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UPR Investigator among 2013 NIH High Risk-High Reward Research Awardees

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Denouncing recent harm to Guánica's wetlands

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Gloria Ruiz Kuilan / gruiz@elnueviodia.com

The Departament of Agriculture of Puerto Rico has been blamed for the destruction of 240 acres of wetlands around the Guánica lagoon by a local conservation group. 


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United Nations recognizes Puerto Rico's efforts in manatee conservation

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The United Nations (UN) selected Puerto Rico to train people from the United States, Mexico, Venezuela and Brazil on the proper management of stranded marine species.

 

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Call to reconsider Construction Council's plan for the northern Karst

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The conservation organization Citizens of the Karst (CDK) invited the Construction Council to reconsider their position and join the majority of Puerto Rican society in their efforst of protecting the northern Karst. 

 

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New SACNISTA PhD Profile: Researcher, Role Model, Advocate – Dr. Mónica I. Feliú-Mójer

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Dr. Mónica Feliú-Mójer didn’t know she could be a scientist until she was in college. Born and raised in the small town of Vega Alta in Puerto Rico, Feliú-Mójer was passionate about exploring the natural world as a girl, but her K-12 science classes did not make direct links between her local environs and the scientific concepts covered. It wasn’t until she met her first real scientist, biology professor Dr. Agnes Martínez Lahoz at the University of Puerto Rico in Bayamón, that her idea about what she could do in the world changed.

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Is science can find a solution, demolition?

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The Science City is a project that has been in the conceptualization stages for over six years. From its conception the project had the Rio Piedras Penintentiary builiding, known as Oso Blanco, as a centerpiece. This historical building was to be remodeled into laboratory and start-up space. However, how to proceed with the remodelation and preservation of this historic building has hit a snag and recently the demolition of the building has been proposed.

 

In this article, architect Emmanuel Ramírez discussess alternatives to the demolition of historical Oso Blanco.

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Brain-machine interface, bridge to the future

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The field of brain-machine interfaces has made great leaps in its understanding of the brain, how its codes and interprets information and how to use that knowledge to "connect" brains and machines.

In this article, David Schwarz, graduate student in the Nicolelis Lab at Duke, one of the world leaders in brain-machine interfaces, explains some recent advances in the field, what they mean and the road ahead.

 

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Eternal life at the bottom of the sea

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Dr. Jorge Bauzá-Ortega / Especial El Nuevo Día

When it's under stress the jellyfish Turritopsis nutricula, which can be found in Caribbean waters, can return to the polyp juvenile stage of its life, effectively escaping death. This abilitiy has earned it the nickname of "immortal jellyfish". By studying this fascinating animal we could learn many things about aging that can be useful to humans.

 

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