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Value of Puerto Rico's investment in research and development increases

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The Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics revealed the results of its 2012-2013 Science and Technology Survey: Research and Development (Encuesta sobre Ciencia y Tecnología 2012-13: Investigación y Desarrollo), the second time a survey using internationally-recognized definitions and methodology is done in the country.

 

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UPR Río Piedras receives $7 million in federal funds to support biomedical research

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The University of Puerto Rico (UPR) Río Piedras Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) Program received $7 millon for the training and professional development of undergraduate and graduate students in the departments of Biology and Chemistry. 

 

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UPRM's Material Sciences and Engineering Chapter wins Chapter Excellence Award

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The Material Advantage chapter of the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez won the 2013-2014 Chapter of Excellence Award at the International Materials Science & Technology 2014 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.


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Hundreds of students learned about nanotechnology

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Hundreds of students learned about nanotechnology at an event organized by the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus. 

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UPR signed agreement with Universities in Spain

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The president of the University of Puerto Rico Walker Ramos has signed agreements with several universities in Spain with strong focus in STEM fields.

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UPR develops a patent for a compound to treat breast cancer

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The Medical Sciences Campus at the University of Puerto Rico announced that their Pharmacy School has patented a compound to treat breast cancer.

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New Imaging Center in Puerto Rico

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The University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus will open a new Center for Imaging incorporating Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and CT Scan with an investement of 1.4 million dollars.

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Isla de Mona to become the Galapagos of the Caribbean

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The DRNA has started the process of establishing cooperation agreements with the Station Charles Darwin and the Foundation Charles Darwin in Ecuador to develop a scientific station in the Natural Reserve of Isla de Mona, in Puerto Rico.

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Nobel Laurate in Physics shared the amazing history of an Universe

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Adam Riess, Nobel Laurate in Physics (2011), visited the University of Puerto Rico to give a lecture on The amazing story of an accelerated Universe. Around 500 people attended the event sponsored by COFI (Cosmology and Physics Institute of the Americas).

 

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NASA studies the human impact on the coasts of Puerto Rico

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The University of Puerto Rico will study the human impact on the coasts of Puerto Rico under the project Human Impact to Costal Ecosystems in Puerto Rico (HICE-PR), sponsored by $ 1.4 million grant under the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

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