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Mercury, Venus and Jupiter to align on Sunday

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In a rare event, onn Sunday, May 26, Puerto Rico will be able to see Mercury, Venus and Jupiter align in a triangle. The next opportunity to see this phenomenon is in 2026.

 

For more information visit the Spanish version of this article (click on ESPAÑOL at the top right of the page) or contact Mónica Feliú-Mójer (moefeliu@cienciapr.org).

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Hands on programming

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Rut N. Tellado Domenech / rtellado@elnuevodia.com

Several media campaigns are creating awareness about the importance of developing programming skills in K-12 students.

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The science behind the mangrove

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Josefina Barceló Jiménez / jbarcelo@elnuevodia.com

Three students form the Robinson School, Mario Font Martin, Kiara Camarero and Viviana Gratacós, represented Puerto Rico at the Intel International Sciences and Engineering Fair at Arizona. The project focus on the contamination with Staphylococcus Aureus in the mangrove using biosensors to measure it. They will be participating in the US Stockholm Junior Water Prize in Oregon. They have presented the project at 5 scientific fairs.

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Students visit the estuary in San Juan

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Josefina Barceló Jiménez / jbarcelo@elnuevodia.com

More than 30 students from San Juan visit the estuary to learn about conservation.

To visit the gallery: http://www.elnuevodia.com/fotodetalle-sumergidosenelestuario-1516810.html/1#1

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AMGEN prize for excellence in Science Teaching

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Rut N. Tellado Domenech / rtellado@elnuevodia.com

AMGEN awarded Luz Deliz Burgos Berríos, professor at Cayey (Colegio Radians), for her innovative way of teaching science with the award; Excelence in Science teaching. Other intiatives were also presented at the event.

To view workshops for teachers in Puerto Rico: http://goprior.com.

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Key to combine efforts to improve education

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Alba Y. Muñiz Gracia / alba.muniz@gfrmedia.com

Several sectors are combinig efforts to improve the educational system in Puerto Rico based in a new approach called "plan decenal". There will be a forum to discuss this approach tomight at the University of Sacred Heart in Santurce from 6pm to 8pm.

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Forum for a new educational approach

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There will be a forum to define and discuss the new approach for the educational system. The forum will take place tonight from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m at University of Sacred Heart (Santurce).

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Spatial exploration with new technologies

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Caribbean University in partnership with SAPR, will host an event on new technologies for the benefit of humankind today from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at the Anfitheater 5 at Caribbean University in Bayamón.

 

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UPR-Utuado creates the Specialty Coffee Institute of the Caribbean

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The University of Puerto Rico at Utuado has created the first lab to study coffee: Specialty Coffee Institute of the Caribbean (SCIC).

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30 years since the discovery of HIV (I)

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A group of scientists have been conducting research on VIH transmission at RCM since 1986 .

 

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