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Puerto Rican engineer named one of 20 most influential Latinos in Tech by CNET

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Puerto Rican engineer Ileana Rivera, director of the technology used by Cisco's over 70,000 employees, was recognized by CNET en Español as one of the most influential Latinos in the technology industry of 2015.

Read more about Ileana here (in Spanish). Meet the other Latinos on the list here (in Spanish).

Congratulations Borinqueña!

Five Puerto Rican Engineers Recognized as Luminaries in STEM at HENAAC

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At least four talented Puerto Ricans will be recognized as luminaries in STEM at the HENAAC Conference (Great Minds in STEM) in Pasadena, California. These four Puerto Rican engineers are part of a group of 19 engineers that will be recognized by their work. The four Puerto Rican engineers are:

Adriana Santos – Alumna from UPR, Mayagüez in 2012

Paloma Díaz Candelas – Alumna from UPR, Mayagüez in 2011

Charles Parkhurst – Alumn from UPR, Mayagüez

Fernando Rosario – Alumn from Purdue

Marvi Matos _ Alumna, UPR Mayagüez and Carnegie Mellon

Students at the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez excelled in Brazil

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A group of mechanical engineering students at the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez excelled in several categories at a competition in Brazil.

Modelo del Vehículo REVO. (suministrada)

Modelo del Vehículo REVO. (suministrada)

 

The original article was published in Diálogo Digital on September 10th, 2015. To read the original article visit: 

Freshman at University of Puerto Rico in Humacao receives NASA Fellowship

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Jordan A. Caraballo Vega, freshman at University of Puerto Rico in Humacao received the Minority University Research and Education Projects (MUREP) Fellowhiship from NASA.  

This article was published in Diálogo Digital on September 9th, 2015. To read the full article visit: 

http://dialogoupr.com/noticia/estudiante-de-nuevo-ingreso-de-uprh-es-becado-por-nasa/

 

Borinqueña names most promising engineer with a PhD by Great Minds in STEM

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Dr. Marvi Matos, Director of Chemical Technologies, Metals and Ceramics for Boeing Research and Technology at the Boeing Company, CienciaPR volunteer and Borinqueña was named the most promising engineer with an advanced degree (PhD) by the organization Great Minds in STEM.

 

 

Alumna of UPR recieves Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship

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Vanessa Rivera Quiñones, alumna of UPR recieves the Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship to study a PhD in math at the University of Illinois.

This article was published in Diálogo Digital, on Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015. To read the article, visit:

http://dialogoupr.com/noticia/producto-upr/egresada-del-recinto-de-rio-piedras-gana-prestigiosa-beca/

Student at the University of Puerto Rico will develop technologies for NASA

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Perla Cruz Tato, recieved the NASA ASTAR fellowship to develop a technology that will produce water using semi permeable membranes.

This article was published in Diálogo Digital, on Monday, August 31, 2015. To read the original article visit: 

http://dialogoupr.com/noticia/upr/estudiante-de-upr-rio-piedras-desarrollara-tecnologia-para-la-nasa/

Student at Medical Sciences Campus received fellowship to study human sexuality

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Janice M. Epp, student at Medical Sciences Campus received pretigious fellowship to study human sexuality.

This article was published in Diálogo Digital on Monday, August 24th, 2015. To read the original article visit: http://dialogoupr.com/noticia/upr/becan-a-estudiante-de-ciencias-medicas-por-su-trabajo-clinico-sobre-la-sexualidad/

The Palmas Academy won submarine robotic challenge

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The Palmas Academy won several prizes at the Sea Perch National Challenge 2015 celebrated at the University of Massachusetts in Darmouth.

For more information about starting a robotic program email learningbydoingpr@gmail.com

 

This article was published in El Nuevo Día on Tuesday, August 25, 2015. To access the original article visit:

http://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/ende/nota/thepalmasacademyganaenroboticasubmarina-2090984/

 

Future veterinarian represents Puerto Rican youth in DC

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By Gerardo Alvarado León / El Nuevo Día

Laura Sofía Valderrama Figueroa was recently the only Puerto Rican to participate in the prestigious Youth Ambassador Program (YAP) of the Smithsonian Latino Center.

 

You can find the original full version of this article in Spanish by clicking on ESPAÑOL at the top right of your screen.

 

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