The Caribbean Manatee Conservation Center of the Inter American University of Puerto Rico announces the launch of its new bilingual children’s book: Saving an Enormous Marine Vegetarian and His Salad, an illustrated story that celebrates the gentle nature of the manatee and the importance of protecting seagrass meadows in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.

Today, traveling to a place you’ve never been to is easy, since many mobile phones have access to electronic maps and GPS (“Global Positioning System”). Medicines used to treat different conditions don’t have that advantage; it’s not possible to give them a little map so they can travel from the mouth to where the body needs them.

In addition, medications must survive corrosive stomach fluids and pass through different tissues and cellular membranes.

Bayamón — Amanda C. Saliceti Galarza is 15 years old and still wears a school uniform, but with a disarming confidence she affirms that she wants to “be a mechanical engineer.” She understands that “women can do any job they want,” regardless of the stereotypes and gender barriers that still persist in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).