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

Submitted by Yaihara Fortis Santiago on 7 December 2015 - 4:01pm

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/

RUM civil engineering students won 1st place at International Competition

Submitted by Yaihara Fortis Santiago on 3 December 2015 - 6:34pm

The UPRM Pervious Concrete Team won 1st place at the American Concrete Institute Conference.

To see the original article, visit the Spanish version of this blog.

Puerto Rican scientist recognized at IberoAmerican Conference

Submitted by Yaihara Fortis Santiago on 1 December 2015 - 3:11pm

Dr. Manuel Torres Márquez was recognized as IberoAmerican Citizen in Bogotá, Colombia.

To read the full article visit:

http://www.elnuevodia.com/ciencia/ciencia/nota/reconocenacientificopuertorriquenoenencuentroiberoamericasaludable-2133165/

UPR students won awards at ABRCMS in Seattle

Submitted by Yaihara Fortis Santiago on 1 December 2015 - 1:58pm

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

Submitted by Yaihara Fortis Santiago on 1 December 2015 - 1:49pm

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

Academic Excellence in Sciences and Engineering

Submitted by Yaihara Fortis Santiago on 25 November 2015 - 12:14pm

The student organization Material Advantage at the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez (MaAd UPRM) received Excellence Chapter award for the Academic year 2014-2015 at the annual conference Materials Science & Technology 2015.

Rafael Soler, MaAd UPRM (Suministrada)

UPR alumni deliver STEM fellowships to current students

Submitted by Yaihara Fortis Santiago on 24 November 2015 - 1:10pm

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/

Several Puerto Rican students received awards at SACNAS conference

Submitted by Yaihara Fortis Santiago on 24 November 2015 - 12:50pm

Several Puerto Rican students from different institutions in Puerto Rico received awards at the SACNAS (Society for Advancing Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Sciences) conference in October.

To see the official press release visit the link:

http://sacnas.org/about/how-we-work/honors/2015/presentations?utm_source=hootsuite