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Unraveling the ancient secrets of our caves

Submitted on 21 February 2024 - 3:27pm

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Primera Hora

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Under the leadership of Professor Ángel Acosta Colón, students from the UPR at Arecibo collaborate with diverse research on caves in Puerto Rico.

Arecibo - Under the leadership of Professor Ángel Acosta Colón, more than 100 students who have participated in his research course at the Physics-Chemistry Department of the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo (UPRA) have immersed themselves in the past few years in projects ranging from mapping to the search for fossils, but above all they have dedicated themselves to understanding a mysterious world: the country's caves.

Puerto Rican Marcos Berrios will graduate as an astronaut in March: "A great milestone for Puerto Rican science".

Submitted on 20 February 2024 - 3:07pm

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El Nuevo Día

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Génesis Ibarra Váquez

Starting in March, Puerto Rico will have a new astronaut in the form of Marcos Berríos, who at the beginning of that month will graduate as part of the generation of candidates for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Artemis program, becoming the second Puerto Rican space explorer after Joseph "Joe" Acabá.

InterAguadilla team is the only one from PR in national agricultural competition "2024 Agricultural Export Market Challenge".

Submitted on 18 February 2024 - 3:48pm

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El Nuevo Día

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InterAguadilla team has been selected as one of 19 U.S. institutions to participate in the "2024 USDA Agricultural Export Market Challenge" competition organized by the Federal agency of the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), in collaboration with the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), both in Washington, DC. Among the 19 U.S. institutions selected to participate, we are the only ones from Puerto Rico.

Colmena66’s call for proposals is back: Acércate al Grant

Submitted on 13 February 2024 - 2:04pm

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El Nuevo Día

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Colmena66, the program of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust (PRSTRT) dedicated to connecting entrepreneurs and business owners with resources to start or sustainable grow their businesses, announces the launch of the second edition of the Acércate al Grant call.

Wetlands: vital ecosystems threatened by climate change and human activity

Submitted on 8 February 2024 - 2:08pm

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El Nuevo Día

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The Cabo Rojo Salt Flats are among the most affected, and their restoration will begin in March.

Despite the importance of wetlands for humans and other species, these ecosystems - historically and erroneously considered wastelands - face threats from climate change and from the citizenry itself, with actions such as drainage and landfilling, compromising their vital functions.

The UPR will operate a center dedicated to research and entrepreneurship in science and technology.

Submitted on 8 February 2024 - 11:59am

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El Nuevo Día

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Gloria Ruiz Kuilan

Pedro Pierluisi announced Monday the beginning of the construction of a center dedicated to research and entrepreneurship in the areas of science and technology, along with two other initiatives that, with an allocation of federal and state funds, seek to promote economic development through the Molecular Sciences Research Center of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR).