Puerto Rico

Ciencia Puerto Rico will be at SACNAS!

For the first time in its nearly 50-year history, SACNAS (Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native…

SHPE's Women In Leadership Summit

This past Friday, April 20th, the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) hosted their first ever Women in Leadership…

Injured beaches: erosion amplifies after Irma

Maritza Barreto Orta, marine geologist, explained that the damage caused by the wind and wave impact of Hurricane Irma, has led…

Light pollution gradually decreases

According to nocturnal maps of our planet made public by NASA, light pollution in Puerto Rico exhibited a gradual reduction…

Dependent UPR?

Due to the fiscal reality of Puerto Rico, the myth that the University of Puerto Rico is excessively dependent on the…

From Collection to the Digitization of Caribbean Plant Specimens

   Imagine you are walking around your ideal natural paradise in the Caribbean. To me, that would be hiking a trail…

From Collection to Digitization of Puerto Rican and Caribbean Plant Specimens

   Imagine you are walking around your ideal natural paradise in the Caribbean. To me, that would be hiking a trail…

UPR-Medical Sciences Campus and Columbia University form alliance for dental health

Students and professors from the School of Dental Medicine at the Medical Science Campus from the University of Puerto Rico and…

Zika epidemic no longer an international emergency

Geneva - David Heymann, president of the emergency committee from the World Health Organization (WHO), announced that the…

Puertorrican takes charge in Merck

Wendy Perry has accepted the challenge of becoming the first puertorrican female to take charge of Merck's commercial…

Why Puerto Rican Students Need to Take Computer Science Education into Their Own Hands

“Whether you want to uncover the secrets of the Universe or pursue a career in the 21st century, basic computer programming is…