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Important findings presented at Hacienda La Esperanza

Submitted on 30 September 2015 - 5:39pm

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Several studies that included citizen scientists were presented at La Hacienda La Esperanza in the event: Explora el Norte: una investigación importante.

Municipality of Isabela Agrees to Environmental Improvements at Landfill

Submitted on 30 September 2015 - 5:28pm

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(New York, N.Y. – September 29, 2015) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Municipality of Isabela, Puerto Rico, have reached a legal agreement that will result in upgrades at the Isabela Municipal Solid Waste Landfill, and a plan to permanently close the landfill by June 2020. Isabela will also implement a recycling and composting program.

Free conference tonight about habitable planets outside the Solar System

Submitted on 30 September 2015 - 5:21pm

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San Juan, Puerto Rico – Tonight the Society of Astronomy of Puerto Rico, Inc. (SAPR) has a free conference about habitable planets outside the Solar System at 7:30 pm at the Anfiteatro #5 of Caribbean University in Bayamón.

UPR Río Piedras uses digital platform created by students for evaluation and assessment of learning

Submitted on 30 September 2015 - 5:15pm

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The Online Learning Assessment System (OLAS) platform is a pilot tool created by students at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras (UPR-RP), to faclitate the creation of rubrics and analysis of student learning.

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