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February 19, 20190435

Puerto Rican Georgia Tech scholar urges evaluating future of college education

Educating for a generation that will have 10 to 15 jobs or careers in their lives and who in five years will have access to jobs that do not exist to

February 12, 201917395

Ponce Health Sciences University to build new $80M campus

Ponce Health Sciences University has broken ground on the construction of an $80 million campus and medical research facility, which will be the larg

December 18, 20180519

CienciaPR recognized as a science defender by Union of Concerned Scientists

Ciencia Puerto Rico was named one of five "Science Defenders" of 2018, for its recovery efforts after Hurricane María, the nonprofit announced. Th

November 12, 20181521

Scientist: ‘Access to science, treatment, disease control must be democratized’

Entrepreneurs, scientists, researchers, students, and technology and innovation enthusiasts gathered at the Forward Research and Innovation Summit 201

November 12, 20180578

PhRMA, NY officials announce support for STEM programs at República del Perú School

A group of New York State and City officials joined Laura Perloff, senior director of advocacy and strategic alliances of the Pharmaceutical Research

October 18, 201801263

CienciaPR opens call for young scientists in P.R. to apply for Yale Ciencia Academy

Nonprofit organization Ciencia Puerto Rico, known as CianciaPR is inviting young scientists in Puerto Rico to apply to the Yale Ciencia Academy, a pro

October 5, 20180991

Hunter College, PRMA to host Social Entrepreneurship and Reconstruction conference

As part of the sustained efforts to link the Puerto Rican diaspora to the reconstruction efforts in Puerto Rico, the Center for Puerto Rican Studies (

September 26, 20180679

Analysis: UPR’s future grim, as reality of fewer students, less money catches up

The future of the Univerisity of Puerto Rico is hanging on a thread, as the combination of a contracting population and stagnant personal income over

September 14, 20180936

National Science Foundation grants $1.5M to UPR for ‘Rise Up’ project

The University of Puerto Rico has received nearly $1.5 million from the National Science Foundation to launch a five-year project called “Rise Up,�

September 4, 201801122

Education professionals urge ‘shift’ in P.R.’s model toward entrepreneurship, innovation

In less than a decade, it is expected that 50 percent of the world’s workforce will rely on self-employment to generate their income. As such, Pue