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Semillas de Triunfo launches second chapter in Connecticut
CienciaPR's executive director Greetchen Díaz Muñoz always dreamed of growing Semillas de Triunfo, one of the…
RUM creates Girls Math Club to motivate girls in Mathematics
The University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus (RUM) took an important step in creating the Girls Math Club of Puerto Rico, a…
From water shortages to disease: climate change challenges Puerto Rico's cacao industry
At the first Cocoa Symposium, international specialists and Puerto Rican cocoa growers met to evaluate the future of this…
Study on the resilience of Puerto Rico’s electrical grid towers underway this hurricane season
The research, led by Puerto Rican professor Jorge González Cruz of the University at Albany, will last three years
“It's time to break the taboo”: to measure the impact of climate change on the mental health of Puerto Ricans
From heavy rains and hurricanes to prolonged droughts and extreme heat, the effects of climate change in Puerto Rico are…
STUDENT-RESEARCHER AT MOLECULAR-UPR CENTER WINS PRIZE IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
La joven Kaitlyn Nieves Serra recibió un reconocimiento de la Sociedad Americana de Química (ACS) de EE. UU.
Kaitlyn…
Science Protagonists: Puerto Rican discovers insect in Panama and it is named in her honor
Entomologist Charluz Arocho Rosario made the discovery of the new species of stink bug during an expedition to the Central…
Girl creates low-cost three-dimensional (3D) prosthetic hand in support of the community
San Juan, May 20, 2024 - Lorena Pachiardi, a ninth-grade student, created and developed a prototype of a low-cost prosthetic…
SCIENTISTS ESTABLISH DIFFERENCES IN THE NUMBER OF NEURONS IN SIX SPECIES OF BORICUA LIZARDS
Neurons are one of the main components of the brain and play a key role in its processes, from coordinating limb movement to…
Marcos Berríos receives astronaut "wings" from fellow Puerto Rican Joseph Acabá
"I hope to make you proud," says the new astronaut as he sends a message to Puerto Rico during an interview with El Nuevo Dia…
UPR Aguadilla inaugurates Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory
The laboratory has been functional for a year and students have presented their research findings inside and outside Puerto…
Science Spotlight: Puerto Rican studies ocean acidification in Hawaii
On the occasion of Women and Girls in Science Day, oceanographer Melissa Meléndez highlights the importance of increasing the…