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SOS for a natural treasure

Submitted on 13 March 2013 - 12:02pm

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Contamination is threatening the Guachinanga island, a rare limestone formation in San Juan's San Jose Lagoon. This natural gem is home to coral fossils, rare birds and endangered native trees, and is being threatening by large volumes of trash and invasive species.

 

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Plan to save the Puerto Rican parrot

Submitted on 13 March 2013 - 11:52am

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Scientists at the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez turned to crowdfunding to finance the sequencing of the Puerto Rican parrot's genome.


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UPR Rio Piedras students ran experiments at the NASA Johnson Space Center

Submitted on 11 March 2013 - 7:33pm

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Lorna M. Castro

The team Microgravity Center for Advanced Nanoscale Materials (Micro-G CANM 2) from the Chemistry Department at the Natural Sciences School at the University of Puerto Rico was one of 5 teams selected to run experiments on zero gravity at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas last week. The team of students was led by Dr. Carlos Cabrera.

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Promising research on aviculture waste to generate energy

Submitted on 7 March 2013 - 7:07pm

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Marieli Collazo Vega

A group of researchers from the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) at Río Piedras Campus are trying to generate energy from the waste called "gallinaza" generated by hens.

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Environmental award for the Conservation Trust of Puerto Rico

Submitted on 7 March 2013 - 6:32pm

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The Conservation Trust of Puerto Rico (FCPR) was awarded with the "Best environmeatl action" award by the Mapfre Foundation at their Social Awards 2012. The project presented by the (FCPR) was called "Puerto Rico shines naturally" and it took place at thenatural Reserve "Las Cabezas de San Juan" in Fajardo.

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