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Politécnica de Madrid
Alejandro Rodríguez, professor at the UPM, analyzes the impact of algorithms on social media and how they define the information we consume. He also reflects on recent decisions of institutions to abandon platforms such as X (formerly Twitter).
Like its previous two satellites, a team of UPM researchers and students develops the UPMSat-3 at the “Ignacio Da Riva” University Institute of Microgravity.
CSIC participates in an international study that identifies a new function of the protein responsible for avoiding toxicity due to excess sodium. The development of a new analytical technique to study plant nutrition provides biotechnological tools to improve plant tolerance to saline soils.
“Without enough funding, our public universities cannot fulfill their essential social function, much less aspire to do so with excellence,” outlined the new rector in an inaugural address presided over by Isabel Diaz Ayuso, president of the Community of Madrid.