CienciaPR Creates Digital Book "Science and Solidarity" to Celebrate Community Leaders

Submitted by Mónica Ivelisse Feliú-Mójer on 2 March 2024 - 7:53pm

San Juan, PR – In celebration of Community Leaders and Groups Week (Semana del Líder y los Grupos Comunitarios y de la Autogestión Comunitaria), which takes place the first week of March, the non-profit organization Ciencia Puerto Rico (CienciaPR) today published the digital book Science and Solidarity: Stories of Community Leaders in Puerto Rico (Ciencia y solidaridad: Historias de líderes comunitarios en Puerto Rico). The text highlights the stories of 11 community leaders who use science to address the needs and priorities of their communities.

Promueven la ciencia en las comunidades

Submitted on 8 January 2022 - 6:25pm

This article is reproduced by CienciaPR with permission from the original source.

Original Source:

El Nuevo Día

CienciaPR Contribution:

By:

Gerardo E. Alvarado León

Como una “evolución” de la recién concluida iniciativa Aquí Nos Cuidamos, la organización sin fines de lucro Ciencia Puerto Rico (CienciaPR) presentó el Laboratorio de Ciencia Comunitaria o CienciaCoLab, mediante el cual promoverá el diseño y la gestión de proyectos que partan de las prioridades y atiendan las necesidades identificadas por los propios ciudadanos.

Apply to the AAAS Community Engagement Fellows Program

Submitted by Mónica Ivelisse Feliú-Mójer on 2 November 2018 - 7:24pm

The AAAS Community Engagement Fellows Program aims to improve collaboration and community building in science. It will provide professional development to individuals who cultivate member engagement and collaborative relationships within research collaborations, scientific societies, and other organizations supporting scientist-to-scientist or “in-reach” activities.