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Science funding in Puerto Rico at risk

Submitted on 12 February 2013 - 9:53am

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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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Puerto Rican youth get hooked on robotics

Submitted on 10 February 2013 - 12:19pm

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Puerto Rican grade school students showcased their engineering and scientific abilities at the Technology Challenge Puerto Rico LEGO Championship. Puerto Rican astronaut Joseph Acabá was present to observe their work and encourage the students.

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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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Job offer- Advanced Sensing Systems Scientist/Engineer UNL

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This is an academic year tenure-leading position as an Assistant or Associate Professor with a possible appointment or joint appointment in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering, School of Natural Resources, or Department of Agronomy and Horticulture. Appointment(s) will depend on the background and interests of the individual and best fit to academic unit(s).

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Polytechnic University Inaugurates New Aerospace Lab With First Full Motion Flight Simulator In Puerto Rico

Submitted on 8 February 2013 - 2:20pm

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San Juan, Puerto Rico, February 7, 2013 – The Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (PUPR) School of Engineering and Geomatic Sciences inaugurated today its new Aerospace Laboratory located at its Hato Rey campus. This new lab includes a wind tunnel, a helicopter turbine, a nozzle station, a vibration-measuring station, as well as the first MOTUS 622i Flight Simulator in Puerto Rico, the only one in its class with full motion capability, valued in over $250,000.

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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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