A paper published this month in the scientific journal Gaceta Sanitaria shows that students who moderately consume beer, wine, or both beverages had a higher adherence to the traditional Mediterranean Diet. This study was conducted with data from the Diet, Health and Anthropometry in a University Population Study (DiSA) at the Miguel Hernández University of [...]
The Executive Board of the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH), in its latest meeting, approved the nomination of José María Peiró Silla, Professor of Social and Organizational Psychology at the University of Valencia, as Doctor Honoris Causa by the UMH. UMH Professor Emeritus of Social Psychology, Jesús Rodríguez Marín, will sponsor Professor Peiró Silla.
Research by Roberto Pascual, Assistant Professor of Podiatry at the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH), alerts about long-term use of roller shoes in school environments, because they can cause podiatric problems in users due to the weight of these shoes, the heel height, and lack of flexibility, in addition to the very roller and [...]
The Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) occupies the fourth position in the ranking of the best Spanish universities, along with other academic institutions. These are the results from the fourth edition of the U-Ranking project of Spanish Universities, produced in conjunction by the BBVA Foundation and the Valencian Institute of Economic Research (IVIE). This [...]
The Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) will offer the Dual Bachelor’s in Law and Business Administration and Management for the upcoming 2016-17 academic year. By adapting its academic offering to the current social environment, one that is more globalized and competitive, the UMH values the interest in the implementation of this double degree. Sixty [...]
The Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) has implemented the HELPer program whose aim is to reduce the dropout rate among first year students. This program will strive to achieve this goal by offering them assistance through the design of an academic route and by providing them academic assistance from students who are either juniors [...]
Design an advanced system that assists persons who are blind or have low residual vision improve their mobility. This is the objective of research at the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH), in collaboration with the ONCE (National Organization of Spanish Blind people), coordinated by the Director of the UMH Biomedical Neuroengineering Group, Eduardo Fernández [...]
The Rector of the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH), Jesús Pastor Ciurana, and the CEO of the Vectalia Group, Antonio Arias Paredes, have signed a collaboration agreement to create the Casa Cesilia Chair of Wine Tourism, whose objectives include education, research, development and the transfer of knowledge in the field of wine tourism. This new [...]
The Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche is the top Valencian public university in terms of scientific production per faculty member. This is a finding from the third report on the Valencian Public University System (SUPV), The Socioeconomic Contribution from Valencian Public Universities (2015), by the Valencian Institute of Economic Research (IVIE). According to this document, [...]
The productivity of the Valencian Public University System stands 11% above the Spanish average according to the third edition of the report entitled The Socioeconomic Contribution from Valencian Public Universities, which was presented on Wednesday, January 27 by their five rectors, the President of the Generalitat Valenciana, Ximo Puig, and the Conseller of Education, Vicent [...]
