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Students at UPR design projects to help people with disabilities

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As part of the Capstone program, students at the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez (RUM) are developing projects to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities. More info athttp://ow.ly/wEfc304bm6Z.

 

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Puerto Rican that traveled to the South Pole publishes a book

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Sociedad de Astronomía de Puerto Rico

“A Puerto Rican in the South Pole” - is a free book from professor Armando Caussade about his trip to the South Pole. 

The book will be presented on September 22 at 7:00 PM at the UMET-CUPEY Campus. For more info about the event call Jennifer Cruz at (787) 288–1100 ext. 8255, or call Juan Villafañe at  (787) 531–7277

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Scientist at RCM studies the regeneration of the spinal cord

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Belinda Burgos

Dr. Jorge Miranda, associate profesor at the Physiology Department at the Medical Sciences Campus, studies the regeneration of the spinal cord.

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Equilibrium, new scientific journal produce by University of Puerto Rico at Humacao

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The Chemistry Department at the University of Puerto Rico at Humacao has created a new scientific journal, Equilibrium.

To see the first edition visit: www.upr.edu/humacao/equilibrium. To acquire the journal call Dr. Rolando J. Tremont at (787) 850-9387.

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Career fair by PRABIA and UPR at Mayaguez

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Comunicado de Prensa

The Puerto Rico Agricultural Biotechnology Industry Association (PRABIA) and the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (RUM) celebrated a Career Fair.

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RUM hosted the second Weekend Design Challenge

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The University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez hosted the second Weekend Design Challenge on August 19-21. 

For more info email Dr. José E. Lugo (jose.lugo2@upr.edu) or Dr. Mari Luz Zapata Ramos (maril.zapata@upr.edu).

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New scholarship for students at Medical Sciences Campus

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Drs. Antonio Grillo-López and María del Socorro Marxuach Grillo created The Grillo-Marxuach Family Scholarship to support medical students for 5 years at $5000 per year. 

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DRNA will host forum about Climate change open to a general audience

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The Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DRNA) will host an forum about climate change on Septemer 16 and 17 at the Center for Puerto Rico (Foundation Sila María Calderón) in Río Piedras.

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Arecibo Observatory celebrates the launch of OSIRIS-REx

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Universidad Metropolitana

Arecibo Observatory celebrates the launch of OSIRIS-REx, wich aims to bring a sample of an asteroid back to Earth. 

For more info, visit the facebook page of the Arecibo Observatory www.facebook.com/Arecibo.Observatory.

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EPA Adds Dorado, Puerto Rico Site to the Federal Superfund List

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(New York, N.Y. – Sept. 7, 2016) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency added 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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