UPR team creates a website about the flora in El Yunque

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Graduate student Fabiola Areces created a website to document the flora at El Yunque. The project Flora Virtual El Verde was lead by James Ackerman and Elvia Meléndez at the University of Puerto Rico- Río Piedras Campus and funded by Fondo Institucional para la Investigación (FIPI) , Biological Research Collections at NSF and Centro de Ecología Tropical Aplicada y Conservación (CATEC).

http://floraelverde.catec.upr.edu/

Space to interact in the School for Social Sciences

Submitted on 11 September 2013 - 1:57pm

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The Social Sciences School at the University of Puerto Rico- Río Piedras (UPR) launched Red(es) Sociales, an interactive space for students and faculty to socialize and study.

Cosuam celebrates 6th anniversary by awarding several schools

Submitted on 11 September 2013 - 1:36pm

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The program for sustainable schools (PES) manage by Cosuam, awarded several schools for their public health and sustainability efforts.

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Coordinador(a) PES Global 2012-2013

• 1st Place

Ada Miranda Alvarado, maestra de Inglés,

Escuela Intermedia Arturo Grant Pardo, Lajas

• 2nd Place

María Correa, maestra de matemáticas

Escuela Intermedia Francisco Felicié, Vega Alta

• 3rd place

Luz Burgos, maestra de ciencias

IT company will generate hundreds of jobs in Puerto Rico

Submitted on 10 September 2013 - 11:09am

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A business agreement between IBM and Truenorth Corporation will generate hundred of jobs in Puerto Rico.

Isla de mona will become a laboratory for teachers and students

Submitted on 4 September 2013 - 3:09pm

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ISLA DE MONA – DRNA is looking into allowing teachers and students to conduct research with scientific puproses in Isla de Mona.

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From RUM to the moon

Submitted on 4 September 2013 - 1:31pm

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Johnny Enrique López Calero, is pursuing his dream of becoming an astronaut after participating in a virtual competition sponsored by AXE. He is currently double majoring in Chemical Engineer and Industrial Biotechnology at the RUM-UPR.

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Research and mentoring programs support chemistry undergrads In Puerto Rico

Submitted on 4 September 2013 - 1:05pm

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Born in the mountainous central region of Puerto Rico, Johary Rivera-Meléndez was inspired to study chemistry through the urging of her high school chemistry teacher in Orocovis. However, after being accepted at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, it was the support she received from her professors that helped her keep that dream alive. “It has not been an easy journey, but I have had amazing people around me who have motivated me to keep on going,” says Rivera-Meléndez, who is pursuing a Ph.D.