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Student at UPRM won first place at the North American Power Symposium

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Mónica I. Mercado Oliveras, student at the Electrical Engineering Department, at the Univerity of Puerto Rico Mayagüez (RUM), won first place for her poster presentation at the North American Power Symposium (NAPS) held at the University of North Carolina.

UPR press release.

This article was published at Diálogo Digital:

http://dialogoupr.com/noticia/upr/estudiante-del-rum-triunfa-en-competencia-de-energia-fotovoltaica/

 

Toxicologist recognized for her excellence in clinical education

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Dallas, TX - Toxicologist Dr. Larissa Velez, Professor of Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medicine Residency Program Director at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been selected as the inaugural holder of the Michael P. Wainscott, M.D. Professorship in Emergency Medicine.
 
The Professorship was created with an endowment established to honor the memory of Dr. Wainscott, who headed UT Southwestern’s Emergency Medicine Residency Program before his death in 2012 at the age of 56 after a long illness.

Neuroscientist shines at regional conference

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Marla Rivera-Oliver, a graduate student at the Institute of Neurobiology of the University of Puerto Rico, was selected to present her research in the oral Neuroscience session at the Southeast Regional IDeA conference in Biloxi, MS (Nov 11-13, 2015). Marla’s presentation, "The Modulatory Effects of Caffeine on the Intrinsic Properties of Spinal Lateral Motoneurons", a collaboration with Yocasta Alvarez-Bagnarol and her research mentor Dr. Manuel Diaz-Rios, received a commemorative certificate and a $500 award. She was the only neuroscience graduate student to be selected for an oral presentation. 

We are proud of Marla, who is also a volunteer with CienciaPR. Congratulations!

 

UPR students won awards at ABRCMS in Seattle

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The following students form the UPR system won awards for their research presentations at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) in Seattle.

UPR-RP: Kiara Berrios (Biochemistry); Cristina María Ríos (Neuroscience); Eddie Pérez-Caraballo and Nadia Yusif (Social and Behavioral Sciences); Gabriela Fenollal and Joel Encarnación Rosado (Cancer Biology); Ivana Serrano (Cellular Biology); Bethzaida Súarez, Andrés Molina, Nelson García and Alexandra Vázquez (Chemistry); and Josean Reyes (Physical Engineering and Math).

Students at the UPR­RP won 4th award on environmental research efforts

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Students at the UPR­RP won 4th award on environmental research efforts.

To read the original article visit:

http://www.uprrp.edu/?p=7193

Grupo de estudiantes participantes con el Dr. Jorge Ortiz HICE-PR

 

Grupo de estudiantes participantes con el Dr. Jorge Ortiz HICE-PR

 

Texas A&M Chemistry Student Heads to Paris for U.N. Climate Talks

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With the Thanksgiving holidays upon us, travel is on the week's agenda for most Texas A&M University students. For Wilmarie Marrero-Ortiz '14, the itinerary includes Paris, France, and the world's biggest stage for climate change.

UPR alumni deliver STEM fellowships to current students

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UPR alumni celebrated a ceremony to deliver the Ford Motor Company Fund STEM fellowships to 7 UPR students.

To read the full article visit the original article at:

http://dialogoupr.com/noticia/exalumnos-de-la-upr-en-estados-unidos-entregan-becas-de-estudio/

 

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