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Federal shutdown has affected research at the UPR

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Némesis Mora

The shutdwon of the federal governement had affected research conducted at the University of Puerto Rico and the Medical Sciences Campus. The federal governement was re-opnened on Thursday, October 17th and the federal agencies are sending out guidelines about the next steps for the affected grantees.

 

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Expensive to preserve manatíes

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Marieli Collazo Vega

The Center for the Conservation of Manaties of Puerto Rico (CCMPR), has been working since 2012. However is very expensive to keep the center running.

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El Yunque: among the best forests in the world

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ELNUEVODIA.com

El Yunque was ranked 5th among the best forests in the world by Rainforest Alliance.

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Significant increase in the number of tinglar's nests

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Mariela Fullana Acosta / mariela.fullana@gfrmedia.com

Reports indicated that there are 1,390 tinglra's nests distributed across the Puerto Rican coasts.

 

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Rice Harvest in Lajas for November

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Rebecca Banuchi / rebecca.banuchi@gfrmedia.com

The rice harvest in Lajas will be ready in November.Tthis iniative is lead by the governement in an effort to produce rice in Puerto Rico.

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Puerto Rican scientist discovered a giant fish

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Jasmine Santana, professor of marine sciences, discovered a giant fish while diving on Sunday.

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A virtual symposium

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JOSEFINA BARCELÓ JIMÉNEZ jbarcelo@elnuevodia.com

This week, students, teachers, and the general public are invited to participate in the TEDxUSagrado Corazón, a virtual symposium to share innovators ideas and stories. The event will take place Friday, October 18 from 8am to 1pm at the Emilio Belaval theater in Sacred Heart University in Puerto Rico but it will also be shown live via the internet. 

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Hard to remodel the Sciences Park in Bayamon

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Eugenio Hopgood / eugenio.hopgood@gfrmedia.com

El Parque de las Ciencias has been under reconstruction for two years and it has been hard to find finantial support to complete the project.

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Students from University Gardens create an orchid

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ELNUEVODIA.COM

Students at University Gardens have create an orchid as part of a program between the Conservationa Trust and the Department of Education.

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RSPR explains what to do in case of a tsunami

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Pedro Bosque Pérez / pedro.bosque@gfrmedia.com

Using a series of videos the RSPR explains what to do in case of a tsunami in Puerto Rico. There will be a tsunami drill called El Gran ShakeOut de Puerto Rico, during October 17th at 10:17am.

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