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Puerto Rican students won several prizes at international robotics competition

Submitted on 22 April 2013 - 4:19pm

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El Nuevo Dia

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Marga Parés Arroyo / mpares@elnuevodia.com

Students from secondary school and High schools around Puerto Rico won 12 prizes in an international robotics competiton.

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GEM Ph.D. Science Fellowship Program

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The GEM Ph.D. Science Fellowship is open to minority juniors, seniors and graduates (Masters) who are interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in a life science, physical science or mathematics. You must have a minimum 3.0 GPA to be considered for this award.

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Environmental experts analyze reforestation efforts in Puerto Rico

Submitted on 22 April 2013 - 12:37pm

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El Nuevo Día

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Limarys SUÁREZ Torres / lsuarez1@elnuevodia.com

El Nuevo Día and several environmentalists review the last 20 years of reforestation efforts in Puerto Rico and conclude that many of them have been done in the wrong places. Although 13 million trees have been planted in that period of time, they have done little to mitigate urban flooding, heat, noise and water contamination.

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The call of the leatherback turtle

Submitted on 22 April 2013 - 12:32pm

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El Nuevo Día

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Luis Miguel Rico / Especial El Nuevo Día

As the leatherback turtle nesting season begins we must reflect on the importance of protecting this endangered species and how this efforts fit in the bigger environmental conservation picture.

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Verizon Powerful Answers Award- 10 Million in Prizes for projects in health care, education and sustainability

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Verizon is offering $10 million in prizes for innovators and companies who propose the most innovative solutions utilizing Verizon’s unique combination of network, device and platform technologies to help reinvent and empower the three core areas of healthcare, education and sustainability. The prize awards in each of the three core areas include the following:

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