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This research proposes a new methodology to analyse the process of transferring scientific information from its generation in institutes and research groups to its dissemination in society. This case study focuses on the analysis of scientific information coming from the community of Aragon. As part of the fieldwork, press releases from the Science Communication Unit of the University of Zaragoza were analysed and compared with their coverage in the audiovisual media. The results show a limited presence of scientific news in the main news programmes, with greater interest from public regional channels. It is concluded that the lack of audiovisual resources and limited airtime hinder television dissemination, while visibility in regional media is influenced by criteria such as informational proximity and institutional announcements. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This article presents the results of the project titled "Causes of Undergraduate Dropout at the University of Zaragoza" sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences and the ViceRectorate of Students of this university to determine the dropout rate since the implementation of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), as well as its causes and possible prevention strategies. An empirical descriptive approach using qualitative and quantitative research techniques has been employed, specifically the revision of existing statistics, a survey of 128 students from the University of Zaragoza who dropped out, and a communicative discussion group with coordinators of the degree programs. The results indicate that the total dropout rate, at just 3%, is not significant, while the partial dropout rate is larger, affecting 24% of undergraduate students. Causal multidimensionality shows that the students allude to extra-academic factors such as labour incompatibility, while teaching faculty point to academic causes such as lack of motivation or inappropriate academic profiles when undertaking a degree. Proposals for improvement focus on continuing with the EHEA methodologies of continuous assessment, while trying to reconcile them with non face-to-face teaching, better academic guidance of students in previous stages, or the development of motivational practices at university, such as zero courses, student clubs, or mentoring projects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Cajal y Valdés-Domínguez coexistieron en una época de conflictos políticos en España y de luchas independentistas en Cuba. Ambos fueron alumnos de Medicina en la Universidad de Zaragoza. Cajal cursó completamente sus estudios hasta graduarse en esta institución docente. Para Valdés-Domínguez fue una de las cuatro universidades por las que transitó en su formación como médico. La Anatomía fue una asignatura que tuvo particular significación para cada uno. Fue la preferida por Cajal en su etapa de estudiante y ocupó parte de su vida como profesor. Para Valdés-Domínguez, la Anatomía lo vinculó con el fusilamiento de los ocho estudiantes de medicina, trascendental acontecimiento en la historia de Cuba por el que sufrió prisión y fue deportado a España. En su vida profesional Cajal se dedicó a la ciencia y la docencia. Por su parte, Valdés-Domínguez se propuso reivindicar la inocencia de sus condiscípulos. En el presente trabajo se realizó una revisión bibliográfica para un análisis comparativo de los datos biográficos, destacando el contexto histórico social en que transcurre la vida de ambos médicos, así como el paralelismo de virtudes que los hace ejemplos para las actuales y futuras generaciones de profesionales de la salud.