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As part of the celebration of the Day of Astronomy: Astronomers gave an educational talk at Contardi.

22/03/24 “In this regard, Erika Labbé carried out an experience with elements of concrete material used for people with visual disabilities, in addition to a visual presentation that greatly motivated the students, who were very interested and amazed by what was shown throughout the activity. In addition, she left a copy of the book “Fósiles …

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A Column by Manuel Aravena – The Future of Astronomy: The Invisible Universe in Infrared Waves

Manuel Aravena – Emol May 9, 2024 Although we have built much of our astronomical knowledge through observations of “visible” light (that which we see with our eyes), this corresponds to only a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum. Most of the radiation coming from the Universe cannot be seen with optical telescopes like Galileo’s, …

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Pedro Henrique Nogueira

Discussing Research on The Mechanisms of Stellar and Planetary Formation, Pedro Henrique Nogueira Successfully Defended his Thesis and Became a New Doctor in Astrophysics at the UDP

Last Thursday April the 11th, the Brazilian astronomer became the sixth graduate of the doctoral program taught by the Institute of Astrophysical Studies of the Diego Portales University. 04/18/2024 “An mm and near-IR study of YSOS: from outbursting protostars to satellites”, is the title of the doctoral thesis of Pedro Henrique Nogueira, whose supervising professors …

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This Was the Solar Eclipse in North America, Comments Erika Labbé

Erika Labbé – CNN Chile 09 / 04 / 2024 “This year in particular, this phenomenon is interesting because we are also at a maximum of solar activity, which means that its corona, its atmosphere, is larger, more active. There will probably be some incredible photographs of totality, where that corona will be clearly seen …

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Chile, a Destination to Study a Doctorate: Foreigner Students Tell What Made them Choose the Country, Comments Soraya Lambert

Soraya Lambert – El Mercurio 08 / 04 / 2024 “So, for example, if in the last four years the Diego Portales University received six Brazilians and five Cubans in their doctorates, it also welcomed three Indians, two Italians and two Dutch, who, among other nationalities, join an Armenian, a Slovak and an Iranian.” “It …

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Manuel Aravena

Manuel Aravena, Professor of the IEA UDP, is Awarded Observating Time on the James Webb Space Telescope

ORCHIDS: ORigin of the [C II] Halos In Distant Systems”, is the title of the project led by UDP academic Manuel Aravena, together with former UDP/Carnegie postdoctoral researcher Jorge González-López (now a professor at PUC). 03/13/2024 In its most recent observing time allocation cycle, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) granted 43.2 hours of observing …

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Professor Evelyn Johnston was a Tutor for the Observation School at the La Silla Observatory

The IEA UDP professor commented that “the school was a success, all students achieved the goals of their projects and presented good results, some of which may lead to publications next year.” 01/03/2024 During February, Evelyn Johnston, assistant professor at the Institute of Astrophysical Studies at the Diego Portales University, participated as a tutor at …

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Erika Labbé Conducted Seminars and Workshops at the University of Padova, Italy

“Before the workshops, for our team the words ‘inclusive dissemination’ were just words, but now they have become a motivating idea that everyone is thinking about how to approach,” they noted from the European university. 01/18/2024 The astronomer and dissemination coordinator of the Institute of Astrophysical Studies of the Diego Portales University, Erika Labbé, traveled …

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Erika Labbé Presented a Talk about an Inclusive Dance-Theater Project in Montevideo

Labbé’s presentation was given at the III Workshop on Astronomy Beyond the Common Senses for Accessibility and Inclusion. 01/18/2024 On the 29th of November, 2023, Erika Labbé, astronomer and dissemination coordinator of the Institute of Astrophysical Studies of the Diego Portales University, presented the talk “Creation Of Accessible Astronomical Dance-Theater Play: Artificial Eclipse” in Montevideo. …

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A Team from the UDP Institute of Astrophysical Studies Carried Out Inclusion Activities in San Pedro de Atacama and the Los Lagos Region

They developed events such as training, inclusive astronomy workshops, experiences with tactile models of the solar system and stories of astronomical experiences for officials, teachers, and students in the area. 18 / 01 / 2024 In October and November 2023, a team of academics and students from the Institute of Astrophysical Studies (IEA) of the …

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