To prevent automated spam submissions leave this field empty.

Plena's DNA

Submitted on 25 February 2013 - 1:35pm

This article is reproduced by CienciaPR with permission from the original source.

Original Source: 

El Nuevo Dia

CienciaPR Contribution: 

No

By: 

Ana Teresa Toro / ana.toro@elnuevodia.com

Using sophisticated technologies, similar to those used by the Curiosity, physicist Antonio Martínez Collazo from the Physics Department at the University of Puerto Rico is helping restores art pieces at the Museum of Art of Puerto Rico with the collaboration from NASA Space Grant Consortium of Puerto Rico, Environmental Sciences Department and the IGERT Graguate Program.

Tags: 

50 years of discoveries

Submitted on 25 February 2013 - 1:26pm

This article is reproduced by CienciaPR with permission from the original source.

Original Source: 

El Nuevo Dia

CienciaPR Contribution: 

No

By: 

Josefina Barceló Jiménez / jbarcelo@elnuevodia.com
 The Arecibo Observatory has served as the major player in important discoveries for over 50 years.

Tags: 

Technological tools to teach

Submitted on 24 February 2013 - 10:56pm

This article is reproduced by CienciaPR with permission from the original source.

Original Source: 

El Nuevo Dia

CienciaPR Contribution: 

No

By: 

Aurora Rivera Arguinzoni | arivera@elnuevodia.com

CAGUAS -  The Caribbean Science and Technology Center (C3tec) celebrated its first workshop for science teachers organized by EducaPR. Other organizations such as Urban Farmers Punto Com and Ciencia Puerto Rico o CienciaPR participated of the event that took place on Friday, February 22, 2013.

Futuras activities

Tags: 

Neuroethics course at UPenn (looking for instructors-NSF funded)

Submitted by Yaihara Fortis Santiago on

Yaihara Fortis Santiago's picture
To apply, please send the following materials by February 15, 2013, to fellowship@neuroethics.upenn.edu: 

-CV 
-List of courses taught in the past 3 years
-Plan for teaching neuroethics (a sentence or two about the kind of course you envision teaching--undergrad or grad, required or elective, seminar or lecture, co-taught or solo, coming academic year or subsequent).

Rating: 

0

Forums: 

Tags: 

Johns Hopkins Center for talented youth opportunity for a summer as an Instructor or Teaching Assistant

Submitted by Yaihara Fortis Santiago on

Yaihara Fortis Santiago's picture

Summer employment as an Instructor or Teaching Assistant with the Center for Talented Youth (CTY). T


Summer 2013 Employment Opportunities

Instructor and Teaching Assistant

 

Rating: 

0

Forums: 

Tags: 

Art-science: Dissemination of science through art

Submitted by Yaihara Fortis Santiago on

Yaihara Fortis Santiago's picture
Dr. José Francisco Salgado, astrónomo, fotógrafo, artista visual y educador, en el Observatorio de Arecibo (Arecibo Observatory, Arecibo, Puerto Rico, 28 Nov 2007). . Derechos de autor: Foto por Jorge Rodríguez, © 2007 José Francisco Salgado, PhD
Astronomer, graphic artist and photographer José Francisco Salgado at the Arecibo Observatory, Arecibo, Puerto Rico, 28 Nov 2007. Copyright Photo by Jorge Rodríguez, © 2007 José Francisco Salgado, PhD

Becoming a scientist is a very individual process and can involve different paths as we discover and combine diverse experiences and interests. Although the trajectory to becoming a scientist is something very personal, finding a way to merge our passions is one of the most important things that we can do to ensure professional success, especially in the sciences. This was the case for astronomer, graphic artist and photographer José Francisco Salgado.

Pages