The use of mathematical models in psychology has become a key tool for the analysis of human behaviors. Sergio Barbosa, Professor of the Psychology Program at Universidad del Rosario, decided to identify a predictive model that best reflects human reasoning when judging moral attitudes.

Students of the Applied Mathematics and Computer Sciences (Macc for its acronym in Spanish) program from Universidad del Rosario developed a research project on the application of epidemiologic models to understand malicious software (MalSEIRS). With this, they want to offer better solutions to face the cyberattacks companies are exposed on a daily basis.

We are not alone. Bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses inhabit our bodies and can play important biological roles, either beneficial or detrimental. Knowing them is essential for proper management.

In the kingdom of these germs, there are some six million species, but three of them particularly affect human health to the degree of becoming a threat for public health and a hard challenge for therapies that could save lives.

Receiving information about profit opportunities can cause a young person with low academic performance to drop out of school. Researchers from different universities analyzed the speed with which these rumors go viral and impact the school dropout rate.

Diabetes mellitus is considered one of the most threatening chronic diseases of the 21st century. If not treated correctly, patients can suffer damage to various organs, including the eyes. A recent study by Universidad del Rosario found that the cornea, in addition to the retina, also deteriorates in cases of diabetes. In patients with Type 1 diabetes, the cornea is damaged faster than that in patients with Type 2 diabetes.

To make markets operate effectively and fairly, the role played by competition law is vital, especially for emerging economies such as ours. We interviewed Juan David Gutiérrez, professor of the Faculty of International, Political, and Urbanistic Studies, Universidad del Rosario.

Although Latin America and the Caribbean are not great greenhouse gas emitters, they cannot keep being timid players in the imperious need of mitigating climate change, the most concerning civil and government problem of the 21st century. Urgent matters are restricting deforestation, fostering a cleaner agriculture, and decarbonizing their economies.

The fire triangle burning up our ecosystems

Four out of ten Latin Americans do not receive regular and nutritive food. In spite of the intergovernmental policies in the region to fight hunger and food insecurity, implementing them has been a very slow process and has fallen very short in the face of this distressing emergency.