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Ivia Moreno Rosado: A Borinqueña in China

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From an early age I have been interested in understanding the interactions between the fauna, the ecosystem and humans. These interests played a key role in my decision of pursuing my undergraduate studies in biology at the Metropolitan University (UMET) of the Ana G. Méndez System. During my sophomore year I took a botany course with Professor Eva Dávila. That experience helped define my next steps. Professor Dávila became a mentor and I worked in her laboratory in several projects related to zoology and botany.

 

Yaítza Luna-Cruz: I am Borinqueña and an Atmospheric Physicist

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Yaítza Luna-Cruz is an atmospheric physics scientist. She is currently an investigator that collaborates in educational initiatives of the Ecoexploratorio, Puerto Rico’s future science museum. Yaítza is founder and the first president of the student chapter of the Puerto Rico Metereological Society This Borinqueña hails from Cidra, the city of eternal spring.

Intermediate School students participated in Mathcounts competition

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Contacto de prensa:

Carlos M. Rivera-Cuesta, APR

787-647-2600

carlos.partners@gmail.com

 

San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 28, 2014 – The state competition MATHCOUNTS® that helps to develop excellence in math among intermediate school students, has a great final on March 28.  About 25 private and public institutions were represented among the 200 participants.

El Big Bang, la Inflación y la naturaleza de la ciencia

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Había una canción de salsa muy famosa de Héctor Lavoe que decía “Todo tiene su final. Nada dura para siempre…”. Y es cierto. Pero como toda coordenada lineal el tiempo tiene dos direcciones: una hacia el futuro y otra hacia el pasado. Así que la contraparte temporal de ese aforismo es “Todo tiene su principio. Nada ha existido desde siempre.”

"Boricua brains" awarded prestigious scholarship at the federal level

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The National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF- GRFP) is perhaps the most competitive and prestigious scholarship for doctoral students interested in a variety of disciplines related to science, engineering, technology and mathematics.

We are pleased to celebrate with you the names of twenty-three students from Puerto Rican universities who received this prestigious award and of three students who received honorable mentions. Only 17% of people who apply are awarded the scholarship.

Art as an Educational Tool to develop a New Generation of Scientists

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A soil ecologist and biologist, Grizelle González turns to art to better understand science. She currently is the project leader of the research unit of the International Institute of Tropical Forestry. With a Doctorate of Philosophy in Soil Ecology and Biology, Grizelle is also an adjunct faculty of the Department of Biology and Environmental Sciences at the University of Puerto Rico.

Graduate Biologist, Undergraduate Architect

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We are pleased to share with you a guest essay by Glorimar Irizarry Delgado, architecture student at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico

“A scientist must take the liberty to raise any question, to doubt any assertion, to correct errors” – J.R. Oppenheimer

Invigorating the Imagination with Art and Science

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Jason Silva is recently known as the host of the new series BRAIN GAMES for the National Geographic Channel, but this Venezuelan-American filmmaker has been widely recognized by his non-commercial series of short films “shots of philosophical espresso” and his ongoing project, aptly named “shots of awe”. Jason Silva has demonstrated to be a truly scientific poet. 

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