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Joven empresario crea un robot que recicla y reutiliza plástico

Submitted on 28 July 2021 - 4:05pm

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An environmental conservation initiative developed by Santiago Ramírez Ávila, a recent graduate of the Universidad del Sagrado Corazón, received a $ 12,500 grant for the design and manufacture of a robot that recycles plastic water bottles to give them a new life through the creation of long-lasting works of art and materials

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Grupos defensores de costas exigen protección de especies y de los bienes de dominio público

Submitted on 28 July 2021 - 2:58pm

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San Juan, Puerto Rico (Wednesday, July 28, 2021) - Organizations that protect the coasts, as well as turtles and other marine species, demanded that the government put into effect a cease and desist in the area of the construction of a swimming pool on Los Almendros beach, in Rincón, and protect the rest of the nesting areas and public domain assets in the maritime-terrestrial zone (ZMT) of Puerto Rico.

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Laboratorio científico de los Centros Sor Isolina Ferré impacta a más de 300 estudiantes

Submitted on 18 July 2021 - 7:02am

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Some 370 students and teachers from public schools in low-income communities in Coamo, Guayama, Juncos, Ponce y San Juan benefited from the free virtual works

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UPR Humacao recibirá $4.2 millones de la Fundación Nacional de las Ciencias

Submitted on 13 July 2021 - 4:52pm

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Dr. Aida I. Rodríguez Roig, rector of the University of Puerto Rico at Humacao (UPRH) announces a new allocation of $ 4.2 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the extension of the Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) project, which brings together professors and students from the UPR of Humacao and Cayey, in collaboration with colleagues affiliated with the Materials Center of the University of Pennsylvania (Penn).

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Outstanding participation of the RUM SAE Aero Design team in aircraft design competition

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The RUM Air Aero Design team from the Mayagüez Campus (RUM) of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR), completed a brilliant performance by obtaining first place in the technical presentation of the Micro Class; second place in the technical reports for the Regular Class, Micro Class and Advanced Class categories; and in the flight test part, they got a second place overall for the Micro Class, third place in Flight Performance for Regular Class, and overall for the Regular and Advanced Class categories, in the SAE Aero Design competition, held this summer in Lakeland, Florida.

Boricua scientist defends with art the representation of women of color in science

Submitted on 9 July 2021 - 12:39pm

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By Dr. Wilson González-Espada, Ciencia Puerto Rico

In January 2021, the American Chemical Society and its professional magazine Analytical Chemistry led the initiative "Art, Diversity and Inclusion". In it, the monthly cover highlights groups that are not commonly represented in science.

RUM Welcomes New Professors

Submitted on 8 July 2021 - 4:56pm

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Dr. Agustín Rullán Toro, the rector of the Mayagüez Campus (RUM) of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR), welcomed the twenty-seven newly hired professors, who will begin teaching at the institution at the beginning of the academic semester on Thursday, August 12, 2021.

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