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Celebrating the great talent of the Puerto Rican scientific community

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Dear Friends,

The last month has been one of many achievements for the scientific community of Puerto Rico.

At CienciaPR we want celebrate these achievements and give more visibility to these scientific heroes that raise the profile of Puerto Rican science around the world. 

Congrats to Puerto Rican students who received awards at ABRCMS!

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During November 7-10 the twelfth Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) took place in San Jose, California. ABRCMS is the largest professional conference for minority students in science, engineering and mathematics.

As in previous years, a large number of Puerto Rican students attended the conference. Ciencia Puerto Rico was not able to attend this year but we received news that a large number of students from Puerto Rican received awards.

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Mercury, Venus and Jupiter to align on Sunday

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In a rare event, onn Sunday, May 26, Puerto Rico will be able to see Mercury, Venus and Jupiter align in a triangle. The next opportunity to see this phenomenon is in 2026.

 

For more information visit the Spanish version of this article (click on ESPAÑOL at the top right of the page) or contact Mónica Feliú-Mójer (moefeliu@cienciapr.org).

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Dire situation at the Department of Agriculture

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Gerardo Cordero / gerardo.cordero@gfrmedia.com

The main goal of the Puerto Rico Department of Agriculture is to foster food security. This task is however difficulted by a lack of funding, agricultural statistics, or progress reports from previous years.

This article is originally in spanish. To read it you can click on ESPAÑOL at the top right corner of your page. You can also contact our News Editor, Mónica Feliú-Mójer (moefeliu@cienciapr.org).

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Support for green roads

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Andrea Martínez / amartinez@elnuevodia.com

The combination of recycled asphalt with new paving technologies will create savings for the government while being an eco-friendly alternative.

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30th anniversary of the discovery of HIV

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This article summarizes the contributions of the Virology Laboratory at the University of Puerto Rico's Medical Sciences Campus to the understanding of the HIV virus.

The original version of this article is in Spanish. You can read it by clicking on the word ESPAÑOL at the top right corner. You can also contact our News Editor Mónica Feliú-Mójer (moefeliu@cienciapr.org).

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Puerto Rican students won several prizes at international robotics competition

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Marga Parés Arroyo / mpares@elnuevodia.com

Students from secondary school and High schools around Puerto Rico won 12 prizes in an international robotics competiton.

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