Field Trip to CENAIM: From the Classroom to Experimental Sea Urchin Farming
On August 12, 2026, students from the Invertebrate Zoology course at the Faculty of Life Sciences (FLS) conducted a technical visit to the facilities of the National Center for Aquaculture and Marine Research (CENAIM).
Biology Students from the ESPOL Faculty of Life Sciences Participate in the 9th Ecuadorian Ornithology Meeting (REO 2026)
Biology students from the Faculty of Life Sciences (FLS) at ESPOL participated in the 9th Ecuadorian Ornithology Meeting (REO 2026), held from July 29 to August 2, 2026, in Cotacachi, Imbabura province.
Paolo Piedrahita, Ph.D., FLS Researcher, Warns of a "Demographic Void" and Reproductive Failure in Seabirds Due to El Niño
Beyond the immediate mortality of seabirds observed along the nation's coastlines, the most critical and silent toll driven by El Niño conditions strikes marine wildlife reproductive cycles.
FLS Delegation Presented Projects at NUTRITION 2026, the American Society for Nutrition Conference in the U.S.
An outstanding delegation from the Faculty of Life Sciences (FLS) represented ESPOL at NUTRITION 2026, the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition (ASN), held from June 25 to 28 in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area.
Julián Pérez Correa, FLS-ESPOL Expert, Highlights the Value of Guayaquil's Protective Hills as Refuges for Endemic Species
Guayaquil encompasses at least six protected forests and hills—including Cerro Blanco, Cerro Colorado, and Cerro Paraíso—that function as urban green lungs and natural barriers against unplanned urban sprawl.
Biology Students Conduct Fieldwork in Coastal Ecosystems of General Villamil Playas
As part of the hands-on curriculum for the Oceanic and Continental Waters course, Biology students participated in a field trip to the Playa El Pelado area in the General Villamil (Playas) canton.
FLS Professor Participated in Illumina Day 2026 on Next-Generation Sequencing Technologies
Aiming to exchange cutting-edge knowledge and analyze the latest trends in applied genomics, Diana Gutiérrez, M.Sc., Eng., a professor at the Faculty of Life Sciences (FLS), represented ESPOL at the Illumina Day 2026 event: "Tus ideas nos inspiran" (Your Ideas Inspire Us).
FLS Students Strengthen Agricultural Knowledge During Technical Visit to an Organic Banana Plantation
As part of the practical activities designed to complement classroom learning, students from the Faculty of Life Sciences (FLS) participated in a technical field visit to an organic banana plantation currently being established in the Santa Elena Peninsula.
Paolo Piedrahita, Ph.D., FLS Researcher, Warns of Ecological and Demographic Impacts Following Blue-Footed Booby Die-Offs on Ecuadorian and Peruvian Coasts
The emergence of disoriented, dead, or severely emaciated seabirds across both the beaches of Tumbes (Peru) and the coastline and urban areas of Ecuador has raised alarms among the scientific community and environmental authorities.
Paolo Piedrahita, Ph.D., FLS-ESPOL Professor and Researcher, Analyzes the Impact of Warm Ocean Waters on the Mortality of Blue-Footed Boobies and Other Seabirds
Anomalous sea surface warming along the Ecuadorian coastline and the insular region continues to disrupt prey availability and marine wildlife behavior.