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The Puerto Rico Science, Technology, and Research Trust to host the national NIIMBL eXperience for Educators program in 2026

Submitted on 5 February 2026 - 8:40pm

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The Puerto Rico Science, Technology, and Research Trust to host the national NIIMBL eXperience for Educators program in 2026

Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust invests more than $1.8 million in local research and entrepreneurship projects

Submitted on 31 January 2026 - 7:25pm

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Eleven award-winning researchers receive grants of $150,000 each, and three companies that secured SBIR funding will receive matching funds of $50,000 each.

Puerto Rican Scientist Dr. Francisco ‘Paco’ Tomei-Torres Passes Away

Submitted on 16 January 2026 - 11:58am

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San Juan – In the early morning hours, Puerto Rican environmental health scientist Dr. Francisco “Paco” Tomei-Torres, a 1969 graduate of CROEM, passed away. His death was announced by the Graduate Students Association of the Centro Residencial de Oportunidades Educativas de Mayagüez, known as CROEM ALUMNI, of which Dr. Tomei-Torres was a member.

They Recognize Collaborators Bringing Science from the Lab to the Community

Submitted on 16 January 2026 - 11:13am

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(Arecibo, Puerto Rico) January 10, 2026 — The Center for STEM Education, Computational Skills, and Community Engagement—known as Arecibo C3 (AC3) and developed at the former Arecibo Observatory site—held today the first of several events to recognize teachers, students, and scientists, including those who have contributed to the center’s educational and research projects during its pilot phase.

Doctoral student from UPR–Río Piedras selected for prestigious scientific research program by the U.S. Department of Energy

Submitted on 20 December 2025 - 3:46pm

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  • Alondra S. Rodríguez-Rolón is the second Puerto Rican to receive this distinction

New bilingual children’s book invites readers to protect an “enormous vegetarian” of the sea

Submitted on 20 December 2025 - 3:31pm

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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.

Sociedad Ambiente Marino Strengthens Its Board of Directors

Submitted on 20 December 2025 - 3:19pm

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The president of the Society for the Marine Environment (SAM), Frances Candelas, officially announced the selection of doctoral candidate Fabiola Rivera Irizarry as the organization’s new vice president during the General Assembly held with active members of Sociedad Ambiente Marino, Inc.

Promising discovery from Puerto Rico: scientists “hitch a ride” on cancer medicines

Submitted on 17 December 2025 - 1:09pm

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Wilson González-Espada

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.

Under threat: Puerto Rico and Caribbean corals lose half their population in less than 45 years

Submitted on 17 December 2025 - 1:06pm

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The Caribbean region lost nearly half of its coral reefs between 1980 and 2024 due to factors such as rising ocean temperatures, the presence of invasive species, and human activities—a problem that has been documented in Puerto Rico for years and will not be reversed without immediate action, according to a new report that involved more than 300 scientists and data collected from 14,000 ocean sites.

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