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Science's battle against alcoholism

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Alcohol is one of the most abused drugs in the world. Research efforts to minimize the deleterious effects of alcoholism have led to the development of treatments, including pharmaceuticals, social and psycological therapy.

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Puerto Rican geographer educates about climate change

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Lumari Pardo Rodríguez is completing her phd studying climate change at UC Santa Barbara.

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Guánica Dry Forest will be an international center to monitor climate change

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Guánica Dry Forest was selected by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as an international scientific center to monitor climate change.

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Looking at Science and Technology through the eyes of Design

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History clearly tells us that science, technology, engineering and mathematics have constantly crossed their paths with art and design. Let’s think about Leonardo Da Vinci in the 15th century, most of his projects showed an equal application of technical and artistic knowledge. After centuries, during which governments addressed their attention to the arts (e.g. kings and popes supporting Michelangelo), the Industrial Revolution, started at the end of the 18th century, moved the attention toward technical disciplines as main tools for economic growth. Therefore, the acronym STEM was coined to refer to four principal disciplines: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

Árboles y ganadería para combatir la sequía en Puerto Rico

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Puerto Rico has been undergoing a drought for several months now. Georges Félix discusses a model that combines agriculture and stockbreeding to fight drought.

 

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Nueva mirada a las ‘invasiones’

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Un concepto que se observa en diferentes campos del conocimiento es el de paradigma. Un paradigma establece lo que se asume como correcto o básico en una disciplina. Son estos axiomas los que nos ayudan a interpretar las cosas desde un punto de vista u otro. Existen paradigmas en áreas tan diversas como la economía, las artes, la sociología y las ciencias.

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