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Majestic "La Robleda"

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Ivelisse Rivera Quiñones

"La Robleda", in Cayey, was a large farm that is now preserved by the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust. It has a large biodiversity, including several endangered species.

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Bees "reinvade" US cities that have lost population

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Gerardo E. Alvarado León

Puerto Rican ecologist Gerardo Rafael Camilo Rivera studies the decrease in the population of pollinators, like bees and butterflies.

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Dr. Annelyn Torres Reverón receives important NIH award

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El Nuevo Día Educador

Dr. Annelyn Torres Reverón, from Ponce Health Sciences University, received a KO7 development award from the NIH and the National Center for Complementary  and Integrative Health.

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Researchers from the UPR Institute of neurobiology study human brain synapses

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Belinda Z. Burgos González

Jonathan Blagburn, Rosa Blanco and other researchers at the UPR Institute of Neurobiology want to determine the origin and development of neural synapses, and their impact on autism.

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Geologist Alex Martínez combines the 'maker' movement with learning

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Pedro A. Menéndez Sanabria

Geologist Alex Martínez promotes creativity and invention to learn about science and technology.

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Technology internship 'Level Up’ at GFR Media

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Yadira Nieves Pizarro

Ten college students interested in computer sciences participate in the 'Level Up' internship in Puerto Rico. This internship is sponsored by GFR Media, CEGsoft and Microsoft.

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Venus, Jupiter and the Moon in conjunction this Friday

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ELNUEVODIA.COM

Astronomical Society of the Caribbean reported that a conjuction between Mars, Jupiter and the Moon will be visible this weekend, June 19-21.

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Estudian impacto humano en ecosistemas costeros de la Isla

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Gerardo E. Alvarado León

Marine biologist and oceanographer Dr. Juan Luis Torres Pérez received NASA funds to study the impact of humans on Puerto Rico's coastal ecosystems.

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