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Scientists from UPR-Mayaguez will collaborate with the Nautilus on research in the Caribbean

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Scientists from UPR-Mayaguez will collaborate with the Nautilus on research in the Caribbean basin.

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Submarine Nautilus will explore the basin in the Carbbean

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The submarine Nautilus explores a basin after an earthquake in 1918 between Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic.

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Puerto Rican students left their footprint at NASA

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Andrea C. González

A group of students form University of Puerto Rico, lead by Oscar Resto, participated in the Micrometeorite Impact Detection System experiment at NASA during August.

The tema members were: Natalia Barea, Jorge Buonomo, Zulma Cardona, Angel Figueroa, Lizz D. Lugo, Pedro Meléndez, Dixon Mojica, Javier Palomino, Héctor Rivera, Manuel Rivera, Nelson Rojas, Jaime Santillan and Samalis Santini.

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Lessons learned from community efforts with leatherbacks in Ocean Park

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The conservation efforts to involve the commuity to learn more about the leatherbacks is been very productive this year, as confirmed by the Leatherback Association of Puerto Rico.

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NIH funds cancer research at the UPR

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Daniel Rivera Vargas/daniel.rivera@gfrmedia.com

The University of Puerto Rico will receive 7.5 million dollars from the NIH until 2018 to conduct research in cancer.

 

 

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UPR to regain NSF funding

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Andrea C. Gónzalez

The University of Puerto Rico is looking to meet the NSF regulations and recommendaions in order the regain access to federal funding.

 

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Journey to the submarine volcanoes

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A grupo of scientists sponsored by National Gepgraphic, University of Rhode Island and NOOA will be studying the submarine basin in the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean sea, between Puerto Rico and Granada.

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New materials for CO2 storage

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Wilson González-Espada

In this article, the author talks about new miccropourous materials that are been used to store CO2, as part of a collaboration of NASA and the UPR at Mayagüez.

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ONU recognizes work with Manatíes in Puerto Rico

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ONU recognizes the conservation efforts with the manatíes in Puerto Rico as a model that can be replicated with other species in other countries.

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Further detriment to SACNAS Conference from government shutdown

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SARA CLARENBACH, J.D.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 2, 2013
CONTACT:  SARA CLARENBACH, J.D., SACNAS DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
 
FURTHER DETRIMENT TO SACNAS CONFERENCE FROM GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

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