Global UNAM Weekly News NL25
A SUPER TORTILLA AGAINST MALNUTRITION
Thanks to food science and technology advancements, specialists at the Faculty of Higher Studies (FES) Cuautitlán, UNAM, have enhanced the traditional tortilla through a double fermentation process.
“Our nutraceutical tortilla stands out for its unique ingredients and high nutritional value. It is low in calories—two tortillas are equivalent to one glass of milk. Additionally, the fermentation-based process eliminates the need for preservatives. Unlike similar products, it requires no anti-caking agents,” said Raquel Gómez Pliego, head of the Industrial Microbiology Laboratory at FES Cuautitlán.
Rincón UNAM Expands to the Philippines
A new Rincón UNAM has been inaugurated at the Library of the College of Arts and Letters at the University of the Philippines (UP), Diliman campus.
The space offers the Philippine academic community access to UNAM’s extensive digital resources, spanning nearly every field of knowledge.
Mapping the Stars: UNAM Astronomers Chart the Milky Way
Scientists from UNAM’s Institute of Astronomy (IA) have partnered with collaborators from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) to produce the most precise map of the Milky Way’s interstellar region.
A central element of the project is the development of the Data Analysis Pipeline, a software tool that accurately corrects stellar continuum features and extracts key parameters from emission lines—such as flux, equivalent width, systemic velocity, and velocity dispersion—with remarkable precision.
Exploring Michal Kalecki’s Influence on Capitalism and Structuralism
The Graduate Division of UNAM’s Faculty of Economics hosted the international conference Financing Economic Development and Growth Constraints: 70 Years of Michal Kalecki’s Influence on Structuralism.
In the opening session, speakers emphasized the urgent need to advance economic thought—its theoretical foundations and analytical tools—in a global context marked by the decline of neoliberalism, a deepening crisis, and a stalled transition still searching for a clear direction.
