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Puerto Rican woman aspires to be the first in space

Submitted on 10 February 2013 - 10:52am

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NASA chose the young woman from Arroyo, and member of CienciaPR, for a Mars pre-exploration project

Yajaira Sierra Sastre aspires to be the first woman astronaut from Puerto Rico. Her goal is closer at hand now that she has been selected to participate in the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (Hi-SEAS), an important project financed by NASA to study important aspects of how to sustain astronauts traveling and living in Mars. 

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Petición de FASEB para frenar la secuestración de fondos para las ciencias

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Amigos, la secuestración del presupuesto de los EEUU se postpuso, pero aún se corre riesgo de que hayan recortes extensos a muchas agencias federales, incluyendo aquellas que, cómo el NIH y el NSF, invierten billones de dólares para investigación científica. Recortes presupuestarios a estas agencias pondrían en peligro investigaciones y carreras científicas de dentro y fuera de Puerto Rico.

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Puerto Rican astronaut Joseph Acabá spends time with students from Río Piedras

Submitted on 5 February 2013 - 11:01pm

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Puerto Rican astronaut Joseph Acabá spent time with elementary and middle school students from the Río Piedras area at the Capetillo Abajo Community Garden, Nursery and Urban Forest.

 

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HENAAC scholarships for students in STEM fields (graduate, undergraduate, high school seniors)

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Participate in the international campaign against light contamination

Submitted on 1 February 2013 - 4:55pm

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Residents of Puerto Rico will have the opportunity to participate in the 'Globe at Night' program, an international citizen science campaign to raise awareness about the negative impact of light pollution, a phenomenon that greatly affects Puerto Rico.

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Goble at Night: www.globeatnight.org

Puerto Rico Astronomical Society: www.astronomiapr.org

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Art-science: Dissemination of science through art

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Dr. José Francisco Salgado, astrónomo, fotógrafo, artista visual y educador, en el Observatorio de Arecibo (Arecibo Observatory, Arecibo, Puerto Rico, 28 Nov 2007). . Derechos de autor: Foto por Jorge Rodríguez, © 2007 José Francisco Salgado, PhD
Astronomer, graphic artist and photographer José Francisco Salgado at the Arecibo Observatory, Arecibo, Puerto Rico, 28 Nov 2007. Copyright Photo by Jorge Rodríguez, © 2007 José Francisco Salgado, PhD

Becoming a scientist is a very individual process and can involve different paths as we discover and combine diverse experiences and interests. Although the trajectory to becoming a scientist is something very personal, finding a way to merge our passions is one of the most important things that we can do to ensure professional success, especially in the sciences. This was the case for astronomer, graphic artist and photographer José Francisco Salgado.

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