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August 2011
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Aug. 16, 2011Entrepreneurship involves thinking, taking ownership, planning, and carrying out ideas and projects until they are successfully implemented. A particular form of entrepreneurship is gaining increasing prominence: social entrepreneurship, a topic addressed at the “Second Seminar on Social Entrepreneurship in Uruguay,” organized by the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Universidad ORT Uruguay the global association of social entrepreneurs Ashoka in May 2011, with support from the Avina Foundation.
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Aug. 16, 2011A bureaucrat, mediocre, useless, indecisive, and submissive. These are just some of the characteristics of Mr. Fischer, a German man in his seventies who must face old age and widowhood, since his wife, Lola, passed away almost a year ago. "Mr. Fischer," published in 2011 by Alfaguara, is about the life of a seemingly ordinary man who is, however, burdened with secrets, silences, lies, loves, and hates. The author of the novel is Ana Solari, a professor in the School of Communication and Design who has been teaching workshops on written expression since 1995. Below, she explains the meaning behind her latest novel.
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Aug. 16, 2011The School of Architecture took the initiative and purchased the Solarpathfinder device so that students can assess the impact of sunlight on any building they design and make better use of solar panels.
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Aug. 16, 2011Saving time is the name of the game. The internet is the place to do it. That’s the goal of the Google+Tweet app by Bruno Barbieri, a 23-year-old student studying to become a software analyst, which has already been downloaded by more than 100,000 users. The goal is to allow users to manage two social networks—Google+ and Twitter—from within Google+. Bruno notes that Agustín Haller, a friend of his and a systems engineering student, is collaborating on the development of this popular app.