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First phase in HIV vaccine project is completed

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Keila López Alicea

The University of Puerto Rico (UPR) is actively engaged in the race to develop a vaccine against HIV. In just 18 month, researchers from the Molecular Sciences Research Center at UPR have succesfully completed the first phase of a project to develop an HIV vaccine and are waiting for NIH aproval to begin the second phase. 

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NSF awards $3.9 millions to the Natural Sciences Department at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras campus

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded almost four million dollars over three years to the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras campus in order to fund the project: Luquillo Long-Term Ecological Research Program (LTER): Understanding Ecosystem Change in Northeastern Puerto Rico.

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21 Puertorrican teams advance to the Robotics World Championship

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A Puerto Rican delegation, composed of 21 puertorrican teams, will participate in the VEX Robotics World Championship 2016 which will take place in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Environmental gathering focuses on teaching students the importance of protecting Planet earth

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Friday, Arpil 15, 2016.  Hormigueros, Puerto Rico — More than 300 students attended the 2nd Environmental Gathering where they learned about the importance of protecting the enviornment. This event was organized by the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DRNA) and had the participation of state and federal governement agencies as well as other organizations related to environmental protection.

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The Puerto Rico Consortium for Clinical Investigation will enhance health research on the island

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The new cycle for the Puerto Rico Math Olympics begins

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The Puerto Rico Math Olympics, project that is led by the Mathematical Sciences Department at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, will begin its 17th cycle. The participation exam is directed for students from 3rd to 11th grade of all schools and will available at www.ompr.pr until April 30, 2016. 

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More than 200 scientists and officials analize strategies to control coastal erosion and climate change

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April 7, 2016. San Juan, Puerto Rico — More than 200 scientists and officials from federal, state and municipal agecies, as well as from universities and specialized organizations came together for the 7th Puerto Rico Climate Change Council Meeting (PRCCC). Strategies and financial resources to control coastal erosion as well as various studies on the tendencies and proyections of climate were amongt the topics discussed. 

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Ready for production the Posterriqueño!

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After years of effort, Casa Pueblo's community proposal for the development of exterior lighting with high energetic efficiency is finally a technical reality. The Posterriqueño, which works with LED techonology, is ready for the first cycle of production. 

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The complexity of marking sea urchins

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The cuban scientist working from Puerto Rico, Ruben Rodríguez Barreras, professor at the University of Puerto Rico at Bayamon, recently published a study comparing promising techniques comparing methods to mark the Caribbean Sea Urchin (Echinometra lucunter) in the distinguished journal “Regional Studies in Marine Science”.

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EPA Proposes to Add Dorado, Puerto Rico Site to the Federal Superfund List Drinking Water Contaminated with Solvents

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(New York, N.Y. – April 6, 2016) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today proposed adding the Dorado Groundwater Contamination Site in the municipality of Dorado, Puerto Rico to its Superfund National Priorities List of the country’s most hazardous waste sites. Sampling at the site has found chemical contamination that is impacting wells used to supply drinking water to the local communities.

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