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Makerspace PR celebrates third annual Arduino Day

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For the third consecutive year, the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, will celebrate Arduino Day. This event is organized and directed by MakerspacePR, the first maker community in the island. The event will be held on Saturday, April 1 at 9:00 am in the Business Administration Building.

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Students prepare for robotics competition

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Yaritza Santiago Caraballo

Seven students from CROEV School, a public school specialized in science and mathematics in the town of Villalba, prepare to represent Puerto Rico in a submarine robotics competition to be held at Georgia Tech University in Georgia, USA. 

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The Puerto Rican astronaut Joseph Acabá will return to space

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The Puerto Rican astronaut, Joseph Acabá, will return to space in September on a new NASA mission. He will travel aboard Soyuz to the International Space Station where he will stay for six months.

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Alternatives to fiscal crisis are published

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A group of professors from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez published a book of essays presenting solutions for the crisis that the country has faced for eleven years. The volume is titled: Ensayos para una nueva economía: Desarrollo económico de Puerto Rico.

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NANOSCIENCE AT MAYAGÜEZ MALL

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Adelaida Rivera
Last Saturday, March 25, the Nanotechnology Center at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus hosted the event called Nanolandia: Searching for scientific treasures. This year they had the participation of Science Clubs, a video games group and the University Association for Sign Language. 
 
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Parallel18 impulses entrepreneurs at UPR Cayey

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The University of Puerto Rico (UPR) at Cayey and Parallel 18 (P18) signed a collaboration where students from UPR-Cayey will participate in internships at the  emerging business accelerator. 

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Caribbean sharks in danger

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Gerardo E. Alvarado León

The destruction of habitat and incidental over-fishing are the two main threats for 37 species of sharks that have been identified in Puerto Rico.

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The secret hidden at the old Roosevelt Roads Base

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Jessica Ríos Viner

A narrative describing the natural landscape of the old Roosevelt Roads Base.

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Class on how to use a telescope and star atlas

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San Juan, PR, March 27, 2017 — The class titled "How to use a telescope and star atlas to observe the night sky" will begin next Saturday, April 1, 2017 at UMET in Cupey. The class will meet from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm for four consecutive Saturdays.

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Puerto Rico Joins March for Science

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On Saturday, April 22, 2017, scientists and citizens in Puerto Rico will join hundreds of thousands of people around the world to represent, celebrate and defend science. The March for Science-Puerto Rico, will begin at 11:00 AM, starting from Plaza Colon in Old San Juan, heading towards the Capitol. It will culminate in the Pavilion of Peace in Luis Muñoz Rivera Park, where it will join the Para la Naturaleza Fair, so that the public can enjoy exhibitions and scientific activities for all ages.

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