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Chile
Universidad de Concepción
La Universidad de Concepción (UdeC) is one of the most prestigious universities in Chile and the third oldest university in the nation. The main campus is located in Concepcion, 500 kilometers south from the country’s capital of Santiago. The area which comprises the different Academic and Administrative units as well as the parks areas is known as “University Neighborhood.” Nowadays the campus is a beautiful recreational area for the community. With almost 250,000 square meters in buildings and facilities, the University is shown to the world as a knowledge, culture, science, investigation and technology center of creation.
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News from the field
IGP alumna Nicole Bratsch seeks medical service career
IGP alumna Nicole Bratsch was featured by the Arizona Daily Sun for her IGP fieldwork on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation and shares her future career goals. When 22-year-old Nicole Bratsch’s study abroad program in Chile was cut short in March as COVID-19 cases spiked internationally, the Northern Arizona University senior returned home — and went straight to work on the front lines of the pandemic. From April through August, Bratsch was the COVID-19 data manager at Whiteriver Indian Hospital,…
Mia Pique's research in Latin American volcanoes featured in Lumberchats podcast
Mia Maria Pique was interviewed about her time studying abroad in Argentina and Chile during her IGP year, where she conducted fieldwork on volcanoes. Read more about her story below from NAU News and hear more in her Lumberchats podcast. Most students take the bus to class. Northern Arizona University senior Mia Maria Pique machete-chopped her way through the Amazon jungle to get there. When Pique enrolled at NAU, she had no idea her pursuit of a geology degree would take her…