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With Eyes towards the Sky: From Puerto Rico to Yale and back again.

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Professor Hector Arce in his office at Yale

When astrophysicist Dr. Héctor Arce returned home to Puerto Rico in October of 2015, it was to bring a handful of Yale astronomy students to Arecibo Observatory, at that time, the largest single dish radio telescope in the world. For Héctor, a professor of astrophysics at Yale University, passion for the stars started at home. When Héctor was young, his grandfather used to build his own telescopes. “I still have them,” Héctor says. Staring through the lenses of those telescopes with his grandfather opened a universe of possibility for young Héctor.

Yale extends application deadlines for students from Puerto Rico and USVI

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Due to recent hurricanes, applications for students who reside in Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands will be accepted through January 2, 2018 for all Yale Graduate School programs.

Learn more here: http://gsas.yale.edu/admission-graduate-school

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Yale Ciencia Initiative Project Coordinator

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Saludos amigos,

Estoy contratando una posición para un/a asistente de proyectos en Yale (New Haven, CT) para mis programas de diversidad en ciencias de la universidad y proyectos relacionados a Ciencia Puerto Rico. Por favor compartan el anuncio con amigos o colegas interesados!  

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Puerto Rican Scientist at Yale receives HHMI award

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Dr. Daniel Colón Ramos recieved an award from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). He was one of 84 scientists to receive the award from a pool of 1400 candidates.

 

By: Rebecca Banuchi

To read the original article visit, El Nuevo Día at:  http://www.elnuevodia.com/ciencia/ciencia/nota/cientificoboricuarecibeimportantereconocimiento-2244136/ 

Studying anemia with genetic therapies

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This article is reproduced by CienciaPR with permission from the original source.

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This article summarizes how genetic therapy is used in the anemia treatment.

To read the full article visit the Spanish version of this site.

 

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Daniel Colón-Ramos: studying and building connections

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Dr. Daniel Colón Ramos
Dr. Daniel Colón Ramos

You could say that the life of Dr. Daniel Colón-Ramos is one big game of connect-the-dots. A native of Palo Hincado in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, and now associate professor at Yale University, Daniel investigates how neurons make connections to form a functional nervous system.

Dr. Colón-Ramos has taken the lessons he’s learned about connectivity and applied them beyond the bench, finding ways to link two of his loves: science and Puerto Rico. 

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Seeking Academic Administrator to Direct La Casa, Yale's Latino Cultural Center (All fields considered, not just STEM)

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Favor ver abajo un anuncio de trabajo que podría ser de relevancia para muchos de nuestros miembros que tienen experiencia administrando o manejando programas académicos enfocados en proveer servicios a estudiantes, sobretodo aquelos con trasfondos Latinos.

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Searching for antibiotics in Puerto Rican soil

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In November 2014 I found myself drenched in rainwater at the Humacao Nature Reserve collecting soil samples… well, more like mud samples. It was my first morning in Puerto Rico and it had been raining since my arrival. Yet the University of Puerto Rico students accompanying me were determined to fill their conical tubes with soil, at all costs. Our goal: to discover new antibiotic producers in the soil.

Yale Ciencia Initiative to bring Yale science to the world

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The newly formed Yale Ciencia Initiative will expand access to scientific knowledge, experiences, and careers among communities or populations traditionally underrepresented in, or underserved by, the scientific enterprise, the university has announced.

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