Latest News on Awards and Recognition

December 2023

• Ganader IA: Revolutionizing Livestock Farming with Innovative Technology
  Dec. 27, 2023
  In its ongoing search for technological solutions, Ganader IA—a startup incubated at ORT’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE)—has introduced a system that uses drones equipped with image capture and data processing technology to collect key information about livestock in agricultural settings.
• A professor was promoted to Level 5 in the Chemistry Department at PEDECIBA
  Dec. 22, 2023
  Dr. Lorena Betancor, professor of Protein Technology and researcher, was promoted to Level 5 in the Chemistry department at PEDECIBA.
• The Art of Defense
  Dec. 20, 2023
  Cristhian Saavedra, a student in the Software Analyst program, was named the goalkeeper with the fewest goals allowed in the University Sports League (LUD) futsal tournament.
• Dean chaired the international doctoral thesis committee
  Dec. 18, 2023
  Dr. Denise Vaillant, dean of the Institute of Education at Universidad ORT Uruguay, served as chair of the international committee evaluating a doctoral dissertation.
• Balancing sports and school
  Dec. 18, 2023
  The University Basketball League named Diego Parada, a player on the ORT team, the tournament's leading scorer after he scored 375 points over the course of the season.
• The Film Archive screened *In the Cards*
  Dec. 15, 2023
  The student short film selected by the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival was screened at Cinemateca.
• Faculty and graduates of the Architecture program received third prize in the Architectural Concept Design Competition for the Mariano Arana Cultural Center (IM)
  Dec. 15, 2023
  On December 8, the Municipality of Montevideo (IM) held the awards ceremony for the Architectural Conceptual Design Competition for the Mariano Arana Cultural Center, along with the honorable mentions selected from among the 53 conceptual designs submitted.
• Graphic Design Students Honored by ANIU
  Dec. 15, 2023
  The recognition was awarded for a series of posters promoting STEM careers in Uruguay.
• ORT's women's handball team wins the ACB League Silver Cup
  Dec. 11, 2023
  In an exciting and intense match, the women's handball team clinched the championship by defeating UHC in the final.
• Graphic Design Students Honored by the National Academy of Engineering
  Dec. 11, 2023
  A team of students from the Persuasive Design 2 course in the Bachelor of Graphic Design program, under the guidance of Professor Carolina Curbelo, received recognition for their work designing posters to promote STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields of study in Uruguay during the awards ceremony organized annually by the National Academy of Engineering.
• Project funded by the María Viñas Fund
  Dec. 8, 2023
  The project “Coinmovilization of therapeutic enzymes in nanoparticles for remote activation” by Dr. Lorena Betancor, professor of Protein Technology, was approved for funding by the María Viñas Fund of the National Agency for Research and Innovation.
• The ORT basketball team finished as runner-up in the University Sports League and was promoted to Division A
  Dec. 6, 2023
  ORT defeated Old Christians Club 3-1 in the semifinal series, securing promotion to the top division.
• The associate dean was invited to present at a National Science Foundation workshop
  Dec. 5, 2023
  Dr. Fernando Paganini, Associate Dean for Research at the School of Engineering, was invited to speak at the NSF Workshop “Towards Re-architecting Today’s Internet for Survivability,” which took place in Illinois, United States, on November 28 and 29, 2023.
• Luca Benites, an architecture graduate, at Art Basel Miami Beach 2023
  Dec. 1, 2023
  The artist will exhibit at the 21st edition of the fair, which will feature modern and contemporary artists, art collectors, and art dealers. Art Basel Miami Beach is one of the four Art Basel fairs held worldwide. The others take place in Hong Kong, Paris, and at the Art Basel Foundations fair in Basel, Switzerland.