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Recognized for their Environmental work

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Six specialized high school received prizes for their environmental work as part of a competition sponsored by Garnier, a division of L'oreal.  The schools had the support of the Scuba Dogs Society and the Universidad de Sagrado Corazón.  The selected schools received a $500 prize to continue their environmental stewardship.

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Award Winning high school students visit Amgen

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Josefina Barceló Jiménez; jbarcelo@elnuevodia.com

Last week a of high school seniors, winners of the El Nuevo Día Educador 2013 Prizes, visited the Amgen facilities in Juncos.  The visit included tours of the analytical and manufacturing facilities to give the students a better understanding of the science and technology at work in the day to day activities of the company.

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UPR hosts first Chemistry student congress

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Verónica B. Fonseca García

More than 100 students from private and public schools throughout Puerto Rico participated in the first Chemistry Student Congress at the University of Puerto Rico - Río Piedras campus.  The activity was organized by the campus' American Chemical Society (ACS) chapter and the ACS Chem clubs at the high school level.  The activity included workshops, discussions and a plenary session with Dr. Luis Echegoyen from the University of Texas.  

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Puerto Rico Science and Technology Trust under reorganization

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Marie Custodio Collazo; mcustodio@elnuevodia.com

The Puerto Rico Science andTechnology Trust is under a reorganization and some work is on pause while an analysis of the programs and finances of the institution is carried out.  Also pending are some legal litigations and naming new fiduciaries to the general council, preferably those of high academic and and entrepreneurial status.  Six private sector seats are still empty.  The vision for the Trust is that government only acts as a facilitator.

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Celebration for law that creates the Ecologic Corridor of the Northeast

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Antonio R. Gómez; antonio.gomez@gfrmedia.com

Governor Alejandro García Padilla signed into law the project that makes the Ecologic Corridor of the Northeast into a natural reserve.  Additionally, the measure declares that all private land along the corridor is of public interest and orders the Department of Natural Resources to acquire those lands.  The signing of the law was made during the Festival del Tinglar in Luquillo.  The law protects approximately 3000 acres of high ecological value and of importance for the protection and conservation of natural resources. 

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Governor signs law that makes the Ecologic Corridor of the Northeast a natural reserve

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Rosangely Piñeiro y Antonio R. Gómez

Governor Alejandro García Padilla signed into law the project that makes the Ecologic Corridor of the Northeast into a natural reserve.  Additionally, the measure declares that all private land along the corridor is of public interest and orders the Department of Natural Resources to acquire those lands.  The signing of the law was made during the Festival del Tinglar in Luquillo.

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Butterfly sanctuary opens in UPR - Utuado

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The Tanamá Butterfly Sanctuary was inaugurated this Saturday at the University of Puerto Rico in Utuado.  As part of the event, a commemorative stamp from the US Postal Service was unveiled.   Various butterfly species have already been grown in the sanctuary.  Butteflies are an important indicator of the health of the ecosystem.  As such, different species of butterflies will be studied, specially the endemic ones, and will be released later into their natural ecosystem on the Tanamá River.

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Before getting to the manufacturing site: Merck executives visit Puerto Rican drug discoverers

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Marie Custodio Collazo; mcustodio@elnuevodia.com

Executives from Merck Pharmaceuticals met with all the scientist and other professionals involved in getting to market a new drug product, from discovery to product launch.  The product is called sitagliptin and is known in the market by the trade names Januvia and Janumet, depending on the formulation and is used for the treatment of type II diabetes. 

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Monsanto inducted to the Hall of Fame of Puerto Rican Agriculture

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Andrea Martinez; amartinez@elnuevodia.com

Monsanto, Caribbean branch, , the largest seed company in the world has been chosen as part of the inductees to the Hall of Fame of Puerto Rican Agriculture.  Other than Monsanto, other inductees included José B. Ramírez Acosta, Frederick “Freddy” Calaf, agronomist José Vicente Usera, agronomist Pedro J. Vivoni Alcaraz and the firm Gargiulo de Puerto Rico. Vivoni Alcaraz defended Monsanto's selection citing the 7,000 jobs it generates in the island, without local financing, and the 15,000 hotel rooms per year used by their visitors and executives.  

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Gifted for robotics

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Students from the University of Puerto Rico at Cayey Institute of Research and Development for gifted students (IIDED by its acronym in Spanish) took the top places at the events of the underwater robot competition SeaPerch PR 2013 celebrated in Ponce. Students from various schools developed underwated robots that competed in different events like an Obstacle course, Deep Water Challenge, among others.  

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