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<\/p>\nThe Social Council of the Miguel Hern\u00e1ndez University (UMH) of Elche has presented the awards of the \u201cX edition of the Social Council Awards\u201d in the categories of Companies and Institutions, Research, Students, Teaching Excellence, Innovation Actions in Management, Non-profit Entity, Best University Athlete, Social Relevance and UMH Chairs.<\/p>\n
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The Student Award has been given to Luc\u00eda Rial \u00c1lvarez, Mar\u00eda del Carmen Pons Torres, and Javier Alonso \u00c1lvarez. This award recognizes the students’ academic achievements and values \u200b\u200bnot only their theoretical knowledge but also their experience, professional skills, the European dimension of their curriculum, and their social commitment.<\/p>\n
The Research Award in the “Research Groups” category has been awarded to the “Epidemiology of Nutrition” group, led by Jes\u00fas Vioque L\u00f3pez. In the “Young Researchers” category, the award went to Professor David Gonz\u00e1lez-Cutre Coll of the Department of Health Psychology.<\/p>\n
The Teaching Excellence Award has been granted to Professors Mar\u00eda del Carmen Acosta Boj, from the Faculty of Medicine, and Juana Aznar M\u00e1rquez, from the Faculty of Social and Legal Sciences in Elche. This award is granted within the framework of an agreement signed between the UMH and the Regional Ministry of Education, Culture, and Sport.<\/p>\n
For its part, the Tele Elx-Radio Marca Group received the Companies and Institutions award. This award recognizes the established track record of this Elche-based media outlet, as well as its ongoing collaboration with the UMH since its inception.<\/p>\n
The Innovation in Management award, aimed at UMH services and administrative units, was given this year to the Accounting, Financial Management, and Budgeting Information Service for its \u201cBudgeting Efficiency Project,\u201d presented by Juan Reche Segovia and directed by Jos\u00e9 L\u00f3pez Valero.<\/p>\n
The Best University Athlete award has been given to the UMH Men’s Basketball team for their outstanding performance in the University League. An Honorary Award has also been presented to Francisco Escrib\u00e1 Segura, coach of Elche C.F., for his close collaboration with the University’s Faculty of Social and Health Sciences.<\/p>\n
Regarding the UMH Chairs, in the Corporate and Patronage Chairs category, the award has been given to the Research Chair in Retinitis Pigmentosa, directed by Professor Eduardo Fern\u00e1ndez Jover and funded for over ten years by the Catalan company Bidons Egara S.L. Likewise, in the UMH Institutional Chairs category, which recognizes the achievements of individuals or organizations within each of the University’s Chairs, the awardees were singer-songwriter Adolfo Celdr\u00e1n Mallol for the Miguel Hern\u00e1ndez Chair, historian Juan Mart\u00ednez Leal from Elche for the Pedro Ibarra Chair, the Elche Misteri d\u2019Elx Choir for the Elche Misteri d\u2019Elx Chair, and the TRAGSA technical team\u2014Nuria Linde Olivares, Mar\u00eda Penalva, and Jos\u00e9 Juan L\u00f3pez Calatayud\u2014for the El Palmeral d\u2019Elx Chair, in recognition of their fight against the red palm weevil. An Honorary Award will also be presented to Manuel Campello Esclapez, discoverer of the bust of the Lady of Elche, on the 50th anniversary of his death.<\/p>\n
The Social Relevance Award has been given to M\u00f3nica Carrillo Mart\u00ednez, a journalist from Elche, presenter of the “Weekend News” on Antena 3 TV, writer, and regular contributor to programs such as the radio show “A Place Called World.”<\/p>\n
The UMH Social Council has finally awarded the Non-Profit Organization prize to Doctors Without Borders (MSF) for its social, healthcare, and volunteer work last year in the countries most affected by Ebola.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Social Council of the Miguel Hern\u00e1ndez University (UMH) of Elche has presented the awards of the \u201cX edition of the Social Council Awards\u201d in the categories of Companies and Institutions, Research, Students, Teaching Excellence, Innovation Actions in Management, Non-profit Entity, Best University Athlete, Social Relevance and UMH Chairs.<\/p>\n
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