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October 2020
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Oct. 30, 2020This award recognizes women who have built their careers in technology through leadership in innovation and collaboration, and who promote diversity and inclusion.
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Oct. 29, 2020On October 29, 2020, the entries were submitted and the durability tests were conducted for the second edition of the Spaghetti Challenge.
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Oct. 29, 2020On October 29, 2020, Hifa was recognized by the National Agency for Development, as part of its Uruguay Circular program, as the circular enterprise of the year.
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Oct. 29, 2020Rotunda was selected from among more than 200 entries submitted in the Typeface Design category. The typeface, submitted by the TipoType studio, was the only entry selected from Uruguay.
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Oct. 28, 2020Mandy Barrios, who holds a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Universidad ORT Uruguay a Master’s degree in Editing, Production, and New Technologies from San Pablo CEU University in Spain, was selected to join the 5th cohort of the Red Latam Young Journalists Program, organized by the news website Distintas Latitudes.
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Oct. 28, 2020In addition, the fashion film *Nexo Atávico*, based on the event of the same name organized by the fashion design students, was selected to be featured in the “Moda viva” section of the conference.
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Oct. 22, 2020Dr. Flavia Roldán, a professor and researcher in the Economics Department of the School of Management and Social Sciences, was elected on October 21, 2020, as vice president of the board of directors of the Society of Economists of Uruguay (SEU).
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Oct. 22, 2020Three audiovisual projects created by students at Universidad ORT Uruguay screened at the 8th edition of Detour, a festival organized by Juan Andrés Belo, a professor in the School of Communication and Design, which recognizes the best in emerging national cinema.
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Oct. 21, 2020The startup, founded by Camila Tub Caplan and Serrana Pérez Paradiso, graduates of the Biotechnology Engineering program at Universidad ORT Uruguay, was selected for funding by the National Agency for Research and Innovation (ANII) in its call for proposals for Innovative Biotechnology Entrepreneurs.
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Oct. 19, 2020After earning his degree in Electronic Engineering from ORT, Diego Feijer went on to complete a master’s degree and a Ph.D. at the renowned MIT, near Boston. Years later, he moved across the United States to settle in California, where he now works as a research scientist at one of the world’s leading companies: Facebook.
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Oct. 15, 2020The 7th Ibero-American Design Biennial (BID20) has included the Lazo rack and the “Mujeres con calle” project among its finalists.
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Oct. 13, 2020The designs by Sofía Abi-Saab, a graduate of the Bachelor of Fashion Design program, and Pía Langenhin, an upperclassman in the same program, once again adorned the notebooks sold by Montevideo Shopping this year in support of its campaign, "Feeling good is the best start."
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Oct. 5, 2020The project, designed by architecture professor Javier Olascoaga, is representing Uruguay.
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Oct. 1, 2020Dr. Andrés Ferragut, an associate professor in the Data Networks department of the School of Engineering, was invited to collaborate, along with other experts, with the Honorary Scientific Advisory Group (GACH) of the Office of the President.