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Puerto Rican students won several prizes at international robotics competition

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

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AIDIS prize for Robinson School on scientific fair projects

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Students from Robinson School won the AIDIS-prize in a scientific fair at the Lilly Pharmaceutical.

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11 Puerto Rican students will participate in a robotics competition

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Eleven Puerto Rican students from the Escuela Especializada Central de Artes Visuales will participate in the Robo Games Competition in robotics in California.

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Fellowship opportunities at Universia

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Universia has posted over 300 opportunities related to fellowships at becas.universia.pr

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¿Conoces a un(@) maestr@ de ciencias y matemáticas sobresaliente? ¡Nomínal@ para el Premio Presidencial!

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The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) are the nation's highest honors for teachers of mathematics and science (including computer science). Awardees serve as models for their colleagues, inspiration to their communities, and leaders in the improvement of mathematics and science education.

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

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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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INTERNADO DE NANOTECNOLOGIA 2013: NanoSummer Camp para maestros y estudiantes

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El campamento de 5 semanas Nano Summer camp, para jóvenes y maestros de escuela superior, se llevará a cabo en la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto Río Piedras. La fecha límite para someter solicitudes es el 13 de Abril.

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Environmental award for the Conservation Trust of Puerto Rico

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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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Ethical dilemmas of modern science

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This article discusses several ethical issues raised by recent science and technology advances. Some of the issues discussed are hacking into medical devices, climate change, cars that drive themselves, and more. These dilemmas were published by the John J. Reilly Center for Science, Technology and Values at the University of Notre Dame. You can read that list here.

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Climate change puts the coquí at risk of extinction

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Three out of seventeen species of coquí have undergone extinction due to temperature changes, loss of their habitat and the spreading of the Bd fungus. Climate change is threatening at least 11 more species which would have a devastating effect on the ecosystem.

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