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December 2016
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Dec. 29, 2016On December 28, 2016, the Center for Innovation in Engineering (CII) approved three projects for the completion of bachelor’s theses in Biotechnology Engineering in collaboration with companies.
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Dec. 29, 2016In December 2016, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) recognized the Graduate School of the Faculty of Administration and Social Sciences as a Registered Learning Partner. ACCA is a widely recognized international professional accounting organization that promotes, develops, and supports more than 188,000 members worldwide.
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Dec. 29, 2016María Azpiroz, a graduate of the Master’s program in Education and coordinator of the Language Center at Universidad ORT Uruguay, defended her dissertation on December 28, 2016, to earn her Doctorate in Education.
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Dec. 28, 2016In December 2016, the Casa de los Escritores del Uruguay published the book *Adronis: The Secret Clarity of Things*, which includes *Adronitis* by Carol Milkewitz, a student in the Bachelor of Communication program with a concentration in Journalism, who won first prize in the 2015 Casa de los Escritores del Uruguay Young Writers’ Fiction Contest.
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Dec. 28, 2016The poster titled “HRP Nanocatalysts for Direct Enzyme Therapy” by Prof. Sonali Correa, a research assistant at the Biotechnology Laboratory of the School of Engineering, won the award for best poster presentation at the “2nd Latin American Symposium on Biocatalysis and Biotransformations.” The event, which took place from December 6 to 9, 2016, in Montevideo, was organized by the Faculty of Chemistry at the University of the Republic and the Department of Biotechnology at Universidad ORT Uruguay.
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Dec. 28, 2016In December 2016, the schools held their annual Teaching Excellence Awards ceremonies. These awards are intended to recognize the quality of instruction provided by faculty members who regularly teach courses, as well as the learning achievements of their students. At each ceremony, the respective dean reviews the year’s achievements and presents the awards to the winning faculty members, who have demonstrated outstanding performance during the year and have an exceptional academic record within the faculty. The university has been presenting these awards since 1995.
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Dec. 27, 2016On December 26, 2016, Dr. Andrés Ferragut, an associate professor in the Data Networks area of the School of Engineering, was appointed editor of the journal *IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking* for a two-year term, renewable for two additional years.
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Dec. 27, 2016Find out what you can achieve by studying graphic design or web design.
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Dec. 27, 2016In this video, you can take a tour of the School of Design and learn about some of the challenges faced by students in the five degree programs.
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Dec. 27, 2016Four papers, co-authored by researchers from the Biotechnology Department of the School of Engineering, were presented at the “II Latin American Symposium on Biocatalysis and Biotransformations (SiLaBB II).” This peer-reviewed conference, organized by the University of the Republic and Universidad ORT Uruguay, took place from December 6 to 9, 2016, in Montevideo. The papers were published in the event’s proceedings.
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Dec. 27, 2016The project “Ubiquitous Learning: Mobile Devices and Learning Environments in the Initial Training of Secondary School Teachers in Uruguay,” presented by scholars from the Institute of Education, was selected in December 2016 by the Education Sector Fund, under the “Digital Inclusion” category, created by the National Agency for Research and Innovation (ANII) and the Ceibal Center Foundation.
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Dec. 27, 2016Universidad ORT Uruguay as an institution in the SUM 16 exhibition: Uruguayan Furniture Selection, presenting the book *Furniture Design According to...*, published by the Academic Coordination of Industrial Design.
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Dec. 27, 2016In December 2016, the School of Communication and Design published the annual journal *Inmediaciones de la Comunicación* (Volume 11, Issue 11). This issue has on media coverage, history, and contemporary issues.
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Dec. 26, 2016The article “Lipase immobilization on siliceous supports: Application to synthetic reactions,” co-authored by faculty members from the Biotechnology program in the School of Engineering, was published in December 2016 in the peer-reviewed journal *Current Organic Chemistry* (Volume 21, Issue 2), published by Bentham Science.
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Dec. 26, 2016The article “The Cost of Crime and Violence in Five Latin American Countries,” co-authored by scholars from the School of Management and Social Sciences, was published in December 2016 in the peer-reviewed journal *European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research* (Volume 22, Issue 4), published by Springer.
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Dec. 23, 2016Joaquín Rossi won second prize in the 2016 Competitive Grants program in the Animation and Video Games category for his project Night Light.
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Dec. 23, 2016The Master’s in Financial Management was accepted into the CFA Institute University Recognition programme in December 2016. This program recognizes that the university has incorporated at least 70% of programme CFA programme Body of Knowledge (CBOK) and has emphasized the CFA Institute’s Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice within the program.
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Dec. 23, 2016The startup Qoollet, founded by Andrés Levin and Ignacio Valle, both graduates of the Systems Engineering program, received a special mention in the EmprendO 2016 competition, an event organized by El Observador that recognizes the year’s most innovative startups. The awards ceremony took place on December 7, 2016.
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Dec. 23, 2016The startups The Bot Makers, Trip Assistance, and La Máquina de Talento—whose members include graduates of the School of Engineering—were selected in December 2016 in the second edition of the Emprendetón competition, organized by CPA Innovation, the Uruguayan Chamber of Information Technology (Cuti), the Da Vinci Foundation, and Universidad ORT Uruguay. They make up three of the four winning teams.
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Dec. 23, 2016Architect Laura Moya, in her capacity as a faculty member and researcher at the School of Architecture, participated in the implementation of a project aimed at constructing an 8-meter-span vehicular bridge made of Uruguayan pine to accommodate heavy vehicles used in the agricultural and forestry sectors.