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Pfizer joins Ciencia Puerto Rico in support of the empowerment of girls in science

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Ciencia Puerto Rico announces collaboration with the pharmaceutical company, the IF / THEN initiative and the Ecoexploratorio to present the series of talks Juntas Podemos and inspire the future generation of pioneers.

Dr. Carmen Maldonado-Vlaar receives the Bernice Grafstein Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Mentoring from the Society for Neuroscience.

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n October 27, 2020, the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) presented four awards to leading female researchers who have made significant contributions to the advancement of women in neuroscience. This was the most competitive year and the most nominations received in the history of an international organization of more than 38,000 members. "SfN is honored to recognize this stellar group of neuroscientists for their pioneering research and leadership in advancing women in neuroscience," said SfN President Barry Everitt, Ph.D. “These women are dedicated to both innovative and creative approaches to science issues as well as advising, advocating, and being role models for young scientists and minorities.

CienciaPR joins the call to integrate San Juan into the municipal contact tracing system

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Ciencia Puerto Rico joins the COVID-19 Wisdom Coalition (COSACO), the Citizen Health Committee (CCS), Vistazo a la Ciencia, Periódico Nuestro, and Mentes Puertorriqueñas en Acción (MPA) to urgently ask the mayor of San Juan, the Hon. Carmen Yulín Cruz to take immediate action to integrate the municipality of San Juan into the Municipal System for Case Investigation and Contact Tracking (SMICRC). Currently, the capital city is the only municipality in Puerto Rico that does not participate in the SMICRC, despite having the highest incidence of infections and deaths in the entire archipelago. Below we share the full text of the letter.

26 de octubre del 2020

Matrimonio egresado del RUM de la UPR entre los 100 científicos hispanos más destacados en Estados Unidos

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La pareja de esposos compuesta por los doctores Yadira M. Soto Feliciano y Francisco J. Sánchez Rivera, egresados del Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez (RUM), de la Universidad de Puerto Rico (UPR), fueron seleccionados entre los 100 científicos hispanos más inspiradores en los Estados Unidos, según la notoria publicación Cell Press. Más allá de los lazos familiares que los unen, ambos comparten destacadas investigaciones que abarcan desde la propagación del cáncer, hasta un tema tan reciente como el COVID-19. 

Desde el Recinto de Mayagüez de la UPR la primera organización estudiantil para mujeres en la Física

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Un grupo de estudiantes del Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez (RUM), de la Universidad de Puerto Rico (UPR), fundó la primera organización en el país que agrupa a las mujeres que estudian la disciplina de la Física.

Con el nombre de Women in Physics Puerto Rico (WiP-PR), este colectivo está dedicado al empoderamiento de las féminas que se preparan académicamente y laboran en esta rama de la ciencia. Además, aspira a establecer un precedente para abrirle el camino a otras mujeres interesadas en entrar al campo, y, de esa forma, incrementar la diversidad y la inclusión del género en la ciencia, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáticas (STEM, por sus siglas en inglés).

Puerto Rican scientist and founder of CienciaPR receives one of the highest honors in biomedical sciences

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Dr. Daniel Colón-Ramos, professor of neuroscience and cell biology at Yale University and president of the board of directors of the non-profit organization Ciencia Puerto Rico, has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Medicine (NAM).

Election to the NAM recognizes individuals with outstanding professional achievements in the biomedical and health sciences fields and who have demonstrated a commitment to public service. Being elected to this Academy is one of the most prestigious recognitions in the fields of health and biomedical sciences.

CienciaPR awarded grant from the Simons Foundation's Science Sandbox to engage Puerto Rican audiences with the science of COVID-19

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Over the next year, the organization will create a collection of resources to help Puerto Ricans protect themselves and their loved ones from COVID-19.

CienciaPR welcomes three new members to the team

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The CienciaPR team is growing! Recently three new members joined us: Edmy Ayala Rosado, Dr. Liz Hernández Matías and Kimberly Massa Nuñez. Read below to learn a little more about them and the projects they will be working on. Welcome Edmy, Liz and Kim!

Funding for the Yale Ciencia Academy has been renewed!

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For the past five years, the Yale Ciencia Academy (YCA) has provided almost 200 doctoral students with critical tools, skillsets, outreach opportunities, and an expansive mentoring network to promote career advancement. We are thrilled to announce that the competitive grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that funds the YCA (R25GM114000) has been renewed for another five years! The new YCA (or YCA Phase 2) will have a slightly different focus: the PhD to postdoc transition. However, the program will stay true to its core mission: to enhance biomedical training through (1) skills development, (2) community, and (3) outreach.

Yale Ciencia Academy Fellows and Alumni Respond to COVID-19

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One of the pillars of the Yale Ciencia Academy (YCA) is that beyond their research, our scientists can contribute to society through science communication and public engagement. As part of their program year, YCA Fellows participate in science communication training and complete one outreach activity of their choice to engage with a community they care about. Since 2016, YCA Fellows have completed 150 outreach projects including blogs, newspaper articles, op-eds, and podcasts; lesson plans for educators and school visits; panels, workshops and conferences; public lectures; new science communication and advocacy initiatives; and hurricane relief efforts. The COVID-19 pandemic has been no exception.

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