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Collaborations with various media allow us to create a bank of science news of relevance to the Puerto Rican and Hispanic communities and give a venue that our scientific members can use to keep their communities informed and engaged with science.

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In this section you can find: news written by members of the CienciaPR team and written by other news media and which are reproduced with permission from the original source.

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Map of Life and Responsibility

Submitted on 29 January 2010 - 5:46pm

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The Puerto Rico Conservation Trust has created the Map Of Life, an initiative that integrates environmental preservation practices and geographic data to have a general sense of the state of our ecosystems. This Map will be an invaluable scientific tool for future generations.

Corp of Engineers pauses Joint Permit Application for gas pipeline

Submitted on 26 January 2010 - 11:11am

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The United States Corp of Engineers has suspended the Joint Permit Application for the Via Verde gas pipeline after finding that the information provided by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority was "deficient, too conceptual and failed in addressing the concerns by other agencies and the public."

Risks that can be prevented

Submitted on 22 January 2010 - 9:30pm

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The metabolic syndrome are a combination of symptoms that can increase your risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease and type II diabetes. Some of the things you can do to avoid this syndrome are: - Keep your blood level between 70-100 milligrams per deciliter. - Keep you blood pressure around 120/80. - Keep a Body Mass Index (BMI) between 18.5 and 24.9, according to your height. - Keep your cholesterol below 200

Animal ambassador

Submitted on 20 January 2010 - 6:34pm

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Doraica Aponte's childhood experiences made her passionate about veterinary medicine. Now she is fulfilling her dream studying in Sydney, Australia.

Earthquake awareness and preparedness in necessary

Submitted on 20 January 2010 - 4:00pm

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Puerto Rico and Haiti share the same geology that caused the devastating earthquake in Port-au- Prince, thus it is necessary that Puerto Rico is prepared in the case of an earthquake. For more information about earthquakes in Puerto Rico and how to be prepared you can visit the Puerto Rico Seismic Network website and this study by the U.S. Geological Survey.

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