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Puerto Rican students to create center to study aerospace technology and its applications

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Ricardo Cortés Chico

A group of 17 colleagues has a goal of returning or staying in Puerto Rico by creating a center to study the development of the aerospace technology and its commercial applications.

 

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Puerto Rican Ophthalmologist collaborated with Cuba

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Gabriela Saker Jiménez

Dr. Betsy Colon traveled to Cuba to attend a few cases under her specialty as an ophthalmologist.

 

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The Universidad del Turabo recieved a grant from the US Department of Energy

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The US Department of Energy will fund the creation of a consortium of universities: Universidad del Turabo, University of New México, University of Texas at El Paso, Miami Dade College, UNiversity of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, Sandia National Laboratory and National Energy Technology Laboratory.

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UPR Río Piedras launches rocket with NASA for sixth year in a row

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Myrna Liz Rodríguez Marrero

Students in STEM disciplines participated, for sixth year in a row, of the launching of an experiment aboard the Terrier-Improved Malemute rocket on September 12, 2016 at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

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Epicenter of innovation #include<a-thon>

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Pablo A. Ramírez Santiago

To support the development of technology innovation, the student organization Include Girls, will host the second edition of e#include<a-thon> on October 22-23, 2016 at the University Center of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras.

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UPR Mayagüez professor designs technology for space travel

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NASA recently awarded a grant to doctor Arturo J. Hernández Maldonado, professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez (UPRM) to develop and transfer technology that will help astronauts in the International Space Station breath air that is more pure and requires less energy to generate.

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Successful leatherback turtle nesting season in Puerto Rico

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San Juan - The leatherback turtle nesting season in Puerto Rico finished with an all time high number of nests counted, which environmental organizations attribute to more public awareness via outreach campaigns.

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UPR Mayagüez hosting entrepreneurship conference

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To promote entrepreneurship in the university community, the student association Idea Platform of the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez is hosting, for the second year in a row, Elicit-Innovation: Mega evento de innovación y emprendimiento: http://www.elicitinnovation.com.

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NSF grants award to RUM

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $4 million grant to the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez to research and identify new technologys that lead to sustainable agricultural practices, renewable energy sources and better water and soil quality.

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Zika vaccine to be tested in Puerto Rico

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Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc. will start clinical trials for a DNA-based vaccine against Zika in Puerto Rico.

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