Los Alejandro Angel Escobar National Awards, that reward research and scientific dissemination, largely settled in Antioquia. Researchers from the University of Antioquia.
In the Social and Human Sciences category, the research led by Juan Sebastián Ochoa Escobar, from the Department of Music of the University of Antioquia, won. What is striking regarding the work is that it not only focused on the documentation of the joint, a music from the Caribbean region, but also dared to create.
Among the findings, it is highlighted that the investigation found four types of music that are called joints: the joints of the sabanera band, of the salon orchestra, of the long bagpipes group and of the party groups of the Coffee Region.
Returning to the creative intent of the work, the jury noted that the researchers composed, arranged and recorded 28 joints. For the jury, the work was “masterful”. “It is a commitment that transcends national borders, since this work increases the impact that theoretical discussions and the application of research-creation methods that are being developed in Colombia are currently having in Spain and Latin America,” the experts said. qualifiers.
The other award-winning research, In the Environment and Sustainable Development category, it awarded a work on obtaining renewable fuels from microalgae. The research group is made up of David Ocampo Echeverri, Luis Alberto Ríos, Gabriel Jaime Vargas and Elkin Andrés Gómez.
The jury considered that the development of fuels from microalgae has a great future and potential, especially since it is made from a renewable and non-polluting good. “It has enormous potential to mitigate the impacts of the cement industry in the country and in the world. The technology developed overcomes many of the problems of more traditional biofuels (…) the use of microalgae, moreover, does not compete for this purpose with products intended for human consumption”, considered the jury.
In the solidarity category, the award went to the Casa de la Madre y el Niño foundationrecognized for its contributions to the protection of children and pregnant women in vulnerable conditions.
In addition to highlighting that during the last eight decades said organization has contributed to restoring the rights of children and allowing them to grow up in a warm home, the jury also praised at least four strategies implemented by that institution, ranging from one aimed at supporting the adoption of children and another to strengthen the education of women between 18 and 24 years old, to one focused on supporting vulnerable families with therapies.
“Throughout these 80 years they have implemented innovative programs for comprehensive care at each stage of children in condition of adoptability or restitution of their rights (…) the affection, affection and excellent care for each one of the children attended, as well as the high level of commitment of the management team”, wrote the evaluating jury.
According to figures from this institution, in recent years there have been at least 20,000 children that thanks to their management have been able to benefit from the child protection system, 9,575 who have managed to find a family to adopt them and at least 3,000 mothers classified as having pregnancies in conflict who have benefited from the initiatives.
