La UGR y EL MADOC reeditan ‘El Conde de Tendilla, primer capitán general de Granada’, del historiador ceutí José Szmolka Clares

El libro “El Conde de Tendilla, primer capitán general de Granada”, del reconocido historiador ceutí José Szmolka Clares, ha sido reeditado por la Editorial de la Universidad de Granada (eug) y el MADOC (Mando de Adiestramiento y Doctrina del Ejército), en el que supone el tercer volumen de la colección “Biblioteca Conde de Tendilla”, dedicado a la figura de Íñigo López de Mendoza, primer capitán general de Granada, que da nombre a la colección.

Se trata, pues, de una reedición de la obra del historiador ceutí José Szmolka Clares, profesor de historia moderna de la UGR fallecido en 2003, que dedicó buena parte de su labor investigadora a la figura de este personaje histórico, militar, humanista, diplomático, escritor y uno de los principales artífices de la España y la Granada de su tiempo.

En este libro se pretende recuperar la figura del Conde de Tendilla como modelo representativo de la colaboración que vienen desarrollando la UGR y el MADOC desde hace más de una década, y, al mismo tiempo, rendir homenaje a la figura de su autor por el gran legado de su obra.
 
Historiador nacido en Ceuta
 
José Szmolka Clares nació en Ceuta en 1940 y falleció en Granada en 2003. Fue profesor titular de Historia Moderna en la Universidad de Granada y, según su maestro José Cepeda Adán, “escribía en un estilo transparente, nítido, en una prosa rica que no se enreda en sí misma, con un ritmo que no cansa nunca”.

Fue un hombre modesto, que nunca alardeó de su gran talla de investigador, pese a su extraordinaria agudeza y lucidez, su portentosa capacidad para enjuiciar el pasado y así comprender los problemas del presente.

José Szmolka Clares se centró, entre otras épocas, en la Granada mudéjar, y muy particularmente en todo aquello relacionado con el conde de Tendilla, personaje éste a quien dedicó su tesis doctoral, publicada tardíamente con el título “El conde de Tendilla, primer capitán general de Granada”, que ahora se recupera en la colección “Biblioteca Conde de Tendilla”, que promueven la UGR y el MADOC.

El libro, editado con un perfil titulado “Recuerdo de un hombre bueno”, a cargo del profesor Antonio Luis Cortés Peña, recoge además, en sus más de 360 páginas, los prólogos de las dos ediciones anteriores, así como una extensa nota introductoria.

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La UGR impulsa un programa de postgrado en la Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Forestales de Honduras

Profesores de la Sección Departamental de Tecnologías del Medio Ambiente, del Departamento de Ingeniería Civil de la Universidad de Granada, están desarrollando la fase preparatoria de un proyecto de colaboración internacional financiado por la Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID). El mismo culminará en la elaboración de un curso de postgrado que se desarrollará en la Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Forestales (ESNACIFOR) de Honduras.

Con el objetivo de desarrollar de forma institucional las relaciones académicas, culturales y científicas entre la Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Forestales y la Universidad de Granada, Miguel Conrado Valdez Castro, director ejecutivo de la Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Forestales (Honduras),  y Francisco González Lodeiro, rector de la Universidad de Granada, han suscrito un Convenio Marco de colaboración entre ambas instituciones.
 
Según explica Ángel F. Ramos Ridao, impulsor del proyecto y responsable de la Sección Departamental de Tecnologías del Medio Ambiente del Departamento de Ingeniería Civil de la ETS de Caminos, Canales y Puertos de la UGR, “estamos trabajando en la fase preparatoria, viajaremos en noviembre a Honduras para desarrollar próximamente el programa de postgrado centrado en el desarrollo de energías renovables que utilicen los residuos forestales para producir biomasa”. Además se incorporarán otras líneas de investigación como la gestión de aguas residuales a nivel municipal.
 
El convenio firmado recoge que el objeto del mismo es el desarrollo de relaciones académicas, culturales y científicas entre la Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Forestales y la Universidad de Granada, para lo cual se facilitará el intercambio sobre las especialidades, planes de estudios y calendarios actuales. Además se informarán ambas Instituciones sobre Proyectos de Investigación que se estén llevando a cabo en temas de interés común.
Asimismo se fomentará el intercambio de personal docente e investigador entre ambas Instituciones, de manera que se facilite que los profesores de una de ellas puedan enseñar en la otra Institución durante un plazo de tiempo determinado.

Se establecerán periódicamente encuentros entre profesores e investigadores de ambas Instituciones de áreas similares de especialización, con objeto de que puedan intercambiar sus experiencias y conocimientos, así como para facilitar su colaboración en proyectos comunes.

Con objeto de poder llevar a cabo este programa de colaboración, ambas Instituciones nombrarán una Comisión conjunta integrada por dos representantes de cada una, que establecerán los programas concretos, de acuerdo con los Estatutos y posibilidades económicas de cada una, y que vigile su puesta en práctica, así como su posible mejora.

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La Biblioteca Universitaria de Granada se da a conocer en los institutos de enseñanza media

  • Se ha diseñado el proyecto denominado “Transición desde el Instituto a la Universidad: perspectiva de la Biblioteca Universitaria”

Durante el curso 2011-2012 la Biblioteca Universitaria de Granada va a darse a conocer entre los que pueden ser, en un futuro próximo, sus posibles usuarios, los alumnos que este año cursarán segundo de Bachillerato.

Con tal motivo ha diseñado el proyecto denominado “Transición desde el Instituto a la Universidad: perspectiva de la Biblioteca Universitaria”.

Este proyecto se llevó a cabo también durante el curso pasado, en el cual se visitaron numerosos institutos, dándoles a conocer de forma sucinta pero amena qué es exactamente la Biblioteca Universitaria y qué puede ofrecer a aquellos que se decanten por los estudios de enseñanza superior. Según explica Mª José Ariza, directora de la Biblioteca Universitaria, “Durante este curso pretendemos llegar a más centros”.

La coordinadora de este proyecto, en el que participa numeroso personal de la Biblioteca Universitaria, es la responsable de la Biblioteca de la Facultad de Farmacia, Dolores Aguaza Salvador (laguaza@ugr.es), a la que se pueden dirigir los responsables de los Institutos interesados en colaborar con esta iniciativa.

Contacto: Mª. José Ariza Rubio. Directora de la Biblioteca Universitaria de Granada. Hospital Real. Tlf.: 958 243053. Correo elec: mjariza@ugr.es


La UGR crea un sensor único para medir la masa de núcleos atómicos

La Universidad de Granada construirá un dispositivo único en el mundo, denominado sensor cuántico, que servirá para medir masas de núcleos atómicos con una exactitud y precisión sin precedentes hasta la fecha. Este aparato será capaz de medir masas de núcleos atómicos con una precisión de un millón de millones de veces más pequeña que la medida de la masa del átomo, colocando en la «balanza» un solo átomo del elemento deseado. Un átomo tiene un radio igual a una diez millonésima parte de un milímetro, por lo que para pesarlo se necesita aislarlo en vacío, sosteniéndolo con la ayuda de campos electromagnéticos generados por lo que se conoce como «trampa de iones».

La construcción de este dispositivo será posible gracias a una subvención de 1,5 millones de euros, una de las de más elevadas que ha recibido la UGR en su historia para un proyecto concreto, otorgada por el Consejo Europeo de Investigación en el marco de la temática definida como «Constituyentes fundamentales de la materia». Dicha institución concede cada año importantes becas de investigación de gran prestigio para científicos que se encuentran en la fase de consolidar su carrera profesional en una línea de investigación (denominadas «ERC Starting Grants»). En la última edición, ha otorgado esta subvención a Daniel Rodríguez, investigador Ramón y Cajal del Departamento de Física Atómica Molecular y Nuclear de la Universidad de Granada, quien será el responsable de la construcción y gestión del nuevo sensor cuántico.

El innovador dispositivo sería el único del mundo que podrá medir las masas de los llamados elementos superpesados, que no existen en la naturaleza y sólo se producen en reacciones nucleares de fusión en cuatro laboratorios: Berkeley (EEUU), DUBNA (Rusia), RIKEN (Japón) y GSI (Alemania). El sensor cuántico desarrollado en Granada permitirá medir las masas de estos elementos en el GSI de Alemania, donde los científicos trasladarán el dispositivo una vez termine de construirse en la UGR.

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Remembering the past negatively worsens health

Going back to work after the holidays is a nightmare for many. Can you improve your health by remembering the past in a positive way? A study by the University of Granada (UGR) reports that people’s attitude to past events, present experiences or future expectations, influences their perception of health and their quality of life.

«We have observed that when people are negative about past events in their life, they also have a pessimist or fatalistic attitude towards current events. This generates greater problems in their relationships and these people present worse quality of life indicators,» explained Cristián Oyanadel, UGR researcher and co-author of the study published in the journal Universitas Psychologica.

Researchers assessed 50 individuals (25 women and 25 men between 20 and 70 years old) from a randomised sample, using questionnaires and time orientation tests. The time orientation profile was measured by applying the «Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory», designed in the United States and validated in several countries including Spain. This test includes five dimensions that describe attitudes towards the past, the present and the future.

Once grouped by profiles in accordance with their time perspective, respondents had to complete a quality of life survey to measure their physical and mental health.

«According to what we have observed in our study, the most influencing dimension is the perception of the past. A negative view of the past is highly related to worse health indicators,» noted researcher Oyanadel.

People who tend to be negative find it hard to make a physical effort in their day-to-day activities and have physical limitations for work performance; they perceive greater bodily pain and are more likely to become ill.

«Furthermore, they generally tend to be depressive, anxious and present behavioural changes,» he added.

Thinking about the future does not harm health

Three time profiles were found from the study participants, corresponding to three styles: mainly negative and mainly future-oriented – the two extremes – and a well-balanced group.

«The balanced profile is the ideal one, given that it provides a healthy attitude in the three time zones. They are people that learn positively from past experiences. They are more focused on achieving future goals and demand a lot of themselves, but they do not neglect that they need to have emotions and live pleasant experiences.»

Furthermore, these people score higher because they are physically stronger, have better general mental health, are less likely to become ill and do not notice discomfort and body pain as much.

«On the other hand, people that are more future-focused, i.e. those that put their personal goals before everything, forget to live pleasant experiences and are not very connected to their positive past experiences. They are not physically or mentally unhealthy but have a lower quality of life than the well-balanced group,» concluded Oyanadel.

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Remembering the Past Can Worsen Health, Spanish Study Suggests

Going back to work after the holidays is a nightmare for many. Can you improve your health by remembering the past in a positive way? A study by the University of Granada (UGR) reports that people’s attitude to past events, present experiences or future expectations, influences their perception of health and their quality of life.

«We have observed that when people are negative about past events in their life, they also have a pessimist or fatalistic attitude towards current events. This generates greater problems in their relationships and these people present worse quality of life indicators,» explained Cristián Oyanadel, UGR researcher and co-author of the study published in the journal Universitas Psychologica.

Researchers assessed 50 individuals (25 women and 25 men between 20 and 70 years old) from a randomised sample, using questionnaires and time orientation tests. The time orientation profile was measured by applying the «Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory,» designed in the United States and validated in several countries including Spain.This test includes five dimensions that describe attitudes towards the past, the present and the future.

Once grouped by profiles in accordance with their time perspective, respondents had to complete a quality of life survey to measure their physical and mental health.

«According to what we have observed in our study, the most influencing dimension is the perception of the past. A negative view of the past is highly related to worse health indicators,» noted researcher Oyanadel.

People who tend to be negative find it hard to make a physical effort in their day-to-day activities and have physical limitations for work performance; they perceive greater bodily pain and are more likely to become ill.

«Furthermore, they generally tend to be depressive, anxious and present behavioural changes,» he added.

Thinking about the future does not harm health

Three time profiles were found from the study participants, corresponding to three styles: mainly negative and mainly future-oriented — the two extremes — and a well-balanced group.

«The balanced profile is the ideal one, given that it provides a healthy attitude in the three time zones. They are people that learn positively from past experiences. They are more focused on achieving future goals and demand a lot of themselves, but they do not neglect that they need to have emotions and live pleasant experiences.»

Furthermore, these people score higher because they are physically stronger, have better general mental health, are less likely to become ill and do not notice discomfort and body pain as much.

«On the other hand, people that are more future-focused, i.e. those that put their personal goals before everything, forget to live pleasant experiences and are not very connected to their positive past experiences. They are not physically or mentally unhealthy but have a lower quality of life than the well-balanced group,» concluded Oyanadel.

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Remembering the past negatively harms health

A study by the University of Granada reports that people’s attitude to past events, present experiences or future expectations, influences their perception of health and their quality of life.

“We have observed that when people are negative about past events in their life, they also have a pessimist or fatalistic attitude towards current events,” said Cristián Oyanadel, UGR researcher and co-author of the study.

This generates greater problems in their relationships and these people present worse quality of life indicators,” he added.

Researchers assessed 50 individuals (25 women and 25 men between 20 and 70 years old) from a randomised sample, using questionnaires and time orientation tests.

The test included five dimensions that describe attitudes towards the past, the present and the future.

Researchers found that people who tend to be negative find it hard to make a physical effort in their day-to-day activities and have physical limitations for work performance; they perceive greater bodily pain and are more likely to become ill.

“According to what we have observed in our study, the most influencing dimension is the perception of the past. A negative view of the past is highly related to worse health indicators,” noted researcher Oyanadel.

“Furthermore, they generally tend to be depressive, anxious and present behavioural changes,” he added.

The study has been published in the journal Universitas Psychologica.

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Remembering the past harms health

A study by the University of Granada reports that people’s attitude to past events, present experiences or future expectations, influences their perception of health and their quality of life.

«We have observed that when people are negative about past events in their life, they also have a pessimist or fatalistic attitude towards current events,» said Cristi?n Oyanadel, UGR researcher and co-author of the study.

«This generates greater problems in their relationships and these people present worse quality of life indicators,» he added.

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Attitude About Past Influences Health

When we think of the past we can choose to do so in a positive or negative framework. New research suggests people’s attitudes or perspective about the past plays a role in how individuals perceive current and future events.

In other words, remembering the past in a positive context can help to improve your health.

Researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) discovered people’s attitude to past events influences their perception of health and their quality of life.

“We have observed that when people are negative about past events in their life, they also have a pessimist or fatalistic attitude towards current events.

“This generates greater problems in their relationships and these people present worse quality of life indicators,” explained Cristián Oyanadel, UGR researcher and co-author of the study.

Researchers studied 50 individuals (25 women and 25 men between 20 and 70 years old) chosen from a randomized sample. Each participant received a battery of standardized questionnaires and time orientation tests. The time orientation profile includes five dimensions that describe attitudes towards the past, the present and the future.

Once grouped by profiles in accordance with their time perspective, respondents had to complete a quality of life survey to measure their physical and mental health.

“According to what we have observed in our study, the most influencing dimension is the perception of the past. A negative view of the past is highly related to worse health indicators,” noted researcher Oyanadel.

Researchers discovered people who tend to be negative find it hard to make a physical effort in their day-to-day activities and have physical limitations for work performance; they perceive greater bodily pain and are more likely to become ill.

“Furthermore, they generally tend to be depressive, anxious and present behavioral changes,” he added.

In the study, participants were found to have three time profiles: mainly negative, mainly future-oriented and well-balanced.

Researchers say the balanced profile is the ideal one, given that it provides a healthy attitude in the three time zones.

“They are people that learn positively from past experiences. They are more focused on achieving future goals and demand a lot of themselves, but they do not neglect that they need to have emotions and live pleasant experiences.”

Among the balanced group, researchers discovered individuals were physically stronger with better general mental health. They were not as likely to become ill and reported discomfort and body pain less often.

Among the group that were strongly future-focused, i.e. those that put their personal goals before everything, researchers discovered a diminished appreciation of current pleasant experiences, and a poor connection to their positive past experiences.

“They are not physically or mentally unhealthy but have a lower quality of life than the well-balanced group,” concluded Oyanadel.

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Remembering the past negatively harms health

A study by the University of Granada reports that people’s attitude to past events, present experiences or future expectations, influences their perception of health and their quality of life.
 
«We have observed that when people are negative about past events in their life, they also have a pessimist or fatalistic attitude towards current events,» said Cristi n Oyanadel, UGR researcher and co-author of the study.
 
This generates greater problems in their relationships and these people present worse quality of life indicators,» he added.

Researchers assessed 50 individuals (25 women and 25 men between 20 and 70 years old) from a randomised sample, using questionnaires and time orientation tests.

The test included five dimensions that describe attitudes towards the past, the present and the future.
 
Researchers found that people who tend to be negative find it hard to make a physical effort in their day-to-day activities and have physical limitations for work performance; they perceive greater bodily pain and are more likely to become ill.

«According to what we have observed in our study, the most influencing dimension is the perception of the past. A negative view of the past is highly related to worse health indicators,» noted researcher Oyanadel.
 
«Furthermore, they generally tend to be depressive, anxious and present behavioural changes,» he added.
 
The study has been published in the journal Universitas Psychologica.

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Remembering the past negatively harms health

Remembering the past in a negative way may be harmful to your health, according to a new study.

A study by the University of Granada reports that people’s attitude to past events, present experiences or future expectations, influences their perception of health and their quality of life.

“We have observed that when people are negative about past events in their life, they also have a pessimist or fatalistic attitude towards current events,” said Cristián Oyanadel, UGR researcher and co-author of the study.

This generates greater problems in their relationships and these people present worse quality of life indicators,” he added.

Researchers assessed 50 individuals (25 women and 25 men between 20 and 70 years old) from a randomised sample, using questionnaires and time orientation tests.

The test included five dimensions that describe attitudes towards the past, the present and the future.

Researchers found that people who tend to be negative find it hard to make a physical effort in their day-to-day activities and have physical limitations for work performance; they perceive greater bodily pain and are more likely to become ill.

“According to what we have observed in our study, the most influencing dimension is the perception of the past. A negative view of the past is highly related to worse health indicators,” noted researcher Oyanadel.

“Furthermore, they generally tend to be depressive, anxious and present behavioural changes,” he added.

The study has been published in the journal Universitas Psychologica.

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Forget Your Negative Past, Move On to Stay Healthy: Study

A new study reveals remembering the past in a negative way may harm a person’s health.

The study by the University of Granada reports that people’s attitude to past events, present experiences or future expectations, influences their perception of health and their quality of life.

«We have observed that when people are negative about past events in their life, they also have a pessimist or fatalistic attitude towards current events,» said Cristi n Oyanadel, UGR researcher and co-author of the study.

This generates greater problems in their relationships and these people present worse quality of life indicators,» he added.

Researchers assessed 50 individuals (25 women and 25 men between 20 and 70 years old) from a randomised sample, using questionnaires and time orientation tests.

The test included five dimensions that describe attitudes towards the past, the present and the future.

Researchers found that people who tend to be negative find it hard to make a physical effort in their day-to-day activities and have physical limitations for work performance; they perceive greater bodily pain and are more likely to become ill.

«According to what we have observed in our study, the most influencing dimension is the perception of the past. A negative view of the past is highly related to worse health indicators,» noted researcher Oyanadel.

«Furthermore, they generally tend to be depressive, anxious and present behavioural changes,» he added.

The study has been published in the journal Universitas Psychologica.

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