UDLAP awards scholarships to winners of the Where is the Science?

• They celebrate the 9th edition of the competition and announce a replica of this project at the UDLAP College of Engineering

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The University of the Americas Puebla presented awards and recognition to the high school students who won the ninth edition of the UDLAP Science Prize Where is the Science?, a competition aimed at recognizing the interest and commitment of young people in spreading science.

“Nine years ago, this idea arose to support young people interested in studying any of the science-related careers. Fortunately, this project has been strengthened, grown and developed into something even more interesting allowing young people from many institutions at local and national levels to participate and obtain On a scholarship to study at UDLAP,” said Dr. Daniel Lozada Ramírez, Dean of the Faculty of Sciences at the University of the Americas Puebla, who spread the word that this type of advocacy would be replicated in the Faculty of Engineering, “which says a lot about the impact this support has had through : “UDLAP in the field of science.”

In turn, Mr. said: Luis Enrique Lara Alvarez, General Director of Student Integration and UDLAP Alumni, thanked the young people who participated during the nine editions in this project and believed in science. “What we are aiming for with this award, and what has been achieved, is to spread the importance of science and strive to attract more young people interested in this type of career. We would like to see more young people studying science and we hope that you will be spokespersons in your schools so that we can get more participants.” “Welcome home and congratulations.”

Ninth Edition of the UDLAP Science Prize Where is the Science? The goal was for young students to demonstrate the existence and use in society of disciplines such as physics, biology, data science, nutrition, nanoscience and nanotechnology; Therefore, participants created a video showing, with real examples, the contributions made by the above categories, indicating where the science is located.

The ninth edition of this competition witnessed a large participation that led to the receipt of a total of 122 video clips from 14 institutions in 7 states in the Mexican Republic. These projects were evaluated by an academic jury composed of professors from the UDLAP College of Sciences, who were tasked with choosing the best 3 projects in the competition. Each category, evaluating the originality, creativity, ability to communicate and inform, social relevance and scientific accuracy of the videos.

These are the first place winners in the ninth edition of the UDLAP Science Prize. Where is the science? They were: In the Biology class there was a video called “Identifying Problems and Finding Solutions” by María Reynoso Mazoy; In the Data Science category, the winner was “Data Science as an Indispensable Factor for Government” by Rodrigo Labra Pisano; In the Physics category, the first place video was “Discovering Mechanics in Our Daily Lives” by Abinmar Alboris Dominguez; In Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, the winning video was “La Nanomedicina” by Cassandra Guerrero Meza; In the nutrition category, the winner was “Cricket flour: can it replace wheat flour?” Written by Maria Fernanda Dingfelder Borbola.

It is worth noting that during the ninth edition of this competition, prizes were distributed to special categories, such as the category of the most voted video, which went to Santiago López Aldana, author of the video “The Transistor: The Most Important Invention in the World.” Humanity.” Cristobal Colon Lomas Verdes School in Naucalpan de Juarez, Mexico, was also recognized, the educational institution that received the highest video participation rate. Finally, teachers who supported the youth, with their dedication and sincerity, in making the videos that received the position were honored the first.

This is how, by holding events such as the ninth edition of the UDLAP Science Prize Where is the Science?, the University of the Americas Puebla contributes to the training of talented young professionals capable of proposing and solving the needs and problems of society; The above is because the winners of this category of this competition will receive a scholarship to continue their studies in one of the degrees offered by the UDLAP Faculty of Science. If you want to know more about Universidad de las Américas Puebla, visit www.udlap.mx/eligeUDLAP/, write to email: [email protected] or to WhatsApp number: 2221606619.