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Environmental Science course bets on community education

Submitted on 11 August 2017 - 12:30am

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During the Environmental Education Internship at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, students were inmersed in a Vieques community offering water quality laboratories.

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UPR Aguadilla receives new aerospace and aeronautical students

Submitted on 11 August 2017 - 12:21am

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In moments where the aeronautical industry of Puerto Rico has wide projections for continued growth, the Aerospace and Aeronautical Institute of Puerto Rico part of the University of Puerto Rico in Aguadilla, received the visit of 72 young students that are passionate about this innovative industry.

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UPRRP receives funds for biology research

Submitted on 11 August 2017 - 12:15am

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The University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras campus will receive funds for two research projects in evolutionary biology in collaboration with Universities in the United States. According with the Resident Commissioner in Washington, Jenniffer Gonzalez Colon, these funds ascend $4,383,316.

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UPR Carolina opens new neuroscience laboratory

Submitted on 10 August 2017 - 10:44pm

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The University of Puerto Rico at Carolina opened the first neuroscience laboratory with the purpose of promoting scientific research.

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UPR Medical Science Campus receives grant to study breast cancer

Submitted on 9 August 2017 - 1:24am

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The National Institute of General Medicine (NIGMS) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) granted $150,000 to the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) for a study on pharmaceuticals to block metastatic breast cancer cells.

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Trying out new educational tools by using primate bones

Submitted on 9 August 2017 - 12:30am

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A group of scientists and teachers at the Caribbean Primate Research Center are developing relevant and interactive educational activities for students. 

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UPRRP seeks fund for restoration of coral reefs

Submitted on 18 July 2017 - 10:34am

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recommends the assignment of $200,000 federal funds for the program on restoration of coral reefs from the University of Puerto at Rio Piedras as part of the Coastal Resilience Grants. 

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UPR professor named as editor in chief of academic journal

Submitted on 8 June 2017 - 12:24pm

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Dr. Pablo I. Altieri Nieto, professor and researcher at the University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus was named as the editor in chief of the academic journal, Global Journal of Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome.

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Female monkeys live longer Puerto Rico due to strong social bonds

Submitted on 29 May 2017 - 2:22pm

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A study from the The Caribbean Primate Research Center (CPRC) of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR), Medical Sciences Campus, revealed that having a big family and strong community bonds prolongs the lifespan of  rhesus macaques. 

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UPR Medical Science Campus recognized in Germany

Submitted on 24 May 2017 - 11:07am

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The Station for the Detection of Spores and Fungi from the Medical Sciences Campus at the University of Puerto Rico has joined the 'Worldwide Pollen Monitoring Map’ from the ZAUM Center for Allergies and the Environment in Germany. This interactive map shares information on the levels of fungi, pollen, dessert dust and other allergens, and being included in this initiative is recognition of the work being done at UPR-RCM.

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