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Marine cavalcade

Submitted on 3 July 2007 - 11:21am

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Finding sea horses in Puerto Rico would be a good indicator for an improved marine environment and water quality. But this species seems to have disappeared in the Island, except in one body of water in the San Juan Estuary. Recently, sea horses have been seen in Punta de Escambrón, according to Jorge Bauzá, environmental scientists for the Consortium of the San Juan Bay Estuary.

From Humacao, Puerto Rico, to your computer

Submitted on 3 July 2007 - 11:19am

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Most of Microsoft’s products –like Windows Vista or Office 2007- are produced in Humacao, Puerto Rico. If you don’t believe it, just check carefully the inner ring of the software discs and you’ll read “Made in Puerto Rico”. Although Microsoft established operations in Humacao in 1990, it was at the end of 2006, that the multi-millionaire company opened a new manufacturing plant motivated by the launching of its new operative system Windows Vista, turning Puerto Rico in the exclusive supplier of their software in the Americas and the Caribbean.

Secret Marsh

Submitted on 3 July 2007 - 11:17am

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The Secret Lagoon is a natural refuge for herons and ducks from Alaska, Canada and other parts of North America which travel a long way to share this “winter resort” with local species. Ironically, what today is a habitat for a diverse and unique ecosystem was only a puddle of mud before human intervention. While an entrance to the San Juan Bay was been dredged, a dike was created to store the ground being removed from the bay, leaving behind a deep depression. With time, fresh water found its way to the place and filled the lagoon, which naturally became a wetland.

Bernier proposes to make work experience a requirement

Submitted on 3 July 2007 - 11:15am

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Given the difficulties new graduates face when seeking jobs in their area of study, the executive director of the Office of Youth Affairs, David Bernier, proposed that public and private universities require their students some labor experience before they finish their bachelor’s degree.

Monkeys take summer fun away

Submitted on 3 July 2007 - 11:13am

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The packs of monkeys that roam in southwestern Puerto Rico avoid the residents of the area to enjoy their backyards and pools during the summer, because these animals eat and drink in the backyards of their house like they own them.

Collaboration agreement between RUM and UASD

Submitted on 3 July 2007 - 11:10am

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The University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez and the Santo Domingo Autonomous University recently agreed to promote academic, scientific, technological and cultural collaboration through two agreements. The first is aimed to the exchange of professors and students –among other initiatives- and the other is related to seismology.

New Center for Cancer Patients

Submitted on 2 July 2007 - 6:46pm

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The first phase of the construction of the Comprehensive Cancer Center of the University of Puerto Rico started with the remodeling –at a cost f $21.5 million- of the Biomedical Studies I Building, at the Rio Piedras Medical Center. The structure will house the laboratories for the Cancer Center to be established in the Island in collaboration with MD Anderson Center in Texas to develop research programs about the cancer incidence among Hispanics. The Center will be the most advanced in the United States and Latin America in prevention, early detection, diagnostic, clinical treatment and a statistics registry of cancer in Hispanics. The second phase of the project will be the construction of the hospital. This installation -288,000 square feet- will have 75 beds with the capacity to expand to 100, six operation rooms, and radiation therapy rooms.

San Juan Estuary fights to survive

Submitted on 2 July 2007 - 6:42pm

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The Estuary of the San Juan Bay is an environmental sanctuary where birds, manatees and crabs, among many other species, discreetly share their habitat with human beings. Although several government and non-government agencies have tried to preserve and restore the place, their efforts have not been able to counteract the impact of urban development. A few weeks ago the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a report which degraded the quality of the Estuary from acceptable to poor.

Urgent to prevent cancer

Submitted on 2 July 2007 - 6:39pm

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Puerto Rican’s public policy of preventive health should focus on prevention, treatment and research of cancer in all its manifestations, said Nayda Figueroa, director of the Puerto Rico Cancer Registry. Official statistics indicate that the number of cancer-related deaths in Puerto Rico has increased systematically since 1987 to 2004. “If this trend continues, cancer could become the number cause of death in Puerto Rico”, she added.

Merck Puerto Rico to manage marketing in Latin America

Submitted on 2 July 2007 - 6:36pm

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Merck of Puerto Rico, one of the three most important subsidiaries of the pharmaceutical in Latin America, now manages the marketing and sales of this multi-national in Latin America, announced Tadeo Alves, president of the Human Health Division of Merck in Latin America. In Puerto Rico, Merck has a strong manufacturing presence, with operations in three municipalities. They also have their sales office in Hato Rey and employ around 3,000 people in the Island.

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