Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

12-year old boy becomes UNAM’s youngest university student

At 12 years of age, children in Mexico usually complete their primary education. But Carlos Santamaría school began to bore him from the second year, so he decided to go further and pursue university studies as a listener at age 8 at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).

Today Santamaría is the youngest student of the UNAM to enroll in a bachelor's degree, where he will study Biomedical Physics. So far, only a dozen young people had managed to register at 15 years of age.

The term "Biomedical Physics" was placed as a trending topic on . . .

Read Full Story

Related Posts

COMUSIDA data leak HIV Puerto Vallarta

Puerto Vallarta Plans AIDS Memorial Vigil for May 15

Puerto Vallarta will hold an AIDS memorial vigil on May 15, combining remembrance with a...
Navigator of the Seas cruise ship

Puerto Vallarta Cruise Days Bring 11,000 Visitors Ashore

Puerto Vallarta saw two double cruise arrivals this week, keeping port activity steady despite security...
Punta de Mita Turtle Beach Protest Raises Pressure

Punta de Mita Turtle Beach Protest Raises Pressure

Residents say work at Las Cocinas beach threatens turtle nesting, beach access and the Punta...
INAH Registers Ancient Maya Settlement in Quintana Roo

INAH Registers Ancient Maya Settlement in Quintana Roo

INAH registered El Jefeciño in Quintana Roo, a Maya settlement with about 80 structures and...