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Record of leatherback turtle nests

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This year, 1681 nests of leatherback turtles have been reported around the coasts of Puerto Rico.

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Medical treatments react to differences in DNA

Submitted on 17 June 2014 - 3:57pm

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This article discusses how mutations in the DNA of different ethnic groups can affect the response to drug treatments.

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Puerto Rican ingenuity at the 2014 FIFA World Cup

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Puerto Rican neuroscientist and graduate student David Schwarz is part of Walk Again (Andar du Novo), a project that will allow a paraplegic Brazilian teen to control a robotic exoskeleton with their mind to execute the inaugural kick at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

This event will be historical for many reasons. First, it is the culmination of years of research and the collective work of hundreds of scientists around the world, from engineers, to computer scientists, to neuroscientists.

Fondos para viajar a conferencia sobre uso de social media en temas socio-ambientales

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SESYNC (the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center) is offering a 2.5 day workshop, July 28-30, to explore how social media data can be used to study socio-environmental systems. Applications are due June 13. Travel expenses to SESYNC in Annapolis will be covered for participants. For more info: http://www.sesync.org/opportunities/social-media-se-systems.

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Varias convocatorias en la Universidad Central del Caribe (Bayamón)

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Atado el anuncio de tres distintas convocatorias en la Universidad Central del Caribe. Favor de comunicarse directamente con personal de recursos humanos de la institución.

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GEO Appathon- competition to develop mobile “apps”

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The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) just launched the GEO Appathon 2014, a global competition to develop mobile “apps” to help people make smarter decisions about the environment. (www.geoappathon.org) Competitors from more than 15 countries – and growing – are competing for $20,000 in prizes being offered by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

 

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