UNAM ESECA
Biblioteca “Juan Rulfo”
Noche especial de Café Velada y Recuerdos
Le invitamos a celebrar una noche llena de recuerdos en torno al Café Velada y lo que ha representado para todos nosotros.
La singular ocasión nos permitirá realizar un reconocimiento a la fundadora y ferviente promotora de esta actividad:
LAURA DÍAZ.
Esperamos contar con su amable participación para este tributo a nuestra amiga Laura y el Café Velada.
En el Café Velada del miércoles 19 de noviembre, a las 19:00 hrs.
55, promenade du Portage, Gatineau (Québec), J8X 2J9, Tél. : (819) 777-8626.
Favor de confirmar su asistencia, a más tardar el lunes 17 de noviembre de 2008.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
MEXICO AND CANADA: SHARED APPROACHES IN CONSERVING NATURAL CAPITAL
MEXICO AND CANADA:
SHARED APPROACHES IN CONSERVING NATURAL CAPITAL
a course by
Dr. Alejandro Velázquez
Center for Research on Environmental Geography
UNAM
The National Autonomous University of Mexico Extension School in Canada has recently widened its horizons by including the emerging topic of environmental issues in its course offering. Among the several new activities to be pursued, a short course is announced on similarities and differences between Mexico and Canada on actions taken by the two countries to deal with the management and conservation of their natural wealth. Both countries are home to an abundance of diverse native ethnic populations with habits closely linked to the sustainable management of the natural wealth of their environments. This course will cover topics such as natural wealth, conservation efforts and common migratory phenomena.
18, 20, 25 & 27 November 2008
5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
$150 CD
Registration now open
55 Promenade du Portage, Gatineau, Québec, J8X 2J9 tel. (819) 777-8626 fax (819) 777-8628 www.unameseca.com
Course overview
There is a large amount of scientific evidence that details the unprecedented rates of environmental impoverishment mainly caused by human action. For instance, in recent decades, over50 % of what were once forest areas have been cleared; more than 15% of the soil has experienced some degree of man-made erosion; and the rate of the species extinction has increased 100 fold. Two issues are highly correlated with this amazing depletion of the natural wealth. First, the astonishing population growth (mainly concentrated in third world countries); secondly, the enormous consumption rates observed (chiefly in first world (or developed) countries). Both facts are seen as equally important in explaining current vanishing trends affecting our natural heritage.
From an environmental point of view, the North American region (which includes Canada, the United States and Mexico) is an area of large contrasts and opportunities. On the one hand, this region harbours an enormous quantity of unique natural wealth (mostly concentrated in the south), while on the other hand it is here where the largest energy consumption rates worldwide (mainly in the north) are also found. The main result is expressed in a drastic depletion of the natural capital which surely has an effect far beyond the region itself in contributing to the global warming trend.
A mayor challenge emerges on how to transform current mismanagement practices into beneficial opportunities. The answer to this has yet to be ascertained but will surely come from looking together at similarities and differences as concern these problems, and also from sharing approaches and actions which need to be taken in order to stop -and eventually reorient -these trends. To this respect, Canada and Mexico have an enormous opportunity since both contain a large amount of natural resources managed by various ethnic groups.
The UNAM´s Extension School in Canada, based in Gatineau, has taken the initiative to explore this common interest. This new course is not intended to cover exhaustively all environmental issues. Instead, a number of themes have been selected, and in order to get deeply into the topics, invited speakers will be giving talks. Although it may help to enrich the discussions, the participants are not to be expertise in any environmental subject. The themes will be presented for a wide audience and the discussions will be focused on the general interest. It is expected that after this first activity that this course represents, a number of follow up activities will be planned in order to cover those themes that generate the greatest interest.
SHARED APPROACHES IN CONSERVING NATURAL CAPITAL
a course by
Dr. Alejandro Velázquez
Center for Research on Environmental Geography
UNAM
The National Autonomous University of Mexico Extension School in Canada has recently widened its horizons by including the emerging topic of environmental issues in its course offering. Among the several new activities to be pursued, a short course is announced on similarities and differences between Mexico and Canada on actions taken by the two countries to deal with the management and conservation of their natural wealth. Both countries are home to an abundance of diverse native ethnic populations with habits closely linked to the sustainable management of the natural wealth of their environments. This course will cover topics such as natural wealth, conservation efforts and common migratory phenomena.
18, 20, 25 & 27 November 2008
5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
$150 CD
Registration now open
55 Promenade du Portage, Gatineau, Québec, J8X 2J9 tel. (819) 777-8626 fax (819) 777-8628 www.unameseca.com
Course overview
There is a large amount of scientific evidence that details the unprecedented rates of environmental impoverishment mainly caused by human action. For instance, in recent decades, over50 % of what were once forest areas have been cleared; more than 15% of the soil has experienced some degree of man-made erosion; and the rate of the species extinction has increased 100 fold. Two issues are highly correlated with this amazing depletion of the natural wealth. First, the astonishing population growth (mainly concentrated in third world countries); secondly, the enormous consumption rates observed (chiefly in first world (or developed) countries). Both facts are seen as equally important in explaining current vanishing trends affecting our natural heritage.
From an environmental point of view, the North American region (which includes Canada, the United States and Mexico) is an area of large contrasts and opportunities. On the one hand, this region harbours an enormous quantity of unique natural wealth (mostly concentrated in the south), while on the other hand it is here where the largest energy consumption rates worldwide (mainly in the north) are also found. The main result is expressed in a drastic depletion of the natural capital which surely has an effect far beyond the region itself in contributing to the global warming trend.
A mayor challenge emerges on how to transform current mismanagement practices into beneficial opportunities. The answer to this has yet to be ascertained but will surely come from looking together at similarities and differences as concern these problems, and also from sharing approaches and actions which need to be taken in order to stop -and eventually reorient -these trends. To this respect, Canada and Mexico have an enormous opportunity since both contain a large amount of natural resources managed by various ethnic groups.
The UNAM´s Extension School in Canada, based in Gatineau, has taken the initiative to explore this common interest. This new course is not intended to cover exhaustively all environmental issues. Instead, a number of themes have been selected, and in order to get deeply into the topics, invited speakers will be giving talks. Although it may help to enrich the discussions, the participants are not to be expertise in any environmental subject. The themes will be presented for a wide audience and the discussions will be focused on the general interest. It is expected that after this first activity that this course represents, a number of follow up activities will be planned in order to cover those themes that generate the greatest interest.
Sunday, November 09, 2008
El Senado aprobó por unanimidad (86 votos) la ley que crea la Agencia Espacial Mexicana (AEXA)
"El Senado aprobó por unanimidad (86 votos) la ley que crea la Agencia Espacial Mexicana (AEXA) y con ello arrancó la pelea por la sede en donde se construya"
Jorge Ramos y Ricardo Gómez
El Universal
Miércoles 05 de noviembre de 2008
jorge.ramos@eluniversal.com.mx ricardo.gomez@eluniversal.com.mx
El Senado aprobó por unanimidad (86 votos) la Ley que crea la Agencia Espacial Mexicana (AEXA) y con ello arrancó la pelea por la sede en donde se construya.
El senador Francisco Javier Castellón Fonseca (PRD) dijo que “no es la creación de una NASA mexicana” ni es una “ocurrencia exótica”, pero sí destacó la importancia de contar con un centro de investigación para intercambio y colaboración con otras instancias espaciales.
Aunque el proyecto de decreto aprobado establece que el domicilio legal estará en el Distrito Federal, el gobernador de Hidalgo, Miguel Osorio Chong, se apersonó en la sesión del Senado y ratificó que comenzará el cabildeo con el gobierno federal para que la sede de la agencia esté en Tulancingo, Hidalgo.
En torno a la inversión que se podría requerir, Osorio Chong dijo que es algo que apenas se va a analizar “pero hoy entramos en pláticas con el gobierno federal para que se instale en Tulancingo, ahí hay un terreno de la Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes (SCT)”.
La senadora del PAN Beatriz Zavala Peniche dijo que hay científicos en Yucatán que defienden que también “hay un sitio estratégico para la instalación de una plataforma de lanzamiento”.
El senador Jesús Murillo (PRI) dijo que a ésta como a muchas otras los mexicanos llegamos tarde, por lo que pugnó porque se invierta más en ciencia y tecnología y no el .34% del PIB, sino hasta el 2% como en otras naciones desarrolladas.
El senador Manuel Velasco Coello (PVEM) dijo que debemos de seguir el ejemplo de países como Brasil, donde se tiene la tercera empresa aeronáutica del mundo.
La Junta de Gobierno de la Agencia contará con un representante de las secretarías de la Defensa Nacional y Marina, debido a que la Agencia es parte de la seguridad nacional.
La Cámara de Diputados había aprobado la ley que crea la AEXA en abril de 2006, sin embargo, ahora el Senado hizo algunos cambios para incluir aspectos como que la agencia se encargará de establecer vínculos con otros organismos nacionales e internacionales, además de impulsar la formación de especialistas en materia espacial y disciplinas afines. La Cámara Baja discutirá el dictamen.
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Mejores 50 universidades de México
Mejores 50 universidades de México
1 UNAM
2 TEC de Monterrey
3 Instituto Politécnico Nacional
4 Universidad Iberoamericana
5 Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara
6 Universidad de Monterrey www.udem.edu.mx
7 Universidad la Salle www.ulsa.mx
8 Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana www.uam.mx
9 Universidad Autónoma de Baja California www.uabc.mx
10 Universidad Autónoma de Chapingo www.chapingo.mx
11 Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León www.uanl.mx
12 Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán www.uady.mx
13 Universidad Anáhuac www.anahuac.mx
14 Universidad del Valle de México www.uvmnet.edu
15 Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente www.iteso.mx
16 Universidad de Guadalajara www.udg.mx
17 Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) www.itam.mx
18 Universidad de Guanajuato www.ugto.mx
19 Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla www.buap.mx
20 Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila www.uads.mx
21 Fundación Universidad de las Américas www.udlap.mx
22 Universidad Univer www.univer.com.mx
23 Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa www.uasnet.mx
24 Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua www.uach.mx
25 Universidad de Sonora www.uson.mx
26 Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí www.uaslp.mx
27 Universidad Vasco de Quiroga www.uvaq.edu.mx
28 Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas www.uat.edu.mx
29 Universidad Valle de Bravo www.uvb.edu.mx
30 Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México www.uaemex.mx
31 Universidad de Colima www.ucol.mx
32 Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas www.unach.mx
33 Universidad Panamericana www.up.mx
34 Universidad Pedagógica Nacional www.upn.mx
35 Universidad Autónoma de Veracruz “Villa Rica” www.univillarica.mx
36 Universidad Autónoma de Campeche www.uacam.mx
37 Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas www.uaz.edu.mx
38 Instituto Tecnológico de Mérida www.itmerida.mx
39 Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro www.uaq.mx
40 Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit www.aun.edu.mx
41 Universidad José Vasconcelos www.univas.edu.mx
42 Universidad del Mayab www.unimayab.edu.mx
43 Universidad Autónoma de Estado de Hidalgo www.uaeh.edu.mx
44 Universidad de las Américas www.udla.mx
45 Escuela Bancaria y Comercial www.ebc.mx
46 Universidad Autónoma de Durango www.uad.edu.mx
47 Universidad Autónoma Benito Juárez de Oaxaca www.uabjo.mx
48 Instituto Tecnológico de Oaxaca www.itoaxaca.edu.mx
49 Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora www.itson.mx
50 Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos www.uaem.mx
1 UNAM
2 TEC de Monterrey
3 Instituto Politécnico Nacional
4 Universidad Iberoamericana
5 Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara
6 Universidad de Monterrey www.udem.edu.mx
7 Universidad la Salle www.ulsa.mx
8 Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana www.uam.mx
9 Universidad Autónoma de Baja California www.uabc.mx
10 Universidad Autónoma de Chapingo www.chapingo.mx
11 Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León www.uanl.mx
12 Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán www.uady.mx
13 Universidad Anáhuac www.anahuac.mx
14 Universidad del Valle de México www.uvmnet.edu
15 Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente www.iteso.mx
16 Universidad de Guadalajara www.udg.mx
17 Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) www.itam.mx
18 Universidad de Guanajuato www.ugto.mx
19 Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla www.buap.mx
20 Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila www.uads.mx
21 Fundación Universidad de las Américas www.udlap.mx
22 Universidad Univer www.univer.com.mx
23 Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa www.uasnet.mx
24 Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua www.uach.mx
25 Universidad de Sonora www.uson.mx
26 Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí www.uaslp.mx
27 Universidad Vasco de Quiroga www.uvaq.edu.mx
28 Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas www.uat.edu.mx
29 Universidad Valle de Bravo www.uvb.edu.mx
30 Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México www.uaemex.mx
31 Universidad de Colima www.ucol.mx
32 Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas www.unach.mx
33 Universidad Panamericana www.up.mx
34 Universidad Pedagógica Nacional www.upn.mx
35 Universidad Autónoma de Veracruz “Villa Rica” www.univillarica.mx
36 Universidad Autónoma de Campeche www.uacam.mx
37 Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas www.uaz.edu.mx
38 Instituto Tecnológico de Mérida www.itmerida.mx
39 Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro www.uaq.mx
40 Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit www.aun.edu.mx
41 Universidad José Vasconcelos www.univas.edu.mx
42 Universidad del Mayab www.unimayab.edu.mx
43 Universidad Autónoma de Estado de Hidalgo www.uaeh.edu.mx
44 Universidad de las Américas www.udla.mx
45 Escuela Bancaria y Comercial www.ebc.mx
46 Universidad Autónoma de Durango www.uad.edu.mx
47 Universidad Autónoma Benito Juárez de Oaxaca www.uabjo.mx
48 Instituto Tecnológico de Oaxaca www.itoaxaca.edu.mx
49 Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora www.itson.mx
50 Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos www.uaem.mx