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Scientists from the UPR of Río Piedras publish in the prestigious Science magazine

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Evolutionary biologist Riccardo Papa and his team presented important findings using butterflies.

In the field of evolutionary biology, studying philosophy, time and space is unusual. However, Dr. Riccardo Papa and his team of students from the Department of Biology at the Río Piedras Campus of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) did just that, and what they found earned them a publication in the prestigious scientific journal Science.

After collecting data for three and a half years, the group found that, in essence, there is no single path to evolution. That is, the same result can be reached in different ways; in this case, in the field of development, evolution and morphology (how living things are formed).

Los recintos de Humacao y Cayey de la UPR celebran nuevamente el campamento de investigación científica Experimenta con PREM

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Research and Mentoring for Postbac Students at the UPR-Río Piedras

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RaMP-UP Post-Bac Program
Looking for the mentored research experience in biology that you didn't acquire during your baccalaureate degree?
 

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Summer Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Puerto Rico

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We are happy to inform you about our National Sciences Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) that may be of interest to your audience (see flyer attached). The REU in Molecular Aspects of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the UPR (UPR-MAPS) will fund eight (8) undergraduate students for a 9-week summer research experience.

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UPR en Humacao y Cayey anuncian campamento de investigación científica presencial para estudiantes de escuela superior

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El campamento Experimenta con PREM contará con la participación de la doctora Frances Arnold, Premio Nobel de Química 2018 

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Postdoctoral Research Associate Position-UPR Medical Sciences

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Postdoctoral Research Associate Wanted

For Cancer research lab at the Department of Biochemistry, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR.

Under Dr. Suranganie Dharmawardhane’s direction, we have a well-funded program on evaluating experimental therapeutics for metastatic breast cancer.

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After the footsteps of Hurricane Maria

Submitted on 27 October 2017 - 9:27am

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Odalys Rivera

"Chasing sand." This is how Dr. Maritza Barreto described one of the phases of the research she performed with her assistant Elizabeth Diaz on several beaches on the north coast that were impacted by Hurricane Maria.

Barreto explained to Diálogo during a tour of some beaches rammed by the hurricane that  the components of the sand shed vital information. They allow to identify if the waters of the surrounding rivers reached the zone. The bulk of the sediment also tells you how strong the swell was.

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Hurricane Maria devastated the Island of Monkeys in Humacao

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As thousands of soldiers and government employees struggle to restore normalcy to Puerto Rico, a small group of scientists work against the clock to save more than 1,000 monkeys that could hold clues to some of the biggest mysteries about the human mind.

One of the first places hit by Hurricane Maria was Cayo Santiago, known as Isla de los Monos (Island of Monkeys), in Humacao, an outcropping of 40 acres off the east coast of Puerto Rico which is one of the  most important places in the world for research on how monkeys think, socialize and evolve.

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Science students shine in China

Submitted on 18 September 2017 - 3:13pm

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Rocío del Mar Avilés Mercado, Daniel Alejandro Santiago Álvarez, José Luis Ramírez Colón and Karlos Lenniel N. Miranda Garcés had the opportunity to represent Puerto Rico by presenting their scientific projects at the  China Adolescents Science and Technology Innovation Contest (CASTIC).

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RUM's Nanotechnology Center benefits low-income students

Submitted on 18 September 2017 - 11:00am

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In the past three years, the Nanotechnology Center from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez has impacted 1,512 students from 23 public schools where 73% of students are under the poverty level. Statistics show that in the past two years, students that participate in the Center are more likely to pursue careers related to STEM (science, technology, engineer and math) fields.

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