More than 40 enthusiastic participants of the Explora Ciencia Vaquera program visited the UPR-Molecular Center to learn more about its modern facilities and the research being conducted there.

This program, now in its third edition, seeks to expose young people to science from an immersive university perspective during the summer, allowing them to learn about and use the laboratories of the UPR-Bayamón.

Meanwhile, these students from different high schools, profiles, ages and interests are united by a single factor: science.

Alexis G. Lavín Flores, Keyla A. López Pérez and Nataniel Medina Berríos, all student researchers at the UPR Center for Research in Molecular Sciences (CICiM), under the mentorship of Dr. Gerardo Morell and Dr. Brad Weiner, traveled to the prestigious Brookhaven National Laboratory in Long Island, New York, as part of their graduate studies in chemistry.  

Dr. Agustín Rullán Toro, Rector of the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus (RUM), welcomed 20 new professors who have joined the institution's faculty. 

"This exciting chapter in the institution's educational history, marks a significant milestone in the unwavering commitment we have to provide an education of excellence to future generations," said the Rector. 

He added that since the beginning of the faculty recruitment process in December 2020, the academic departments have worked hard to identify and select the most outstanding candidates.