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Four decades of the UPR Mayagüez Planetarium's

Submitted on 12 November 2013 - 12:07am

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Azyadeth Vélez Candelario (yadeth@uprm.edu)

The Planetarium at the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez opened its doors in 1973 and has served close to half a million visitors.

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Paid Summer Research Internships for Undergraduates in Vermont!

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PAID SUMMER RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS FOR UNDERGRADUATES

Vermont EPSCoR: Research on Adaptation to Climate Change (RACC)

The RACC internship program is designed to encoruage students from populations underrepresented in STEM to gain research experience in watershed, climate, or social science. Successful applicants receive a $5000 stipend, round-trip travel, and summer housing at the University of Vermont.

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Call for Abstracts - 34th Annual Research and Education Forum

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The Organizing Committee of the Medical Sciences Campus 34thAnnual Research and Education Forum invites submission of abstracts for either oral or poster presentations. Submissions can be made in the following categories: Basic Science, Applied Science, Clinical/Translational Science, Epidemiology, Systematic Review/Meta-Analysis, and Educational Projects.

The abstract submission deadline is Friday, December 6, 2013.

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Convocatoria para Evaluadores: 34to Foro Anual de Investigación y Educación del Recinto de Ciencias Médicas

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El Dr. Pablo A. Méndez Lázaro, Catedrático Auxiliar de la Escuela Graduada de Salud Pública, extiende una invitación a todos los facultativos del Recinto de Ciencias Médicas*, para incribirse como evaluadores de resúmenes y/o presentaciones orales y de pósters de estudiantes en el 34to Foro Anual de Investigación y Educación, a celebrase del 9 al 11 de abril de 2014.

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Puerto Rican scientist works hard to visit Mars

Submitted on 29 October 2013 - 10:56am

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Dr. Yajaira Sierra Sastre visited two schools in Cataño to talk about her experiences doing research under a NASA program and her dreams to become an astronaut.

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Cannon to shoot asteroids

Submitted on 28 October 2013 - 10:43am

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The Spatial agency of Japan has designed a cannon to be used in space to shoot small asteroids according to their website emol.

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