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Comprehensive Cancer Center Project Breaks Ground

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Nydia Bauzá / nydia.bauza@gfrmedia.com

A similar version of this story was published in English by Caribbean Journal:

http://www.caribjournal.com/2014/02/19/puerto-rico-comprehensive-cancer-center-project-breaks-ground/

A major new hospital project has broken ground in Puerto Rico, Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla announced.

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NIH releases comprehensive new data outlining Hispanic/Latino health and habits

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For Immediate Release: Monday, February 24, 2014

 

A comprehensive health and lifestyle analysis of people from a range of Hispanic/ Latino origins shows that this segment of the U.S. population is diverse, not only in ancestry, culture, and economic status, but also in the prevalence of several diseases, risk factors, and lifestyle habits.

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Hackathon at Senate

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ELNUEVODIA.COM / sperez@elnuevodia.com

 CodeAcross organized an event for programmers at the Senate.

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Agenda: Hackathon @Senado

09:30 am: Desayuno

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Exercises for Parkinson's disease

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Neurologist Carmen Serrano Ramos encourages exercise to treat Parkinson's disease.
 
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Robots that solve problems

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Ivelisse Rivera Quiñones / ivelisse.rivera@gfrmedia.com

More than a 100 students represeting 9 robtics teams participated in the First Lego League (FLL) Nature’s Fury.

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PREC organize symposium for entrepreneurship and energetic alternatives

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PREC organizes simposium about entrepreneurship and energetic alternatives on February 19 to 21 at the Univeruty of Turabo in Gurabo.
 

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The dissemination of the academic work

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Purísima Centeno, Heidi Figueroa, Carlos Suárez, Mariano Maura, Nelson Varas, Julia Vélez, y Otomíe Vale

This article presents a debate aboout access to journals, the peer review process and the methods to diseminate your academic work.

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Puerto Rican students will participate in a submarine robotics competition in Mississippi

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Pedro Bosque Pérez / pedro.bosque@gfrmedia.com

Five students from the middle school Francisco Zayas Santana in Villalba will participate in a Robotics competition in Southern Mississippi University, in Mississippi, from May 15 to 19.

They are currently fundraising to support the cost of trip. To contribute send an email to ycolon224@gmail.com

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The major challenges with water in Puerto Rico

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Gloria Ruiz Kuilan / gruiz@elnuevodia.com

Puerto Rico has plenty of water resources, however there is a need to manage and utilize them efficietntly.

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Project promotes food security through school orchards

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A project sponsored by the Department of Education and the Department of Agriculture promotes the creation of school gardens to solve food security issues in Puerto Rico.

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