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February 2026
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Feb. 17, 2026Economist Daniel Misail was honored by the Uruguayan Society of Economists (SEU) for his work on bank promotions and competition in retail markets.
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Feb. 16, 2026Dr. Nicolás Gambetta, academic vice dean of the School of Management and Social Sciences, has been appointed Associate Editor of *The British Accounting Review* (BAR), one of the leading international academic journals in the field of accounting and finance.
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Feb. 16, 2026Dr. Norma Pontet was appointed vice chair of the Accounting Research Committee of the Inter-American Accounting Association (AIC).
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6 Feb 2026The US fund Plug and Play, with a history of investing in startups that later became global giants, has backed Viatik, the Uruguayan carpooling app created by Renzo Costanzo and Gonzalo Aszyn, systems engineering students.
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Feb. 3, 2026Entrepreneurship rooted in science involves not only innovation but also the search for more sustainable solutions for industries that need to transform themselves today. That is the path chosen by biotechnology students when they launched a startup that combines microalgae, genetic engineering, and cosmetics, with the goal of developing more efficient, safe, and environmentally friendly ingredients.