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Increased light pollution harms training of future generations of Puerto Rican astronomers

Submitted on 14 July 2023 - 1:11pm

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El Nuevo Día

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Rose Schnabel

The phenomenon increased at an annual rate of 9.6% between 2011 and 2022.
Every week during the spring, when the sun sets, 30 students from the Astronomy class at the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) in Cayey cross the campus carrying their telescopes and notebooks. They come to study the orbit of the planets and the properties of celestial bodies, but, increasingly, light pollution obstructs their view of the night sky.

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Geological Survey initiative seeks to create an updated seismic hazard map for Puerto Rico

Submitted on 14 July 2023 - 12:32pm

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El Nuevo Día

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The study began in February and has since been dedicated to conducting the first high-resolution airborne magnetic and radiometric surveys over the island and its surrounding waters.
A series of studies funded with more than $1 million in U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) funds will map the local geology and update Puerto Rico's seismic hazard map, which has not been updated in 20 years.

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Resource Center for Distance Education receives grant to create professional certification in Computer Science

Submitted on 6 July 2023 - 11:18am

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Universidad de Puerto Rico

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The Resource Center for Distance Education (CREAD), attached to the Dean's Office of Academic Affairs of the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus (RUM), received a grant of $537,800.00 from the 21st Century Technical and Business Education Fund of the Puerto Rico Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC). The grant will be used to establish the CREAD Computer Science Academy, an educational program for professional certification in Computer Science, which will provide a credential in nine to 12 months. 

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