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Puerto Rico college students get $79K in Fiona Relief Fund grants

Submitted on 23 January 2023 - 3:40pm

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Original Source:

¡ey! Boricua

CienciaPR Contribution:

A total of 158 college students received individual grants of $500 from a group of organizations headed by the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust and donors from the Fiona Science Student Relief Fund created for those affected by the storm in September 2022.

Climate crisis: island experts explain why it must be a priority in 2023

Submitted on 10 January 2023 - 2:46pm

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Original Source:

El Nuevo Día

CienciaPR Contribution:

By:

Gerardo E. Alvarado León

From an environmental perspective, incorporating the climate crisis into public policy decisions, including post-disaster reconstruction, and addressing its more than evident effects in Puerto Rico should be the top priority in the year that has just begun, agreed experts consulted by El Nuevo Día.