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Supporting Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona
On Sunday, September 18, 2022, Hurricane Fiona made landfall in southwestern Puerto Rico, the same area most impacted by the…
NASA awards ten CROEM students in space mission and robotics competition
Mayagüez - Students from the Centro Residencial de Oportunidades Educativas de Mayagüez, known by its acronym CROEM, placed…
NASA awards ten CROEM students in space mission and robotics competition
Mayagüez - Students from the Centro Residencial de Oportunidades Educativas de Mayagüez, known by its acronym CROEM, placed…
Puerto Rican students receive awards in prestigious scholarship programs
We would like to congratulate Dr. Nicolle Rosa Mercado, a Borinqueña who was recently selected for the ultra-competitive Hanna…
Mayagüezano scientist prepares to launch rocket that seeks to expand our knowledge of the formation of the universe
By José Ayala Gordián Physicist Enectalí Figueroa Feliciano leads a team at…
RUM student receives $10,000 from prestigious Google video game grant
Nicole Noemí Román Correa is the only young woman enrolled at the University of Puerto Rico to be part of the select group of…
Puerto Rican microbial ecologists represent Puerto Rico at ISME18, the International Congress on Microbial Ecology in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The prestigious congress of the International Society for Microbial Ecology, brought together Puerto Rican scientists…
Ivette Perfecto: a pioneer in agroecological research
The veteran Puerto Rican scientist was exalted to the National Academy of Sciences of the United States. With an impeccable…
Dr. Antonio Mignucci's three-decade career recognized
Director of the Manatee Conservation Center of the Caribbean receives Humane Hero Award for his dedication to animal welfare…
Estudiante del Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez de la UPR recibe la Generation Google Scholarship for Women in Gaming
Student Nicole Noemí Román Correa, who will begin her fourth year this semester in Software Engineering (INSO) at the…
MEET OUR YCA 2022 FELLOWS!
YCA is pleased to welcome 16 talented biomedical or health sciences PhD students from 16 different institutions as our…
Puerto Rican woman becomes first female psychologist on major American Medical Association panel
By: Alex Figueroa Cancel Idalia Massa is a native of San Lorenzo and a graduate of the University of Puerto Rico. Puerto…
New Fortress Energy awards scholarships to five students at the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus
June 28, 2022. San Juan, Puerto Rico - As part of New Fortress Energy's (NFE) mission to boost the communities where it…
RUM solar boat crowned fastest in Solar Splash 2022
The UPRM Solar Boat team, made up of students from the College of Engineering of the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus…
Experts question Department of Health's inaction on COVID-19 and offer recommendations to improve public health response
A group of health professionals, scientists and physicians questioned the lack of action by the local Department of Health in…