Vitamin D is a human hormone known mainly for its relevance in bone formation, as it is involved in calcium and phosphorus absorption at intestinal level. However, in recent decades it has been discovered that it also plays a valuable role in strengthening the immune system and in brain development, in addition to having an anti-inflammatory role.
“Blue Spaces for Recoleta”, is the name of the research carried out by Dr. Lucio Cañete Arratia (project director), from the Faculty of Technology; Enrique San Juan Urrutia, Victor Herrera Gonzalez, both from the Faculty of Engineering; and Rodrigo Vidal Rojas, current rector and professor of the Faculty of Architecture and Built Environment. In this initiative, the academics of the Campus configured alternatives of free access water bodies (pools, fountains, tanks, etc.) present in the district of Recoleta.