Experts in different subjects will meet at the ULS to discuss different and innovative topics.

The Directorate of Liaison with the Environment and Extension of the University of La Serena (DIVEULS) has made six interesting invitations, on the occasion of the cycle of activities that the Raúl Bitrán Nachary Chair will present for this second semester of 2017. A panel of experts will be the activity opening of the program, on Wednesday, August 23 at 11:30 a.m. in the Aula Magna of the university, and will consider an introduction and reflection on the advances in science and technology, from the different perspectives of the experts: Carlos Calvo, Doctor in Education; Alejandro Alaluf, journalist expert in technologies and new media, and José Luis Nilo, Doctor in Astronomy.

The Raúl Bitrán Nachary Chair was inaugurated on May 2, 1996 and created in memory and tribute to the eminent academic, businessman and professional Raúl Bitrán Nachary, who died in 1986. The University of La Serena has expressed its recognition with it to the person who was life, one of its most important promoters, in order to contribute to increasing human training and development. On this occasion, prominent intellectuals, artists and professionals have been invited, who through these conferences will provide their contributions and recommendations, thus allowing people and human groups to be guided towards more dignified and responsible social action.

Regarding the Chair and the topic, the Director of DIVEULS, Dr. Catalina Cvitanic, commented that “the advances in science and technology amaze us at every moment because they make our daily lives easier and allow us to access knowledge that was unthinkable a few years ago.” decades ago; However, they bring with them a hidden side that we cannot ignore and that is the border between what is ethical, what is socially accepted and our own beliefs. These themes are what we will try to reveal and analyze at the Raúl Bitrán 2017 Chair, where we are aiming to develop the theme using cutting-edge technology with select guests in a large capacity space, such as the Aula Magna of our University."

The conferences will be held on Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m. and in the next few dates the topics will be discussed: “The new era of astronomy: from photons to petabytes”, “Synchrony between brains: A neurophysiological marker of teaching-learning dynamics in the classroom?”, “Biodiversity: our common future?”, “The five benefits of Teleworking” and “Myths and truths of genetic modification in plants, from classical genetics to CRISPR/Cas9”. All topics will be transmitted via streaming and questions for the panel will be received via Twitter @extension_uls.

Source: DIVEULS press