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Luis A. Colón: A chemist and teacher dedicated to excellence in mentorship and research

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Mentoring is crucial for success. A mentor’s unconditional support can propel you forward, and the guided learning that a mentor provides encourages professional and personal growth. For Dr. Luis A. Colón, mentoring is also a way to pay it forward.  Throughout his journey to become a professor, Dr. Colón had very good mentors. He has made it his mission to serve others in a similar way.

Young Borinqueña wins poster competition at the annual American Society for Cell Biology meeting

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Congratulations to Yaliz Loperena Álvarez from the Central University of the Caribbean for winning third place on the poster competition sponsored by the Minority Affairs Committee at the American Society for Cell Biology Meeting held in Philadelphia from December 6th-10th, 2014.

Yaliz is a doctoral student in Dr. Michelle Martínez Montemayor’s laboratory at the UCC and she studies the mechanism by which the Reishi mushroom attacks cancer cells in inflammatory breast cancer.

From CienciaPR, congratulations Yaliz!

Michelle Martínez Montemayor: a Borinqueña in the fight against cancer

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A stellar Borinqueña: Dr. Michelle Martínez Montemayor

In the month of November, Ciencia Puerto Rico's montly story is joining the anniversary celebration of the blog Borinqueña. Use #Borinqueña to share this story.

The enthusiasm and passion that Dr. Michelle Martínez Montemayor exudes for her work, family and life can be easily felt when talking to her. Michelle is a Borinqueña from Bayamón. She was born and raised in the “City of Cowboys”, as Bayamón is also known in Puerto Rico, and today works as a professor and investigator at the Central University of the Caribbean (CUC).

Grupo Guayacán Awarded Economic Development Administration Grant to Launch New I-Corps Puerto Rico Program in Partnership with the Georgia Institute of Technology

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San Juan – The United States Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded Grupo Guayacán, Inc. (GGI) a $62,000 technical assistance grant to launch I-Corps Puerto Rico, a customer discovery boot camp for entrepreneurs looking to build and develop scalable business models. The funding will allow GGI to launch a local version of the successful Startup Gauntlet, a program offered by the Georgia Institute of Technology (GT), which is modeled after the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Innovation Corps (I-Corps).

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Academia sabatina de robótica

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El Laboratorio Multi-uso de Ciencia Integrada les invita a la Academia Sabatina de Robótica dirigida a estudiantes de 7mo y 8vo grado. En esta experiencia los estudiantes aprenderán y aplicarán los conceptos matemáticos y científicos para la programación y diseño de robots. Espacios limitados a 25.

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Yoira Díaz-Sanabria: from environmental engineering to nuclear energy

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Engineer Yoira Díaz-Sanabria

 

Engineer Yoira Díaz Sanabria was always attracted to science, especially biology and chemistry. “My mother was a biology teacher and science is in my blood”. She considered going into medicine or medical technology, but at the time to decide for college she chose to study chemical engineering.

Yoira is originally from Las Piedras, the city of artisans. She was raised and attended school in eastern Puerto Rico. When the time for college came around, based on her decision to pursue engineering, her parents did not hesitate to send her to University of Puerto Mayagüez, where they knew she would receive the best education.

Certificado Profesional en Nanotecnología en UPRH

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La certificación ofrece una visión general de los procedimientos experimentales y materiales utilizados en micro y nanotecnología. Comprende un ciclo de seis cursos de 3 créditos cada uno. Estudiantes subgraduados o interesados con grado asociado o bachillerato deben cumplir con los requisitos de admisión. Para más información visita: http://www.uprh.edu/decep/nanotec.html o contacta al coordinador del certificado:

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