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Report: Puerto Rico unprepared for climate change

Submitted on 24 August 2013 - 11:46am

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Environmental officials and scientists warned Friday that Puerto Rico is dangerously vulnerable to the effects of global climate change and urged it to prepare by better-regulated coastal development, and perhaps even by building artificial reefs. 

The storm-caused floods and erosion that have always affected the U.S. Caribbean territory are expected to grow worse as temperatures and seas rise, perhaps by 22 inches (57 centimeters) by 2060, according to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers study.

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Submitted on 24 August 2013 - 11:43am

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Report: Puerto Rico unprepared for climate change

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Environmental officials and scientists warned Friday that Puerto Rico is dangerously vulnerable to the effects of global climate change and urged it to prepare by better-regulated coastal development, and perhaps even by building artificial reefs. 

The storm-caused floods and erosion that have always affected the U.S. Caribbean territory are expected to grow worse as temperatures and seas rise, perhaps by 22 inches (57 centimeters) by 2060, according to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers study.

CONVERGE - For applicants to graduate school at MIT

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The CONVERGE mission is to increase the presence of underrepresented and underserved students in MIT’s graduate programs. To achieve this goal, CONVERGE hosts a four-day graduate school preview weekend on the MIT campus during the fall.

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Fulbright US student program (to study abroad)

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Fulbright Grants for U.S. Students--For eligibility enter: http://us.fulbrightonline.org/about/eligibility

These grants enable students to conduct research/study abroad for an academic year. Fulbright's deadline, October 15, 2013.

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The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities seeks 20 talented and highly motivated students to intern in challenging assignments for this fall semester in Washington, DC. A full-time or part-time schedule can be accommodated; however intern must be able to work a minimum of 20 hours per week if electing a part-time schedule. The details of the internship assignment are at the end of this message.

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NSF Graduate Fellowship Programa de Becas de Investigación - Ciencias de las Matemáticas, Química, Física y Astronomía

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El programa reconoce y apoya a los estudiantes graduados sobresalientes que realizan actividades de investigación con sede en maestrías y doctorados en campos comprendidos en el cometido de la NSF. 

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Puerto Rican students observed Perseids meteor shower

Submitted on 14 August 2013 - 4:19pm

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A group of students lead by Professor Oscar Resto (UPR-Physics Department) designed an experiment to capture the Perseids Meteor Shower.

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