News | School of Biology | Schools | Instituto de Empresa http://www.ie.edu/IE/site/php/en/school_law_news.php en-EN IE (Instituto de Empresa) is a leading European academic institution of higher education, oriented to training entrepreneurs and company directors through its masters degrees and executive education programs. IE is characterised by its markedly global approach, its spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation, its applied research projects and the promotion of socially responsible initiatives. ie.edu RSS Generator http://www.ie.edu/IE/site/img/logoSchoolLaw.png News | School of Biology | Schools | Instituto de Empresa http://www.ie.edu/IE/site/php/en/school_law_news.php IE University http://www.ie.edu/IE/site/php/en/school_law_detail.php?id_new=371 30/11/2009 Law School http://www.ie.edu/IE/site/php/rss/law_news_rss.php IE University celebrated Science Week this November to promote scientific investigation and technological innovation. Coordinator Jesús G. Ochoa organized the event to reflect the international atmosphere of existing cooperation in the scientific community, and to demystify science, making...]]> IE University celebrated Science Week this November to promote scientific investigation and technological innovation. Coordinator Jesús G. Ochoa organized the event to reflect the international atmosphere of existing cooperation in the scientific community, and to demystify science, making it more accessible.

Science week was a great success, namely the open doors of the biology laboratories, as well as the online contest organized by IE University through the social network www.scienceweek.ning.com which allowed students from many countries to compete in decision-making scenarios with environmental consequences.  

Additionally, IE School of Biology organized a photographic exposition entitled \"Plants in Action-Facing Challenges of Climate Change\", in the Exposition Hall of IE University. It gives viewers a deeper understanding of the behaviors of Mediterranean plants responding to the factors of climate change.

]]> Science and Technology week http://www.semanadelaciencia.es 28/11/2008 Law School http://www.ie.edu/IE/site/php/rss/law_news_rss.php The regional government of Castilla y León, through its Departments of Education and of Economy and Employment, under the coordination of the Summer University Foundation of Castilla y León and in conjunction with the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT), are schedu...]]> The regional government of Castilla y León, through its Departments of Education and of Economy and Employment, under the coordination of the Summer University Foundation of Castilla y León and in conjunction with the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT), are scheduling the Science and Technology Week of Castilla y León, which is held from the 12th to the19th of November simultaneously all over the European Union with the underlying aim of making science and technology accessible to citizens. IE University is one of the entities that is participating in this event by organizing a host of activities. The goal is to spread our scientific, technical and technological patrimony and to open up the research spaces to citizens to stimulate their knowledge of science and technology. As part of the activities in Science Week sponsored by the regional government of Castilla y León, researchers and communicators from IE University and heads of major scientific news media will join together at a round table to debate the importance of ensuring that scientific advances reach the different audiences. The moderator of this round table will be Jesús A. Gómez, researcher and lecturer at IE University, and the speakers will be Julián Dueñas, Editor-in-chief of the magazine GEO; José Pardina, Editor-in-chief of the magazine Muy Interesante; José María Valderas, Editor-in-chief of the magazine Investigación y Ciencia; Jaime Rojas, Editor-in-chief of El Norte de Castilla in Segovia (pending confirmation); and Jesús Martínez, Editor-in-chief of El Adelantado in Segovia (pending confirmation).

]]> On an Expedition in Antarctica http://www.ie.edu/IE/site/php/en/school_law_detail.php?id_new=108 28/11/2008 Law School http://www.ie.edu/IE/site/php/rss/law_news_rss.php A group of Spanish scientists from several different laboratories are participating for the first time in a project on adapting living beings to the low temperatures in Antarctica. ?Not every day can you be surrounded by such qualified scientists or live in a natural paradise like Antarctica,? cl...]]> A group of Spanish scientists from several different laboratories are participating for the first time in a project on adapting living beings to the low temperatures in Antarctica. ?Not every day can you be surrounded by such qualified scientists or live in a natural paradise like Antarctica,? claims Jorge Cuéllar, PhD in molecular biology from the National Biotechnology Centre (CNB) and alumnus of our university. From Antarctica, Jorge Cuéllar has told us about this experience. This young Segovia native, who earned his degree in biology from IE University, explains that the grant awarded him by the School of Experimental Sciences in the last year of his degree was important for his professional future. Because of it, he was able to participate in a research project on nitrogenated compounds, directed by his then-teachers Samuel González, Ana Martín and Javier Lacadena.

]]> IE University and the CONAMA Foundation sign a cooperation agreement http://actividades.universidad.ie.edu/2008/09/ie-universidad-y-la-fundacion.html 28/11/2008 Law School http://www.ie.edu/IE/site/php/rss/law_news_rss.php Today IE University and the CONAMA Foundation signed an agreement in which the higher education institution will participate as a collaborating entity in the National Environmental Congress which will be held in the Municipal Palace of Congresses of Madrid from the 1st to the 5th of December 2008...]]> Today IE University and the CONAMA Foundation signed an agreement in which the higher education institution will participate as a collaborating entity in the National Environmental Congress which will be held in the Municipal Palace of Congresses of Madrid from the 1st to the 5th of December 2008. The agreement was signed by the Vice Dean of Coordination from IE University, Juan Luis Martínez, and the chairman of the CONAMA Foundation, Gonzalo Echagüe. The National Environmental Congress, also called the Sustainability Summit, is an event that has been held in Madrid every two years since 1992. With more than 10,000 people attending its last edition, CONAMA has gained a foothold as one of the most important forums in our country, where experts in the field of sustainability have a venue for reflection and debate. With this agreement, IE University joins this important forum for scientific discussion by bringing to the congress the experience of its researchers in the field of the environmental situation in Spain. IE University will participate in the CONAMA 9 activities through working groups, technical workshops, debates and special activities, among others. The Vice Dean of Coordination from IE University, Juan Luis Martínez, stated that this agreement is yet further proof of IE University?s steadfast commitment to sustainability. ?The sustainability of our planet, conserving our biodiversity while improving quality of life and economic, social and environmental well-being mean that complex solutions have to be identified that can merge the achievement of equally desirable goals. We here at IE University suggest effective solutions to these new challenges; our biologists are not just scientists who work with the latest tools and research methods, rather thanks to their humanistic and management training, they are also capable of integrating the human being into their activities,? claimed Martínez. Martínez added that ?we here at IE University assume that man is not made for the environment; the environment is made for man?, and he stressed the fact that ?the goal is not to save nature from human action but to conserve it so that people can live better now and in the future?. Likewise, the chairman of the CONAMA Foundation, Gonzalo Echagüe, highlighted ?the importance of this congress, one of the most prominent ones on sustainability and the environment worldwide, which is strengthened by alliances with institutions with international outreach like IE University?. Echagüe added that CONAMA 9 ?will be highly participatory and open to debate?.

]]> The 21st century will be the century of Biology http://actividades.universidad.ie.edu/2008/02/el-siglo-xx-sera-el-de-la-biol.html 26/11/2008 Law School http://www.ie.edu/IE/site/php/rss/law_news_rss.php Joint Congress of the Spanish and Portuguese Microscopy Societies http://www.ie.edu/IE/site/php/en/school_law_detail.php?id_new=110 24/04/2009 Law School http://www.ie.edu/IE/site/php/rss/law_news_rss.php

The Congress will be held at the IE University, Segovia, from 16th to19th, June

This congress aims to strengthen microscopy techniques in southern Europe. The congress is jointly organized by the Spanish and Portuguese Microscopy Societies (the latter abbreviated PEM) and is open to the entire international community. With this congress, SEM, in conjunction with SPM, aims to show the most recent advances in the field of microscopy developed by components by both societies as well as by internationally renowned guest scientists. As an added plus, the IE University Campus, convent from the XIII Century, is an incomparable venue for this event.

Organizing Congress at IE University: Ana M. Martin Moreno

Director Congress, CNB-CSIC: José Maria Carazo Garcia

 

 

]]> CONFERENCE SUSTAINABILITY IN CRITICAL TIMES http://www.ie.edu/IE/site/php/en/school_law_detail.php?id_new=365 20/11/2009 Law School http://www.ie.edu/IE/site/php/rss/law_news_rss.php

 

Within the context of the global economic crisis and the need to prioritize on maximizing benefits, IE University aims to establish a series of key value...]]>

 

Within the context of the global economic crisis and the need to prioritize on maximizing benefits, IE University aims to establish a series of key values for institutions and businesses which go beyond a purely economic scope. The objective of the event, Sustainability in Critical Times, is to generate greater knowledge and understanding of best practices in the area of sustainable development and showcase examples of how these are being implemented globally.

Among the presenters at this event are prestigious and internationally recognized professionals, such as Yves Lesenfants, technical advisor for the Foundation of Multilateral Invest ments (FOMIN) and the Inter-American Development Bank (I.A.D.B.), as well as the social founder of the Andes Tropical Program, Javier Carrillo, Director of Economic Environment at IE Business School (IE University), Antonio Lucio Gil, Director General of the Department of Transportation of the District of Madrid and Raúl Revuelta, Director of the Bachelor in Tourism Management at IE Business School (IE University).

EVENT DIRECTORS: Carmen Antuña Rozado and Pablo Tejedo Sanz (IE University).

 

SCHEDULE

 

9.30 am. WELCOME

 

9.45 am. MODULE 1: SOCIETY, CULTURE AND SUSTAINABILITY

 

Inaugural Speech

Innovation in the development of project and product cycles for sustainable tourism: a regional approach from local experience

YVES LESENFANTS. Founding member of the Andes Tropical Program, PAT. PAT is a private foundation that supports the environment and indigenous communities by identifying and solving the problems that threaten ecosystems and agroecosystems.

 

10.45 am. MODULE 2: ECONOMY, ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY

 

Lecture 1

Eco-Innovation: Where Sustainability and Competitiveness Meet

JAVIER CARRILLO. Director of Economic Environment at IE Business School (IE University).

 

Lecture 2

Urban Mobility: The Cornerstone of Urban and Rural Sustainability: Knowledge-Sharing as a Tool for Public and Private Management

ANTONIO LUCIO GIL. Managing Director of Department of Transportation (City Council of Madrid).

 

Lecture 3

Saas-tainability: A Model in the Swiss Alps

RAÚL REVUELTA. Director of the Bachelor in Tourism Management at IE Business School (IE University).

 

12.00 pm. COFFEE BREAK

 

12.30 pm. CASE STUDY: SUSTAINABILITY FROM THE VIEW POINT OF SPANISH BUSINESS

 

JOSÉ ANTONIO LÓPEZ CASAS. Associate General Director of Abertis Motorways, Spain.

JOSÉ MANUEL MÉNDEZ . Brand Manager of Toyota Prius.

ÁNGEL IBISATE. Director of Corporate Quality and (Red Electric Group).

VALENTÍN ALFAYA. Director of Quality and Environment (Ferrovial Group).

 

13.45 pm. PANEL DISCUSSION

 

14.30 pm. CLOSING 

 

 

]]> IE University http://www.ie.edu/IE/site/php/en/school_law_detail.php?id_new=325 20/09/2009 Law School http://www.ie.edu/IE/site/php/rss/law_news_rss.php This day will help strengthen relations between business and academia, with the aim of making t...]]> This day will help strengthen relations between business and academia, with the aim of making them permanent allies in a new generation with knowledge and actions for good practices in sustainable development.


Sustainability is one of the key values of today´s innovative institutions: committed that are share with its stakeholders. However, the understanding of this concept is a complex task, because of the need to reasonably combine all economic, social, cultural and environmental aspects. Without such integration, future decisions and actions will not be lasting nor will they maximize growth.


This day has been designed with two objectives. First of all, to present and debate the concept of sustainability to IE University students, so they can incorporate the new way of thinking to their work and, secondly, establish networking between academia and business .

For planning practicality, the event has been structured into two closely integrates sections: Society-Culture-Sustainability and Economy-Environment-Sustainability. All workshops use useful case studies that have been selected for their relevance and accuracy.


The first section is highlighted by the presence of internationally renowned speakers, such as Yves Lesenfants or Jaime Lerner. Yves Lesenfants, originally from Belgium, is currently a technical advisor to the Multilateral Investment Fund Cluster for Sustainable Tourism (FOMIN) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in addition to being a founding member of the Tropical Andes Program, based in Venezuela. Jaime Lerner, professional landscape & urban planner, is the town Mayor of Curitiba, Governor of Parana State and Chairman of the IAA (International Association of Architects).

 

The second section with have participants such as Javier Carrillo, Director for Economic Environment of IE Business School, Antonio Lucio Gil, Managing Director of the Mobility Foundation of the City of Madrid, Beat Anthamatten, President of Saas-Fee Tourismus and Raúl Revuelta, Director of Tourism Studies at IE University. Their participation will include a series of case studies all relevant to various sectors that will allow our students to forge their sustainability values. The key is to let them find answers to Why, How and When to focus on sustainability and what it seeks to achieve. Among the invited companies are Toyota, Spanish Red Electrica, Iberpistas Abertis, Ferrovial and BBVA.

]]> http://www.ie.edu/IE/site/php/en/school_law_detail.php?id_new=276 18/06/2009 Law School http://www.ie.edu/IE/site/php/rss/law_news_rss.php Sustainability in Critical Times http://www.ie.edu/IE/site/php/en/school_law_detail.php?id_new=412 16/02/2010 Law School http://www.ie.edu/IE/site/php/rss/law_news_rss.php Within the context of the global economic crisis and the need to prioritize on maximizing benefits, IE University aims at establishing a series of key values for institutions and businesses which go beyond a purely economic scope. The objective of the event, Sustainability Within the context of the global economic crisis and the need to prioritize on maximizing benefits, IE University aims at establishing a series of key values for institutions and businesses which go beyond a purely economic scope. The objective of the event, Sustainability in Critical Times, is to generate greater knowledge and understanding of best practices in the area of sustainable development and showcase examples of how these are being implemented globally.

Among the presenters at this event are prestigious and internationally recognized professionals, such as Yves Lesenfants, technical advisor for the Foundation of Multilateral Invest ments (FOMIN) and the Inter-American Development Bank (I.A.D.B.), as well as the social founder of the Andes Tropical Program, Javier Carrillo, Director of Economic Environment at IE Business School (IE University), Antonio Lucio Gil, Director General of the Department of Transportation of the District of Madrid and Raúl Revuelta, Director of the Bachelor in Tourism Management at IE Business School (IE University).

At IE University\'s Youtube Channel you can find a few videos (in Spanish) of the participants in the event.

 

]]> IE School of Biology Paper on BBC News and Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology http://www.ie.edu/IE/site/php/en/school_law_detail.php?id_new=414 16/02/2010 Law School http://www.ie.edu/IE/site/php/rss/law_news_rss.php A scientific article by the IE University that appears in the specialized magazine Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology has also appears in BBC News. The study, conducted by the scientist from the IE School of Biology Pedro Olea, on the mating and courtships displays of birds sta...]]> A scientific article by the IE University that appears in the specialized magazine Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology has also appears in BBC News. The study, conducted by the scientist from the IE School of Biology Pedro Olea, on the mating and courtships displays of birds states that they actively use the Sun in the displays.

To know more about the artible appearing in the magazine Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, please visit this link.

To read the article at BBC News, please visit this link.

]]> Biology in practice: demystifying the agressiveness of the Iberian wolf. http://actividades.universidad.ie.edu/2009/12/demystifying-the-supposed-aggressiveness-of-the-iberian-wolf-desmitificando-la-supuesta-agresividad-del-lobo-iberico.html 15/12/2009 Law School http://www.ie.edu/IE/site/php/rss/law_news_rss.php On November 17th, a group of students from IE University School of Biology had the opportunity to spend an enjoyable and exclusive field day with Carlos Sanz. This photographer, documentary filmmaker and renowned biologist offered an intensive explanatory course about ...]]> On November 17th, a group of students from IE University School of Biology had the opportunity to spend an enjoyable and exclusive field day with Carlos Sanz. This photographer, documentary filmmaker and renowned biologist offered an intensive explanatory course about the biology of the Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus).

Students were able to interact directly with the wolves which are raised for educational and sensitize programs in a specially conditioned farm. Throughout the day, this expert explained different issues about the natural history, behaviour and conservation of this iconic species.

Carlos Sanz is the author of the exhibition \"My Friend Wolf: The Legend and Reality of the Iberian Wolf\", which was exposed in IE University during the first two weeks of October 2009. This exhibition was awarded the WWF Panda Prize on Environmental Communication as Best Environmental Awareness Campaign in 2008.

The contribution of this naturalist to environmental awareness has been extremely prolific, highlighting his involvement in some of the most prestigious television series about nature filmed in Spain and Latin America, such as \" El Hombre y la Tierra\" (directed by Felix Rodriguez de la Fuente), \"Pacto con Lobos\", \"Naturaleza Ibérica\", \"La Marisma y el Llano\", \"De Polo a Polo\" and among others \"La España Salvaje\".

]]> Two research grants awarded to professors of IE School of Biology http://www.ie.edu/IE/site/php/en/school_law_detail.php?id_new=452 15/04/2010 Law School http://www.ie.edu/IE/site/php/rss/law_news_rss.php BOCYL n.º 71 15-abril-2010

IE School of Biology Professors Jesús Antonio Gómez de Ochoa and Ángel Pedro Pérez Olea have been announced as BOCYL n.º 71 15-abril-2010

IE School of Biology Professors Jesús Antonio Gómez de Ochoa and Ángel Pedro Pérez Olea have been announced as recipients of a research grant from the Junta de Castilla y León.

The grant will be from the present year to 2012 during which Professor Gómez Ochoa will work on the \"aproximación filogenética molecular al origen de los cloropastos\" and Professor Pérez Olea will work on a project titled \"el papel de la trashumancia en la conservaci´pn de la biodiversidad y la gestión sostenible de ecosistemas de montaña\".

These research grants encourage research and technological development in Castilla y León and they are also aimed at contributing the stability of all the research programs and the promotion of young investigators.

]]> Project \"Visual Raster\": new ways to analyze and visualize Geospatial data on the web. http://www.ie.edu/IE/site/php/en/school_law_detail.php?id_new=725 15/03/2012 Law School http://www.ie.edu/IE/site/php/rss/law_news_rss.php Vizzuality and IE University are joining efforts on this new research project focus on new ways to analyze and visualize Geospatial data on the web. The results will be applicable to any field. For more information go to http://www.vi...]]> Vizzuality and IE University are joining efforts on this new research project focus on new ways to analyze and visualize Geospatial data on the web. The results will be applicable to any field. For more information go to http://www.visualraster.com/

]]> Plagues of the common vole in Castilla y León http://www.ie.edu/IE/site/php/en/school_law_detail.php?id_new=381 14/12/2009 Law School http://www.ie.edu/IE/site/php/rss/law_news_rss.php On December 11th, IE School of Biology students attended a conference which was held in Villalar de los Comuneros (Valladolid). It was about controlling the plague of the common vole (Microtus arvalis) in agricultural areas of Castilla y León.

During this meetin...]]> On December 11th, IE School of Biology students attended a conference which was held in Villalar de los Comuneros (Valladolid). It was about controlling the plague of the common vole (Microtus arvalis) in agricultural areas of Castilla y León.

During this meeting, the results obtained from several investigations to identify the factors that encourage the occurrence of common vole outbreaks were reviewed. Also some cases about the biological control of these rodent populations by natural predators, such as the kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) and barn owl (Tyto alba), were presented. These initiatives are being launched in Villalar de los Comuneros, San Martin de Valderaduey (Zamora) and Boada de Campos (Palencia).

This event was organized by several institutions: Ayuntamiento de Villalar de los Comuneros, Fundación Biodiversidad, Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos, Grupo de Rehabilitación de la Fauna Autóctona y el Hábitat (GREFA) and Universidad de Valladolid (UVA). Farmers and other groups who are affected by the plague were invited to this workshop so they could participate in the discussion also.

This visit was coordinated by professors Pedro P. Olea and Pablo Tejedo. The activity was framed in the subject Populations and Ecosystems (Bachelor in Biology).

]]> IE University hosts the exhibition ¿Amigo Lobo: Leyenda y realidad del lobo ibérico? http://www.ie.edu/IE/site/php/en/school_law_detail.php?id_new=314 14/09/2009 Law School http://www.ie.edu/IE/site/php/rss/law_news_rss.php From the October 1 to October 15, the expo  ¿Amigo Lobo: Leyenda y realidad del lobo ibérico? can be vistited in the \"Claustro Central\" at IE University.

The author of the exhibition is the biologist and ducmentary director Carlos Sanz.

 

...]]> From the October 1 to October 15, the expo  ¿Amigo Lobo: Leyenda y realidad del lobo ibérico? can be vistited in the \"Claustro Central\" at IE University.

The author of the exhibition is the biologist and ducmentary director Carlos Sanz.

 

]]> http://www.ie.edu/IE/site/php/en/school_law_detail.php?id_new=261 14/05/2009 Law School http://www.ie.edu/IE/site/php/rss/law_news_rss.php http://www.ie.edu/IE/site/php/en/school_law_detail.php?id_new=269 14/05/2009 Law School http://www.ie.edu/IE/site/php/rss/law_news_rss.php Michael Wadleigh at IE University (interview) http://news.university.ie.edu/2010/12/an-interview-with-michael-wadleigh-at-ie-university.html 13/12/2010 Law School http://www.ie.edu/IE/site/php/rss/law_news_rss.php Exhibition \'La riqueza ambiental\' at IE University. http://news.university.ie.edu/2011/01/alumnos-y-profesores-de-ie-university-presentan-sus-investigaciones-sobre-biodiversidad.html 12/01/2011 Law School http://www.ie.edu/IE/site/php/rss/law_news_rss.php