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Local agricultural biotechnology industry is operating normally and at full capacity

Submitted on 15 November 2017 - 1:12am

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PRABIA

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PRABIA

The seven companies that are part of the Puerto Rico Agricultural Biotechnology Industry Association (PRABIA) work at full speed in their work, in addition to contributing to the recovery of the country.

Free public health training for volunteers

Submitted on 15 November 2017 - 1:04am

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UMET

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The workshops will be at the INEDA facilities at UMET Bayamón.

The Metropolitan University in Bayamón will offer free public health disaster training for people who wish to be volunteer instructors in the reception centers of the World Cares Center, an organization in the United States that empowers communities to respond to disasters. The workshops will be offered on November 9 and 10 at the Institute of Environmental Education (INEDA) from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

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Help efforts in disadvantaged communities

Submitted on 15 November 2017 - 12:53am

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UMET

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UMET

Following the devastation left behind by Hurricane Irma and Maria, professors and students from the School of Environmental Affairs of the Metropolitan University (UMET) of Cupey are coordinating recovery efforts for disadvantaged communities of San Juan and Cataño. This initiative of the UMET impacts 15 community gardens in San Juan and Cataño.

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Discovery of biomarkers that identify cancer cells with low oxygenation

Submitted on 15 November 2017 - 12:32am

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El Nuevo Día

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Researchers of the UMET achieve a patent that benefits cancer patients.

Two professors from the School of Environmental Affairs of the Metropolitan University (UMET) discovered biomarkers that identify cancer cells with little oxygenation. This discovery was certified by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and will benefit in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer patients.

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The "rebirth" of two tree species in Puerto Rico

Submitted on 6 November 2017 - 10:55am

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El Nuevo Día

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Gerardo E. Alvarado León

A recently concluded investigation shed light on the history of two endemic species of trees, which now honor with their names a couple of important women in the dissemination of botanical science in Puerto Rico.

Pisonia Roqueae and Pisonia Bake are the new names that scientists Jorge Carlos Trejo Torres and Marcos Caraballo Ortiz gave to the trees, described for the first time in 1896 and the subject of taxonomic debates since then. Pisonia Roqueae recognizes Puerto Rican amateur ethnobotany Ana Roqué from Duprey, and Pisonia Bakes, to American illustrator Frances Horne.

Three bronze metals for Puerto Rico

Submitted on 6 November 2017 - 10:51am

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RUM

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Three Puerto Rican students won bronze medals at the XXXII Ibero-American Mathematics Olympiad, which was held recently in Iguazu, Argentina.

The students, trained by professors from the Mayagüez University campus (RUM), were Sebastián Latin, from the residential Center of educational opportunities of Mayaguez (CROEM); Omar Santiago, high school specializing in science, mathematics and technology (CIMATEC); and Miguel Tulla of the school Notre Dame, these last two in Caguas.

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