Aguadilla, Puerto Rico October 25th, 2023 – The Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla (IAUPR-Ag) proudly announces the acquisition and successful installation of the cutting-edge Delong Instruments LVEM5 benchtop electron microscope, with TEM and SEM modes, bolstering its research capabilities and positioning the institution at the forefront of scientific exploration and discovery.

Environmental microbiologist Elizabeth Padilla Crespo is the first Puerto Rican to be included in a book by the prestigious organization.

As a young girl, when her interest in science began to blossom while studying in the urban center of Mayagüez, Elizabeth Padilla Crespo did never imagined that her name would occupy the same pages as those dedicated to the greatest in the field, such as the Dutchman Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, recognized as the "father of microbiology".