UNAM
Revista Digital Universitaria
Revista Digital Universitaria ISSN: 1607 - 6079 | Publicación mensual | 1 de marzo de 2014 vol.15, No.03

ABSTRACT

Regional experiences to divulge Science: UNAM campus Morelia



Ana Claudia Nepote y Javier Ballesteros Paredes


The present work offers a historical view of the scientific public outreach activities that the academic community at UNAM, campus Morelia has offered since its creation. Back then, in November 11th 1996, Dr. José Sarukhán Kermez, rector of UNAM, inaugurated the campus with the aim of creating research groups outside University City able to impact positively in the area. The campus has 21 hectares, shared by four research centers, two research departments and a newborn college. In this brief manuscript we scrutinize the scientific outreach activities and projects developed by people at the campus. These have been performed with the aim of allowing a larger impact of UNAM in the region. After more than 10 years, UNAM, campus Morelia has proposed itself to start a series of actions and projects with substantial impact to the already growing programs that are developed in the State of Michoacán.



Keywords: Science, Public Communication of Science, Informal education, University Communication, Michoacán.