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The democratization of education

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Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) have gained a lot of popularity in the last few years. Among other things, they allow one teacher to reach thousands of students with one class. The author reviews the offerings of three of the most populare MOOC programs: KhanAcademyedX, and Coursera.

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Trio of students will represent Puerto Rico in robotics competition in California

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Three Puerto Rican teenagers will travel to California to represent Puerto Rico at the VEX Robotics Competition.

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Science funding in Puerto Rico at risk

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Con la alta criminalidad, el desempleo y el menú de controversias políticas del día, ¿a quién le podría importar un asuntito de científicos?

De primera instancia, quizás el lector piense que los problemas de la Universidad de Puerto Rico (UPR) con la Fundación Nacional de Ciencias (National Science Foundation, NSF) no le conciernen. Pero el problema con la NSF no es un asunto que solo afecta a un puñado de académicos.

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Iguanas and their favorite menus

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Scientists from the University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras make a surprising discovery about the diet of iguanas.

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Convocatoria de Prensa y a la Comunidad sobre la UPR y los fondos de NSF

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Amigos,

Nos llegó la siguiente convocatoria de prensa y para el público general sobre la posible cancelación de fondos de NSF para la UPR. Habrá una convocatoria paralela en el Edificio de Diego de la UPR-Mayagüez.


Investigadores exigen destitución del Presidente de la UPR

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