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Puerto Rico to host the first microbiome research center in the Caribbean

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Olivia Carmen Maule

There is a complex network of microorganisms - such as fungi, bacteria and viruses - in, on and around everyone. Yet research on this small but powerful ecosystem - known as the microbiome - has been fragmented, across different Caribbean institutions.

Puerto Rican doctor creates device to alleviate allergies and breathe easier

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Florencia García Melazzo

Amidst the high sinusitis and allergy season on the island, Puerto Rican doctor Luisam Tarrats, an otolaryngologist subspecializing in rhinology, launched Burble, a nasal irrigation system designed to facilitate cleaning and respiratory health.

The device consists of a reusable plastic bottle that is filled with purified or boiled water and combined with saline tablets that, when dissolved, generate a balanced solution that facilitates the cleaning of the nasal passages.

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Identifican nueva subespecie de liquen endémica de Puerto Rico

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Una trama conocida en las películas y telenovelas es la del gemelo bueno y el gemelo malo. Pueden ser gemelas también, pero la idea es la misma: ya sea por accidente o intención malvada, uno de los gemelos se hará pasar por el otro y los demás personajes no se enterarán hasta que sea demasiado tarde.

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Sciencie Protagonists: Greetchen Díaz Muñoz takes over as director of Ciencia Puerto Rico

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César R. Candelario Febles

After a distinguished career, he takes the reins of the organization with the mission of empowering and bringing science closer to the community.

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Pre18 offers $25,000 and mentorship for Puerto Rican startups

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In the seventh edition of the pre-acceleration program, up to 30 local companies will receive business support to strengthen their proposals.

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RUM creates Girls Math Club to motivate girls in Mathematics

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Carliane E. Hernández Morales

The University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus (RUM) took an important step in creating the Girls Math Club of Puerto Rico, a dedicated space for girls to explore and develop their potential in mathematics. Led by the Department of Mathematical Sciences, which has hosted the Puerto Rico Mathematical Olympiads (OMPR) for decades, this club not only seeks to motivate girls to participate more actively in this discipline, but also to open doors to science and engineering.

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From water shortages to disease: climate change challenges Puerto Rico's cacao industry

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Génesis Ibarra Vázquez

At the first Cocoa Symposium, international specialists and Puerto Rican cocoa growers met to evaluate the future of this sector, which in just a few years has achieved worldwide recognition.

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Casa Pueblo debuts “My Solar Seedling” to educate youth about photovoltaic energy

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Manuel Guillama Capella

The organization will collaborate with schools through a curriculum designed to offer practical and theoretical experiences using a portable solar system.

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Study on the resilience of Puerto Rico’s electrical grid towers underway this hurricane season

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José A. Delgado

The research, led by Puerto Rican professor Jorge González Cruz of the University at Albany, will last three years

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“It's time to break the taboo”: to measure the impact of climate change on the mental health of Puerto Ricans

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Valeria María Torres Nieves

From heavy rains and hurricanes to prolonged droughts and extreme heat, the effects of climate change in Puerto Rico are becoming increasingly evident. For many, these alterations are of great concern, but there is still no study detailing their impact on the mental and emotional health of the island's population.

Faced with this reality, the organization Amigxs del M.A.R. launched “Enraizando ante la Crisis Climática,” a research project aimed at learning about the effects of environmental phenomena and government management on the thoughts, feelings and behavior of residents.

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