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The benefits of Iguanas

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Wilson González Espada

Puertorrican ecologists, Jhoset Burgos Rodríguez and Kevin Avilés Rodríguez, in collaboration with Jason Kolbe from the Biological Sciences Department at the University of Rhode Island, described the ecological contribution of Iguanas. Their study documents the role of these reptiles in seed dispertion and germination.

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AERONAUTICAL INSTITUTE OF PUERTO RICO awarded for its educational quality

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The Aeronautical and Aerospace Institute of Puerto Rico (AAIPR), a non-profit corporate subsidiary of the University of Puerto Rico, received the Best Aerospace Educational Program 2016 award. 

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Yale Center for Clinical Investigation (YCCI) offers workshops in the Island

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San Juan, Puerto Rico- – The Yale Center for Clinical Investigation (YCCI) will offer a local group of researchers a series of workshops about clinical investigation.

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I-Corps returns with 15 teams of innovators

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Sharon Minelli Pérez

Grupo Guayacan and the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust launched the fourth edition of I-Corps Puerto Rico, an intensive program for entrepreneurs searching for ways to validate their business ideas and how to serve their potential clients.

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Local business creates educational platform

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Rut N. Tellado Domenech

The local businees, Require Puerto Rico, will launch Genial Skills, a digital platform designed to complement the material used in the classroom by teachers, turning learning into a fun activity. 

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Tadpoles from endangered toad are sent to Puerto Rico

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SAN FRANCISCO — More than 4,000 tadpoles reproduced in California were sent to Puerto Rico as part of a program to restore the Puertorrican multicolor toad that was thought extinct.

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Millennial kings of the night

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Aurora Rivera Arguinzoni

The dark sky of the Puertorrican sky is theirs, hundreds of thousands fly to feed and reproduce. The only native terrestrial mammals of Puerto Rico, there are 13 species of bats in the Island. 

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The existence of the Puertorrican bat is confirmed

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Aurora Rivera Arguinzoni

An article published recently confirmed that a species of bat thought to be present in various Caribbean Islands is exclusive to Puerto Rico. This was officially announced by Dr. Ana Carolina Pavan at the International Bat Congress In South Africa.

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Possible benefits of the iguana

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The green iguana (Iguana iguana) is an invasive species in Puerto Rico. Although it is mostly perceived to have a negative impact on the ecosystem, two scientist set out to study whether the iguana has any ecological benefits in Puerto Rico.

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Course about stars and galaxies at UPR-Aguadilla

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The Society of Astronomy of Puerto Rico in collaboration with the University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla, invite the general public to their course focusing on stars and galaxies. The course will take place on five consecutive Saturdays beginning on October 29 at 9:00 am.

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