Arecibo Observatory celebrates the launch of OSIRIS-REx

Submitted on 8 September 2016 - 12:12pm

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Arecibo Observatory celebrates the launch of OSIRIS-REx, wich aims to bring a sample of an asteroid back to Earth.

For more info, visit the facebook page of the Arecibo Observatory www.facebook.com/Arecibo.Observatory.

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EPA Adds Dorado, Puerto Rico Site to the Federal Superfund List

Submitted on 7 September 2016 - 2:25pm

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(New York, N.Y. – Sept. 7, 2016) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency added the Dorado Groundwater Contamination Site in the municipality of Dorado, Puerto Rico to its Superfund National Priorities List of the country’s most hazardous waste sites. Sampling at the site has found chemical contamination that is impacting wells used to supply drinking water to the local communities.

Puerto Rican students to create center to study aerospace technology and its applications

Submitted on 6 September 2016 - 10:55am

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A group of 17 colleagues has a goal of returning or staying in Puerto Rico by creating a center to study the development of the aerospace technology and its commercial applications.

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Puerto Rican Ophthalmologist collaborated with Cuba

Submitted on 5 September 2016 - 12:38pm

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Dr. Betsy Colon traveled to Cuba to attend a few cases under her specialty as an ophthalmologist.

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The Universidad del Turabo recieved a grant from the US Department of Energy

Submitted on 5 September 2016 - 12:22pm

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The US Department of Energy will fund the creation of a consortium of universities: Universidad del Turabo, University of New México, University of Texas at El Paso, Miami Dade College, UNiversity of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, Sandia National Laboratory and National Energy Technology Laboratory.

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Open forest for the Puerto Rican parrot

Submitted on 31 August 2016 - 12:54pm

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There will an event for the community about the Puerto Rican parrot on September 10th, 2016 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the Bosque de Maricao (Recreation area: Alfonso Casta Fornés).

For more information call López Flores at 787-887-1880, ext. 5535, or email marisel_lopez@fws.gov; or call Edwin E. Muñiz at787-851-7297, ext. 200 or email edwin_muniz@fws.gov.

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Boricua will supervise the quality of the water for over 31 million people

Submitted on 30 August 2016 - 11:32am

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The executive director for the Program 'Estuario de la Bahía de San Juan', Dr. Javier Laureano, will now be the new Director in the Division of Clean Water at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the New York region.

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Light Pollution in Puerto Rico

Submitted on 30 August 2016 - 10:44am

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The Center for Studies on Sustainable Development at the Metroploitan University will offer a course on light pollution that starts on August 31st.

The course will take place on August 31, September 7, 14 and 21 between 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. For more information call 787-288-1100, ext. 8251 or 8255, or send an email to cedes@suagm.edu.

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