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Fifth Multidisciplinary Symposium on Social Conscience

Submitted on 29 October 2015 - 12:26pm

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El Nuevo Día

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Keila López Alicea

Professor Joel Vélez (Bayamon Central University, UCB) invites the general community to the Fifth Multidisciplinary Symposium on Social Conscience, where the relationship between neuroscience and disciplines such as medicine, psychology and education. The symposium is scheduled for october 29 and 30, Teatro Laura Gallego, UCB, 8:00 a.m. a 4:00 p.m.

Details: www.ucb.edu.pr/webmedia

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Department of Homeland Security STEM Summer Internships

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Now accepting applications for

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

2016 HS-STEM Summer Internships  

Undergraduate students receive a $6,000 stipend plus travel expenses.

Graduate students receive a $7,000 stipend plus travel expenses.

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Postdoctoral Associate (Condensed Matter Physics & Nonlinear Optics)

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This postdoc position is for one year initially, with the possibility of renewal to a second year. The position is available from February 1, 2016 in the Physics Department, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, USA.

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RUM "Science on Wheels" recognized by the White House

Submitted on 27 October 2015 - 3:07pm

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Prensa RUM

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Azyadeth Vélez Candelario

The Science on Wheels Peer Mentoring Educational Center (SONW) was established in 1991 at the University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez (UPRM). For the last 24 years, professors, as well as graduate and undergraduate level students have been inspiring K-12 students to pursue STEM careers, and transforming the way that K-12 teachers approach STEM learning. Their approach is based on the Expository Peer Mentoring Model, transferring STEM knowledge and skills through exposure to hands-on scientific experimentation, and enhancement of critical thinking, language and other soft skills.

Students from UMET complete research presentations at SACNAS

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Contacto:

Yvonne Guadalupe Negrón, Directora de Relaciones Públicas

Universidad Metropolitana, 787-766-1717 ext. 6237, Celular: 787-242-0806, Email: yguadalupe@suagm.edu

22 de octubre de 2015

 

Nine student from Universidad Metropolitana will complete poster and oral research presentation at the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) Conference. 

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Puerto Rican scientist analyzes the risk of pesticides to human health

Submitted on 27 October 2015 - 9:00am

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El Nuevo Día

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Gerardo E. Alvarado León

Minerva Mercado Feliciano works as toxicologist at the Environmental Protection Agency, where she researches the effects of different pesticides to human health. She helps determining minimum levels of pesticides in the foods we eat.

Testing the Waters for Ocean Acidification

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http://unh.edu/unhtoday/2015/07/testing-waters

WRITTEN BY DAVID SIMS | SCIENCE WRITER, INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF EARTH, OCEANS, AND SPACE

Led by UNH biogeochemical oceanographer Joe Salisbury, a group of 15 scientists is currently aboard the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research vessel Gordon Gunter on a two-leg, 34-day expedition that will help determine how humans are causing changes in the oxygen and carbon dioxide content of oceans, leading to the global acidification of seawater.

Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

Submitted on 26 October 2015 - 10:20am

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Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

Jenna R. Jambeck1,*, Roland Geyer2, Chris Wilcox3, Theodore R. Siegler4, Miriam Perryman1, Anthony Andrady5, Ramani Narayan6, Kara Lavender Law7

 

Puerto Rican microbiologist studies respiratory illnesses in poultry

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Por: Gerardo E. Alvarado León

Una confusión al momento de escoger dónde cursaría estudios graduados, le dio un giro de 180 grados a la vida profesional de la científica Maricarmen García De la Vega.

La década de 1980 iba a medias y García De la Vega recién completaba su bachillerato en microbiología en la Universidad de Puerto Rico (UPR), recinto de Río Piedras. Estudió tecnología médica en el recinto de Ciencias Médicas de la UPR y trabajó en varios laboratorios de hospitales; confirmó que le apasionaba la microbiología, especialmente la microbiología clínica (en humanos).

STEM Science Expo in Ponce

Submitted on 23 October 2015 - 9:56am

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El Nuevo Día

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Student Adriana Alvarado Maldonado, from Hemeterio Colón and Warens School in Ponce, hosts a Science STEM Expo as part of her participation in "Semillas de Triunfo", a Ciencia Puerto Rico initiative.

The EXPO is scheduled for November 17 at 9:00 a.m. at the school.

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