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Zika virus, mosquitos and climate change: A possible equation

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First dengue, then chikungunya, and now zika, all viruses caused by the same mosquito... Why does the proliferation of these insects continue to rise in Puerto Rico and the World? For the geographist, José Seguinot, this is due to their ability to adapt to their environment and might be related to climate change.

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Permeable concrete developed by graduate students at UPR-Mayaguez

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Graduate Students from the Department of Civil Engineering (INCI) of the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus presented the first instalation of permeable concrete on campus. This new material permits water infiltration, decreasing superificial water run-off and preventing floods.

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Retired Professor creates a digital library focusing on science and history of Puerto Rico

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José Mari Mut, retired Biology Professor at the University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez Campus, has a philosophy that knowledge should be available to everyone. With this goal in mind he created Ediciones Digitales, a webpage with the purpose of sharing documents about science and history of Puerto Rico, free to the public.

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Local Mayaguez Agribusiness seeks $20,000 via Kickstarter

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Wonderen's Foods, a local company founded by Juan Carlos Rodriguez, proposes to elaborate and bring to the market breadfruit derived products.

The Kickstarter campaign will be available until February 19 and seeks to raise $20,000 to buy the neccessary equipment for Wonderen's. 

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RUM offers two new doctorates in Engineering

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The University of Puerto Rico, at Mayagüez, will offer two new doctorates in Electric Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. 

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UPR investigates: Microparticles to transport medicine

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RONALD ÁVILA CLAUDIO

Dr. Ubalo M. Cordova, chemical engineer, studies colloidal suspensions, which are microscopic particles that are found in liquids. In the research he performs at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez (UPRM), Cordova invetigates colloids that have the ability of propulsion, like the microorganisms that travel troughout our blood. 

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Workshops to prepare coastal communities in the event of hurricanes

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Workshops are free of cost and will be offered in San Juan and Cabo Rojo.
 
The Sea Grant program from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, invites the university community and residents that live on the coast to participate in the workshop: HURRIPLAN: Design for the development of resilient coastal communities. 
 

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Loíza needs to tackle erosion problems

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The Department of Natural and Environmental Resources has suggested that Loíza develops a plan to tackle erosion problems.

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Six students at RUM selected as University Innovation Fellows

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Six students at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez (RUM) were selected as University Innovation Fellows (UIF) from Epicenter. UIF is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Venturewell.

The students are: Jonathan Díaz Sepúlveda, Bryan Muñoz Vázquez, Emmanuel Oquendo, Angelisse Ramos Morales, Rodolfo Romañach and Jahannie Torres.

This article was originally published at Diálogo Digital, on December 10th, 2015:

http://dialogoupr.com/noticia/upr/seis-estudiantes-del-rum-son-elegidos-como-university-innovation-fellows/

By: Paola Solá y Mari Luz Zapata Ramos

Students at RUM create innovative projects

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For third consecutive year, students at the University of Puerto Rico in Mayaguez presented their innovative projects at the Open Capstone event.

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