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Lucy Crespo and her pursuit of innovation for Puerto Rico

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Marian Díaz

An interview with Lucy Crespo, CEO of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust, about her career and her goals for the Trust and to accelerate science and innovation in Puerto Rico.

 

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Agreement between private company, academia and the commmunity to protect the largest wetland in the metropolitan area

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Puma Energy, Corredor del Yaguazo y UPR-Río Piedras unite in collaborative agreement. 

Cataño, P.R., March 29, 2016- Puma Energy Caribe, the Corredor del Yaguazo, Inc. and the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus (UPR-RP) signed a collaborative agreement to contribute to the conservation of Ciénagas Las Cucharillas and the community development of Juana Matos.

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RUM celebrates Arduino Day

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Sharon Minelli Pérez

On April 2, the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez will celebrate Arduino Day. 

 

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“Experiment with PREM” returns to the UPR

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Once again students from public high schools around the country will be able to participate in the summer program “Experiment with PREM”, which will take place May 24-27 at the University of Puerto Rico - Cayey and June 2-10 at the University of Puerto Rico - Humacao. 

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Historical agreement for future veterinarians

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The Preveterinarian Program from the Animal Sciences Department at the University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez and the School of Veterinary Medicine at Ross University in St. Kitts signed a historic agreement that will guarantee the annual admission of 15 students into the Veterinary Medicine Doctoral Program.

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Study confirms link between Zika virus and microcephaly

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LONDON - 1 in 100 women infected with zika virus during the first trimester of pregnancy runs the risk of the fetus developing microcephaly, according to a study published in the journal "The Lancet".

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Peculiar Flamingo behavior observed in Camuy

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Raúl A. Pérez-Rivera

A flamingo that has been living in a pond in Camuy for more than five year has reached puberty and is ready to reproduce. This flamingo is in perfect health conditions to build a nest and lay an egg. Although the egg will not be able to hatch, due to the lack of male flamingos in the area, this would be the first reproductive attempt for these birds in Puerto Rico for more than 150 years.

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Researchers from UPR at Río Piedras provide data to international meteorology net

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*UPR-Río Piedras has the only Aerosol station in the Caribbean and Southern Hemisphere.  

For more than a decade, a group of students from the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, has been distinguished for generating information researching the impact of particles in the environment. This work is done at the Aereosol Station located at Las Cabezas de San Juan Light Hourse in Fajardo.

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University student excels in scientific research

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The article highlights the mentoring relationship between scientists Karilys González Nieves and student Jessica Ríos Santiago.

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UPR - Rio Piedras shows documentary on the "unfinished battle" in Vieques

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* This event will take place on Thursday, March 17 and will include a conservatory with experts in environmental, community and contamination topics. 

The documentary, Vieques: una batalla inconclusa, by puertorrican film maker, Juan C. Dávila Santiago, will be exhibited at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras campus, this next Thursday, March 17 starting at 1:30pm in the Amphitheater number 1 in the Faculty of General Studies.  

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