Ciencia Puerto Rico congratulates Dr. Giovanna Guerrero Medina, former executive director of CienciaPR and Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Wu Tsai Institute at Yale, and Dr. Ingrid Montes, Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, election to the Board of Directors of the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos, Hispanics, and Native Americans in Science, known as SACNAS. Drs. Guerrero Medina and Montes began their three-year terms (the second term for Dr.

San Juan, PR – On December 5, the Coors Light Líderes program announced that Puerto Rican scientist Elvin Joel Estrada García was selected as one of its five leaders of the year. Estrada García, an expert in education and Senior Coordinator of Educational Resources at the organization CienciaPR, is the only person chosen from Puerto Rico on this occasion.

Celebrating its 18th edition, Coors Light Líderes, recognizes and supports Latino nonprofit leaders in the United States and Puerto Rico.

Alongside friends, colleagues, and sponsors, CienciaPR celebrated its first Noche de Ciencia Boricua on October 24. The event highlighted the most notable achievements of the organization since its foundation as a community in 2006. The activity also served to officially welcome the new executive director of the organization, Dr. Greetchen Díaz Muñoz, who took office in September 2024. 

Through fellowships, four individuals join the team, and two others take on new roles.

Dear Ciencia Puerto Rico family,