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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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Instituto de verano para investigadores jóvenes interesados en estudiar el abuso de drogas

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The Interdisciplinary Research Training Institute on Hispanic Drug Abuse (IRTI) is now accepting applications for its Summer Institute in Los Angeles, June 5-15. The IRTI promotes the career development of pre-doctoral, post-doctoral and early career scientists interested in conducting research on drug abuse among Hispanics. The IRTI is funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).

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Iguanas and their favorite menus

Submitted on 11 February 2013 - 3:24pm

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Scientists from the University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras make a surprising discovery about the diet of iguanas.

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Convocatoria de Prensa y a la Comunidad sobre la UPR y los fondos de NSF

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Amigos,

Nos llegó la siguiente convocatoria de prensa y para el público general sobre la posible cancelación de fondos de NSF para la UPR. Habrá una convocatoria paralela en el Edificio de Diego de la UPR-Mayagüez.

Investigadores exigen destitución del Presidente de la UPR

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Puerto Rican youth get hooked on robotics

Submitted on 10 February 2013 - 12:19pm

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Aurora Rivera Arguinzoni / arivera@elnuevodia.com

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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Alex Figueroa Cancel | alex.figueroa@gfrmedia.com

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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