Ciencia Boricua

When science welcomes many voices

Originally published in El Nuevo Día’s Opinion section as part of the collaboration between CienciaPR and the outlet.How does…

MUSA, the RUM Museum commemorates the birth of Dr. Agustín Stahl

MUSA, the RUM Museum commemorates the birth of Dr. Agustín Stahl The genius of Agustín Stahl survives the times. Beyond his…

DNA tests confirm that the Paso Fino horse originates solely from the Puerto Rican Criollo horse

DNA tests confirm that the Paso Fino horse originates solely from the Puerto Rican Criollo horse A new study conducted by…

A new drug to treat cancer to be made from a Puerto Rican patent

After 14 years of studying the anticancer effects of the medicinal mushroom Ganoderma lucidum, Dr. Michelle Martínez Montemayor…

José A. Rodríguez-Martínez: Interrogating Proteins

Translated by Charlene Rivera-Bonet

"Ciencia al Servicio" Kit" Content 

"Ciencia al Servicio" Kit" Content (prototype, phase I): Primary School (4th-5th grade or Montessori II)

The Boricua Science Community Responds to COVID-19

We are facing a pandemic of the new Sar-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes the respiratory disease COVID-19. The situation has…

Ciencia al Servicio "Kit" for STEM educators

As part of its initiative for STEM educators in response to natural disasters, CienciaPR have designed a prototype of an…

Nelson Colón Vargas: First Boricua to Become Presidential Innovation Fellow

For many, studying mathematics is synonymous with difficulties and frustration. However, numbers has opened many doors for…

UPR Rio Piedras receives $1.3 million award from NIH

Dr. José Arcadio Rodríguez Martínez, professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras…