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Bats help prevent harmful pests

Submitted on 12 August 2013 - 2:25pm

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Scientists Isha Alexander and Keith Geluso used innovative field techniques to capture bats at Vieques Island. This information will be used to quantify the species of bats living in Vieques and to estimate their population, which is essential for developing management plans.

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A virtual Puerto Rican safari on the internet

Submitted on 7 August 2013 - 8:02pm

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If you ask the average Puerto Rican student the name of five wild animals, the answer will probably contain animals such as lion, elephant, giraffe, hippopotamus, or zebra. Rarely will they mention fauna from their own archipelago. The reason is probably that these native animals are seldom mentioned in textbooks or classrooms. Dr. Eddie Laboy Nieves has undertaken a project to change the Puerto Rican public's knowledge of their own fauna. The Puerto Rican Fauna Videoteque collects over 210 videos of animals endemic to our islands.

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Estudiante graduado... No pierdas tiempo! Empieza a preparar tu solicitud para las becas de NSF ya!

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Si eres estudiante graduado de 1ro o 2do año, te recomendamos solicitar al programa de becas de NSF, el cual reconoce estudiantes prometedores que estén cursando su maestrías o doctorados en disciplinas de ciencia o ingeniería. A pesar de ser un programa altamente competitivo, los estudiantes de Puerto Rico han sido muy exitosos en el pasado consiguiendo estas becas.

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ASPPH/CDC Public Health Fellowship Program

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The ASPPH/CDC Public Health Fellowship Program offers outstanding opportunities for early-career public health professionals by enabling them to train at CDC on a variety of high-priority public health issues. ASPPH/CDC Public Health Fellows work closely with nationally recognized experts within the nation’s premier health promotion, prevention, and preparedness agency and global leader in public health.

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