Two-Day Symposium: Research and Education in Biomedical Engineering (Columbia University - Universidad Católica de Chile)
Dates: March 13 and 14, 2017 Venue: Monday 13, Campus Casa Central UC, Alameda 340, Santiago; Tuesday 14, Campus San Joaquín UC, Av. Vicuña Mckenna 4860, San Joaquín. Program and RSVP here.
Policymakers from emerging economies are welcome to apply to the course that will take place in New York on April 24-28. The IDB will offer tuition waivers to up to 15 policymakers from Latin America and the Caribbean.More information on the program here. Download the program brochure here.
NEWS FROM CAMPUS:
Chilean Environmental Engineer on Campus
Alex Godoy-Faúndez, the Director of the Sustainability Research Center & Strategic Resource Management at the School of Engineering of Universidad del Desarrollo (UDD), and also a Research Associate at Columbia's Earth Engineering Center (EEC), is currently spending time on Columbia's New York City campus as a visiting scholar working on a project with EEC Director, Nickolas Themelis. The two are engaged in a research study entitled “Determination of the Impact on Recovery of Energy and Materials (REM) from waste and its Relation to Climate Change: Technical, Environmental, and Regulatory Factors," which is funded by Conicyt's Energy Program and Chile's Ministry of Energy.
The Jerome A. Chazen Institute for Global Business Insights online publication posted an article on Petar Ostojic, CEO of Neptuno Pumps, a Chilean company that makes equipment for the mining industry. According to the publication, he has become a leader of the circular economy, a system in which manufacturers reclaim old products, reengineer them to brand-new status, and resell to customers in a virtuous cycle.
On January 6-11, the Santiago Center organized a film festival about the Holocaust from a female perspective, focusing on films and documentaries about the Holocaust that were directed by female filmmakers or that focused on the experience of of women during the Holocaust. The extremely successful festival was curated by Columbia University Film Professor Annette Insdorf (author of the landmark study “Indelible Shadows: Film and Holocaust”)and included a Master Class taught by Indorf together with Mark Ethan Toporek, a New York based teacher and member of the Actors Studio.
GSAPP's Andres Jaque Meets with Local Architecture Students and Professionals
Andrés Jaque visited Chile in early January to participate in three activities: On January 9, he and his colleagueEnrique Walker took part in a conversation entitled “The Politics of Water,” held at Universidad de Chile’s School of Architecture, where they discussed architecture's role in creating awareness on the importance of managing water and how different projects could trigger political debate around the issue.
Addressing Cybersecurity Threats at the Board Level
Cybersecurity is one of the major strategic, operational, and financial risks facing companies today. Yet, boards still struggle with basic questions regarding how to address this issue, including the proper corporate governance structure to deal with threats. Among the many issues directors need to contend with are vulnerabilities with regards to potential hackers, the firm’s own employees and third parties; whether to buy insurance and hire outside help; and how much to allocate in terms of human and financial resources to mitigate the risk. These were precisely some of the topics covered in a superb lecture by Bill E. McCracken, the Chair of the Advisory Board of Columbia Law School’s Millstein Center and a Director of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD).
The scholarship recipients are Tania Tamayo and Jaime Pinochet. Tania is a faculty member at Universidad de Chile’s Institute of Communication and author of several non-fiction investigation books, including “Caso Bombas, la explosión de la Fiscalía Sur” (2012) and “Todos Somos Manuel Gutiérrez, un Mártir de la Democracia” (2015). Jaime is an investigative reporter for the TV news-show Contacto of Channel 13, with several years of experience covering political issues for print outlets, including El Mercurio and La Tercera.
Sassen was invited to open the gathering with a Master Class on the current impetus of migration, while Yuste joined a panel about the evolution of the man through technology.
