Yajaira Sierra-Sastre: I am a Borinqueña and Materials Scientist

Submitted by Greetchen Díaz-Muñoz on 17 November 2013 - 6:01pm

Borinqueña emphasizes the contribution of Puerto Rican and Hispanic women in science and technology and provides a space to discuss topics of interest about the empowerment of women. In “I am Borinqueña” we will be interviewing women scientists that are role models for future generations.

Celebrating the great talent of the Puerto Rican scientific community

Submitted by Giovanna Guerrero-Medina on 18 April 2013 - 5:02pm

Dear Friends,

The last month has been one of many achievements for the scientific community of Puerto Rico.

At CienciaPR we want celebrate these achievements and give more visibility to these scientific heroes that raise the profile of Puerto Rican science around the world.

Here we highlight a few of these recent recognitions. If you have others to share with the CienciaPR community, please send a message to contact@cienciapr.org.

Celebrating the natural wonders of Puerto Rico

Submitted by Giovanna Guerrero-Medina on 24 December 2012 - 2:11pm

To celebrate the holidays and the coming of a new year, we designed a new shirt to highlight the natural wonders and recent discoveries of Puerto Rico. We hope that Puerto Rico continues to serve as source of wonder, inspiration, discovery, and understanding for many generations to come.

Can you identify all the images presented in the design? We have the explanation at the bottom of the image

Workshops: Book ¡Ciencia Boricua!

Dr. Yaihara Fortis-Santiago and science teachers during one of the workshops on the book ¡Ciencia Boricua!

Throughout the course of the school year 2012 several members and contributors to the book ¡Ciencia Boricua! ensayos y anécdotas del científico puertorro came together to offer professional workshops for teachers of grades K-12 on how to use the book as a complementary tool to contextualize and enhance the science curriculum in Puerto Rican classrooms. The company Pfizer, Puerto Rico, facilitated several of these workshops.

The workshops consisted of the following components: