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Butterfly sanctuary opens in UPR - Utuado

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The Tanamá Butterfly Sanctuary was inaugurated this Saturday at the University of Puerto Rico in Utuado.  As part of the event, a commemorative stamp from the US Postal Service was unveiled.   Various butterfly species have already been grown in the sanctuary.  Butteflies are an important indicator of the health of the ecosystem.  As such, different species of butterflies will be studied, specially the endemic ones, and will be released later into their natural ecosystem on the Tanamá River.

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Monsanto inducted to the Hall of Fame of Puerto Rican Agriculture

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Monsanto, Caribbean branch, , the largest seed company in the world has been chosen as part of the inductees to the Hall of Fame of Puerto Rican Agriculture.  Other than Monsanto, other inductees included José B. Ramírez Acosta, Frederick “Freddy” Calaf, agronomist José Vicente Usera, agronomist Pedro J. Vivoni Alcaraz and the firm Gargiulo de Puerto Rico. Vivoni Alcaraz defended Monsanto's selection citing the 7,000 jobs it generates in the island, without local financing, and the 15,000 hotel rooms per year used by their visitors and executives.  

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Petición de conferenciantes y recursos para Festival Ambiental en Escuela en Vega Alta

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Favor ver esta petición de la Escuela Superior Francisco Felicie Martínez de Vega Alta. Si alguno de nuestros miembros quisiera hablar a los estudiantes sobre el medio ambiente o proveer materiales educativos o recursos para la actividad, los estudiantes se lo agradecerán.

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¿Eres profesor nuevo? Solicita a los fondos CAREER de NSF

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The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of the early career-development activities of those teacher-scholars who most effectively integrate research and education within the context of the mission of their organization

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