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Waiting for light: Ready to manufacture the Posterriqueño

Submitted on 24 February 2016 - 5:23pm

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Hermes Ayala

The Posterriqueño, one of the solutions for the energy crisis in Borinquen, is awaiting the conclusion of the bureaucratic procedures of the University of Puerto Rico in order to begin lighting up the world. 

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Zika virus, mosquitos and climate change: A possible equation

Submitted on 17 February 2016 - 5:45pm

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Adriana de Jesús Salamán

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

Submitted on 17 February 2016 - 5:00pm

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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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RCM creates app to make better nutritional choices

Submitted on 12 February 2016 - 5:02pm

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A group of researchers from the Medical Science Campus at the University of Puerto Rico is going to launch NutriCart, a mobile app designed to help people make healthier and more convenient decisions when you are grocery shopping. 

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UPR and OFSA drive reusable energy projects for communities

Submitted on 12 February 2016 - 4:30pm

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The University of Puerto Rico (UPR) and the Office of the General Coordinator for Socioeconomic Finance and Self Management (OFSA), began a collaboration to develop projects focused on sustainable development and reusable energy for communities in the Island. 

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

Submitted on 4 February 2016 - 2:15pm

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Michelle Estades
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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A vaccine for the Zika virus

Submitted on 1 February 2016 - 1:49pm

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Pedro Bosque Pérez

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The Unted States government begun an investigation for the development of a vaccine against the Zika virus, but this will not happen overnight. Dr. Anibal J. Valentin Acevedo, Immunology Professor form the University of Puerto Rico - Aguadilla, points out that developing a vaccine that is effective against disease can take years of research.

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MSC at UPR obtains 12.2 millions for scientific research

Submitted on 28 January 2016 - 8:32pm

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The Center for Primate Investigations of the Carribean (CRPC) and the Medical Science Campus from the University of Puerto Rico (RCM), received 12.2 million dollars for scientific research from the NIH to be used in the next 5 years.

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RUM offers two new doctorates in Engineering

Submitted on 26 January 2016 - 1:17pm

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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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Edible films and their importance in the food industry

Submitted on 19 January 2016 - 8:20pm

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Dr. Wilson González Espada
Scientists from the University of Puerto Rico and the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile are planning new collaborations to develop edible films to preserve salmon, one of the most popular exported foods in Chile. 

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