La Universidad Espíritu Santo,  fue reconocida en la edición de julio de 2026 del Transparent Ranking of Universities, elaborado por el Cybermetrics Lab del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) de España con datos de OpenAlex. La clasificación evaluó cerca de 17.400 universidades de todo el mundo según el número de publicaciones científicas ubicadas entre...Read More

Durante años, las políticas de salud pública en América Latina apostaron por una estrategia sencilla: informar a los consumidores sobre los riesgos de los alimentos con exceso de azúcar, grasa o sal mediante etiquetas visibles en los envases. Sin embargo, una nueva investigación publicada en The Lancet Regional Health – Americas advierte que el principal...Read More

En una etapa decisiva para el desarrollo físico y mental, la primera infancia en Ecuador enfrenta una combinación preocupante de sedentarismo, exceso de pantallas y problemas de salud temprana. Un estudio piloto del proyecto internacional SUNRISE, liderado en Ecuador por José Francisco López Gil, docente investigador de la UEES, encontró que solo el 11,8% de...Read More

Ingresar a la universidad no sólo marca el inicio de una etapa académica; también puede definir hábitos que impactan la salud física, mental y el bienestar a largo plazo. Bajo esa premisa, la Universidad Espíritu Santo, anunció el lanzamiento de UEES CARE, un programa institucional dirigido a estudiantes de nuevo ingreso que busca evaluar, acompañar...Read More

Durante semanas, los termómetros en la costa ecuatoriana no han bajado de niveles considerados peligrosos para la salud humana. No se trata de una anomalía pasajera, sino (según advierten los científicos) de una señal clara de lo que está por venir. El índice de calor, que combina temperatura y humedad para reflejar lo que el...Read More

En algunos sectores de Guayaquil, enseñar se ha convertido en un desafío que va más allá del aula. Frente a esta realidad, la UEES impulsa el proyecto “Prácticas pedagógicas inclusivas: Estrategias educativas aplicadas a escuelas en entornos sociales complejos”, en alianza con la Red Educativa Arquidiocesana de Guayaquil (REA). La iniciativa busca desarrollar una guía...Read More

La menopausia se asocia con cambios corporales medibles y clínicamente relevantes. El proyecto de investigación “Programa de salud integral de la mujer de mediana edad”, dirigido por Peter Chedraui, docente investigador de la UEES, analizó la composición corporal de 363 mujeres ecuatorianas de entre 40 y 60 años. Los resultados mostraron que el 43 %...Read More

A mullet ceviche is part of our gastronomic identity. However, science has recently documented a finding that deserves attention, not alarm. An inter-institutional study between the Universidad Espíritu Santo (UEES), Universidad de las Américas, Universidad Central, Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INABIO) and the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) of Japan, identified...Read More

The air is not visible, but that does not mean it is clean. During the first ten days of an innovative pilot study led by Iván Chérrez, allergist and researcher at the Universidad Espíritu Santo (UEES), the results already show a worrying alert: on average, the air quality in Samborondón was in the category of...Read More

After more than 25 years dedicated to understanding and improving the health of Ecuadorian women, Peter Chedraui, senior research professor at the Espiritu Santo University Research Center, received the title of «Master of Ecuadorian Gynecology and Obstetrics» during the XXV Ecuadorian Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics. This recognition, the most...Read More

Universidad Espiritu Santo consolidated its leadership in scientific research by having four of its researchers included in the latest edition of the Stanford-Elsevier 2025 ranking, which recognizes the 2% most influential scientists on the planet. Of the 30 Ecuadorian researchers distinguished in this edition, four belong to UEES, positioning the institution as one of the...Read More

The intense rainfall recorded in recent months has generated environmental conditions that favor the uncontrolled proliferation of the Thyrinteina arnobia, known as mediator butterfly or mangrove moth, in the mangrove ecosystems of the Gulf of Guayaquil. According to reports from local communities that interact daily with these ecosystems, the massive presence of this butterfly is...Read More

A recent UEES study, published in the Journal of Public Health Policy, reveals a serious contradiction in Ecuadorian policy: while the country faces increasing challenges due to rising extreme temperatures caused by climate change, the new Executive Decree No. 255 on Occupational Safety and Health, enacted in May 2024,...Read More

The article entitled “Risk of sarcopenia: a warning sign for cognitive impairment in postmenopause?”, which presents the results of a study developed by the Latin American Network for Climacteric Research, a network in which Peter Chedraui, UEES research professor, is a member and active collaborator, has been recognized with the Editor's Choice Award....Read More

José Francisco López Gil, research professor at the Universidad Espíritu Santo, was awarded first place in the XXV Edition of the Research Awards of the Albacete Integrated Care Management (GAI) in Spain. His study, entitled “Global proportion of disordered eating in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis”, received...Read More

Natalia Molina, mangrove expert and UEES research professor, participated in the first meeting of the Committee of Experts (CODEX) for the Collective Scientific Evaluation on the management and sustainable development of mangroves in Ecuador. The meeting took place from July 14 to 18, 2025 at the headquarters of the French Institute...Read More

The research professor Iván Cherrez, representing Universidad Espíritu Santo, participated in the 9th Summer Seminar on Oscillometry, a high-level academic event organized by McGill University in Canada. This meeting, dedicated exclusively to the analysis of oscillometry -an advanced technique to evaluate pulmonary function- brought together world leaders in the field of pulmonary...Read More