing the way of seeing things, but also from psychology itself, recommendations can be given. Research is showing things that are valid for many people that can help them feel better, experience greater personal well-being, what things should be avoided, some of this I will also touch on in the presentation. I imagine that more than someone can get something good and something positive for their lives,'' Mauricio Cerda concluded. 

For more information on this free entry activity, go to the ULS Extension Center, Prat 446, La Serena, call 051-2-204171, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or on social networks.

The magnificent musical event had the special participation of the Women's Chamber Choir of the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso (PUCV) and the Allegro Choir of La Serena.

Hundreds of people gathered at the Municipal Theater of La Serena to enjoy the fifth concert of the 2014 season of the Symphony Orchestra of the University of La Serena, which on this occasion presented a program characterized by contemporary music, in addition to the premiere of the Anthem of the Coquimbo Region. 

All the works were enthusiastically applauded by the audience that attended the show, highlighting the magnificent interpretations of ''L'abbé Agathon'', by the world-renowned creator Arvo Part (Estonia (1935), performed by the singers Loreto Pizarro and Ester Olivares; and "Mass for the children" by John Rutter, which featured the participation of Madelene Vásquez and Rodrigo Quinteros, along with the PUCV Women's Vocal Cantata and the Allegro de La Serena Academy Choir.

Likewise, the publication recognized the quality of "Heaven, Earth & Mankind", by the Chinese author Tan Dun and the world premiere of ''Luciérnagas'' by the Chilean composer Fernanda Carrasco, a work dedicated and specially prepared to be performed by the Symphony Orchestra of the University of La Serena.

Boris Alvarado, guest conductor of the OSULS, pointed out that ''this orchestra has a great advantage which is the possibility of preparing special programs that contribute to the region and the country, and on the other hand a mission that makes them very characteristic and very recognized. in Chile, which means always playing a Chilean work. These two elements have been combined to create a homogeneous and very attractive program that also included the winning anthem of the contest, a beautiful song that surprised the attendees.''

Anthem of the Coquimbo Region

After three months of work, between reception and selection of proposals, a select jury chose the work that will become the anthem of the Coquimbo Region.

The winning musical work was composed by the Santiago artist Rodrigo Herrera Muñoz, who indicated that he was inspired by some personal experiences and trips, in addition to the knowledge that the region has. ''I have always liked it a lot and it has welcomed me very well. I hope they are attached to this land and feel proud of it, because it has a lot of identity, and this anthem will be my humble grain of sand towards those who live in this part of Chile,' he said.

''I find that it is very suitable for the region, it has favorable lyrics because it highlights the valleys and is very poetic,'' said some attendees at the premiere of the Anthem. ''Very powerful, very elaborate music, I think it gives a lot of value to the region,'' the audience highlighted.

In this way, a process of local identity is strengthened, which began with the Regional Flag. ''Today marks a new milestone in regionalization,'' highlighted Mayor Hanne Utreras. ''Having a flag is already a milestone and today we crown it with this anthem that speaks of our land and invites us to keep it in our hearts with great emphasis and inspired by the legacy of Gabriela Mistral and the teacher Jorge Peña Hen,'' she added.

For his part, the regional advisor of the Culture Commission, José Montoya, added that ''we are very happy, because these two facts are going to mean that our region can be well represented and today, when regionalization is so important, we make a difference ''.

The La Serena Educational, Musical, Cultural Foundation was in charge of receiving and selecting the winning composition, which was officially presented by the Symphony Orchestra of the University of La Serena at the Municipal Theater of the regional capital.

The composition will be distributed in various schools and public services for dissemination, which is expected to be sung during official events.

With great success, the presentation of the novel ''Amarilis and the Impossible Country'' by the researcher and academic of the University of La Serena, Dr. Ernesto Gianoli, was held in Lima, Peru.
At 19:30 p.m. last Monday, May 12, at the Cultural Center of the Catholic University of Peru, located in the elegant neighborhood of San Isidro, journalists, writers and friends gathered to listen to comments on the story that was told. It takes place precisely in the city of Lima, at the end of the government of former president Alberto Fujimori.

On the occasion, the Dr. in Biology, Ernesto Gianoli, highlighted the importance of this presentation since, according to him, "it allows us to show the novel beyond our borders and go in search of its natural audience, such as the Peruvians who lived through those intense nineties. Deep down, I am very happy to bring her to my country of origin.''

For the ULS editor, Alejandro Abufom, ''this novel has received very good reviews in Chile and Peru, which fills us with pride, because from a provincial state university we are promoting the creativity of our academics and fulfilling our networking work. with the middle, central column of the current administration of Rector Dr. Avilés.

One of the presenters, Enrique Planas, writer and cultural journalist of the newspaper El Comercio, commented that ''with audacity, and using a great game of mirrors, the author proposes the narration of the relationship between Amarilis and Lope de Vega as a pretext to understand the 90s in Peru, history and memory. ''.

Likewise, Richard Primo, writer, journalist and Communications consultant, added that "the novel reflects an enormous work of language (...). The author manages to maintain the thread of narrative tension and attraction throughout fifteen chapters, using a series of resources, intelligently telling the story in a non-linear way.

At the end, the person in charge of the Universidad de La Serena Publishing House, Alejandro Abufom, indicated that ''this visit to Lima also allowed us to strengthen ties and take on new challenges - such as co-editions, the exchange and purchase of books - with the Editorial Fund of the PUCP, with whom we already have, as a University, a fairly fluid relationship.''

To read a comment that appeared in the Peruvian magazine Buensalvaje, see:http://buensalvaje.com/2014/01/22/amarilis-y-el-pais-imposible/.

The audience will have the opportunity to talk about the great mystery of death and the rescue of the value of life. 

At the Extension Center of the University of La Serena, the conference ''Zen and Death'', directed by Rodrigo Fernández Portaluppi, Shudosan Zen meditation monk, will be held this Monday, May 26, at 17:00 p.m. The conference is part of the ''Opening Horizons'' Cycle of the XXIV School for the Elderly and will address death as the main concern of human beings. This is how his narrator advanced, for whom "talking about death is also talking about life. Why do we love if we are going to die later?" It is a key and basic question: why do I get up in the morning? why do I work? Why do I love the people I love if later when I die I will leave them suffering and in pain? (…). So wondering about death is wondering about life. Why are we living?'' Fernández stated.

Zen is the meditation school of Buddhism and from this perspective there is always a why or why in life. Regarding this point, for the rapporteur, ''the mind is not capable of answering, the mind asks good questions, but the answers are always precarious, in Zen what we always seek is to keep the question open, not an intellectual answer. We seek the answer to be experiential, arising from one's own experience. This allows meditation, opening to the experience of being alive. When you are connected to life completely, you can understand death.''

Finally, Fernández Portaluppi issued an invitation for this free entry activity, organized jointly by the ULS Extension Directorate and the Los Andes Compensation Fund. ''I want to invite you to participate in this conference, death is the most important issue that we have to resolve in our lives paradoxically, so it seems to me that it is an event that could be interesting for many and everyone is invited. Not with easy answers, but basically so that they know an experience of how to understand or participate in life and death,' he commented.

For more information on the activity, go to the ULS Extension Center (Prat 446), call 220-41-71, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or on social networks: centroextensionuls (facebook) and @Extension_ULS (Twitter).

This literary contest seeks to distinguish emerging and established writers through the publication of their works, in addition to recognizing their work through a monetary incentive.

The academic of the Department of Arts and Letters of the University of La Serena, Dr. Walter Hoefler, and the young poet from Serena and student of the Dentistry program at the ULS, Hugo Godoy (Paulo San Páris), were winners of the First Contest of Regional Poetry ''Stella Díaz Varín Editorial Fund'' of the Municipality of La Serena, in the Unpublished Poetry and Emerging Young People categories, respectively. 

Both the teacher and the student from the state campus were awarded during a ceremony held in the offices of the Municipal Library of La Serena, as was Juan Mancilla, a former student of the institution, who received a special mention.

ULS professor Walter Hoefler won first place for his work ''Guiños y tolls'', a set of poems referring to people (winks) and places (tolls). ''The poem is thus a record, payment for the stay, being the places (Budapest after the fall of the wall, Cornwall, Venice) and in the case of the people it is pseudo elegies, not to call them posthumous dialogues with Enrique Lihn, Raúl Ruiz, Mañil Huenu, the first lonko or weichafe to resist the onslaught of the Chilean state in the XNUMXth century.''

While Paulo San Páris reached first place in the Emerging Young People category for ''ISOHILE'', which he considers his ''most worked and most complex book,'' it took me almost three years to write it in its entirety, since he They adhere to various ways of entering or being read, such as a sociological, anatomical, esoteric, historical, botanical, poetic treatise, among others. The idea of ​​this was to open a range of reading possibilities for the reader and in this way encourage them to complete coverage of the same book,'' said Hugo Godoy, who in 2009 won the award in the Poetry category from the ''Manuel Editorial Fund Concha'' with her first book ''Sogol Gaza''.

The young regional poet explained that the objective of ''ISOHILE'' is to ''deliver an allegory about the Chilean Military Dictatorship, a topic that I knew in advance is not new, but I am interested that the form was new. I linked this with paradoxical allusions to Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, which allowed me to give it the effect and form of a world parallel to that of historical chronology.''

It should be noted that the ''Stella Díaz Varín'' Fund - created in honor of the outstanding avant-garde poet from Serena - seeks to distinguish emerging and established writers through the publication of their works, in addition to recognizing their work through a monetary incentive. .