Environmental and agricultural sciences

*** Única oportunidad para estudiantes universitarios [Climate Action Academy] Milo Space Institute ***

Submitted by Marcos Lopez on

Marcos Lopez's picture

 ¿Listo para marcar la diferencia en la lucha contra el cambio climático en Puerto Rico? Participa en nuestro innovador programa virtual de 12 semanas diseñado para estudiantes universitarios y recién graduados de diversas disciplinas en Puerto Rico.

Rating: 

0

Forums: 

Tags: 

If we are what we eat, what will we be with climate change?

Submitted by Uriyoan Colon-Ramos on

Uriyoan Colon-Ramos's picture

This opinion column was published in El Nuevo Día on July 12, 2024, you can access the column at this link. 

 

I grew up in the 1980s, wanting to eat chips, cheetos and other bags full of junk food while my mom tried to push a plate of rice and beans down my throat. Today, as a scientist, I study why we eat what we eat, and how it affects our health.

Science Protagonists: Puerto Rican discovers insect in Panama and it is named in her honor

Submitted on 4 June 2024 - 1:46pm

This article is reproduced by CienciaPR with permission from the original source.

Original Source: 

El Nuevo Día

CienciaPR Contribution: 

No

By: 

Marina Reyes Huertas

Entomologist Charluz Arocho Rosario made the discovery of the new species of stink bug during an expedition to the Central American country in which the researcher was searching for beetles.


The entomologist Charluz Arocho Rosario made the discovery of the new species of stink bug during an expedition to the Central American country in which the researcher was dedicated to the search for beetles.

Tags: 

Para la Naturaleza inaugurates the Arboretum Miguel A. “Papo” Vives Heyliger

Submitted on 30 May 2024 - 11:06am

This article is reproduced by CienciaPR with permission from the original source.

Original Source: 

Para la Naturaleza

CienciaPR Contribution: 

No

Located in the Hacienda la Esperanza Nature Reserve in Manatí, the arboretum has more than 1,000 trees, shrubs and plants native and endemic to Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.

 

Manatí, PR- Sheltered under the shade of the branches of a violet tree, between moments of shared laughter and tears of emotion, family, colleagues and friends of botanist Miguel A. “Papo” Vives Heyliger, celebrated the inauguration of the arboretum that bears his name at the Hacienda La Esperanza Nature Reserve (HLE), in Manatí.

Tags: 

Interados de verano pagos en la Interamericana

Submitted by Ariadna S. Rubio Lebrón on

Ariadna S. Rubio Lebrón's picture

The Center for Environmental Education, Conservation and Research of the Inter-American University of PR, is announcing three types of internships beginning in May 2024 that will provide stipends for students through August 2025:
 

Internship 1. A study to investigate the benefits of installing filtration in small potable water supply systems in rural PR.

Rating: 

0

Forums: 

Tags: 

UPRH professor stands out at MONOCOTS International Congress in Costa Rica

Submitted by Ariadna S. Rubio Lebrón on

Ariadna S. Rubio Lebrón's picture

(Humacao, P.R.) - Dr. Raymond Tremblay, professor of the Department of Biology of the UPRH and faculty of the Department of Biology of the UPR-RP Graduate School, participated in the VII International Congress of Comparative Biology of Monocotyledons (MONOCOTS) in San José, Costa Rica. The congress had a duration of five days of conferences, including a poster session of approximately 50 people and more than 200 international participants.

Empresa boricua recibe galardón “Uno con el Ambiente” por sus soluciones de sostenibilidad para las industrias

Submitted on 6 May 2024 - 11:27am

This article is reproduced by CienciaPR with permission from the original source.

Original Source: 

El Nuevo Día

CienciaPR Contribution: 

No

San Juan, Puerto Rico (martes, 30 de abril de 2024) — La ingeniera Geannette M. Siberón y su empresa Environmental & Safety Engineering Solutions (EnvSafe PR) recibieron el premio “Uno con el Ambiente” de FirstBank y un fondo de capital semilla como parte de la competencia de negocios del Grupo Guayacán, por diseñar soluciones que permiten a las industrias de manufactura reducir su huella ambiental para lograr sus metas de sustentabilidad y mantenerse competitivos en el mercado global.

Tags: 

Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Marine Microbial Ecology

Submitted by Mónica Ivelisse Feliú-Mójer on

Mónica Ivelisse Feliú-Mójer's picture

These postdoctoral fellowships support scientists who intend to pursue a career in basic research on fundamental problems in marine microbial ecology, with an emphasis on understanding the role of microorganisms in shaping ocean processes, and vice versa.
 

Application submission deadline: May 7, 2024

Rating: 

0

Forums: 

Tags: 

Job Opportunity, Physical Scientist, US Environmental Protection Agency

Submitted by Ariadna S. Rubio Lebrón on

Ariadna S. Rubio Lebrón's picture

This position is in The Office of Water. The Office of Water (OW) ensures drinking water is safe, and restores and maintains oceans, watersheds, and their aquatic ecosystems to protect human health, support economic and recreational activities, and provide healthy habitat for fish, plants and wildlife.

Rating: 

0

Forums: 

Tags: 

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - Environmental and agricultural sciences