Entrepreneurs, scientists, researchers, students, and technology and innovation enthusiasts gathered at the Forward Research and Innovation Summit 2018 sponsored by the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust.
The grant will be used to support the rebuilding of the school and outfitting of a new science lab, which was severely damaged during Hurricane María.
The program is a collaboration between CienciaPR and Yale University and is subsidized by the National Institutes of Health.
The conference will convene representatives of the University of Puerto Rico’s School of Planning as well as the PRMA and other civic organizations on the island and its diaspora.
The ongoing fiscal crisis is just the last straw on a long process of deterioration as debt restructuring stands now to override — for some time —any other consideration.
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,” which will bring together three of its campuses to seek solutions to certain problems that came up after Hurricane María.
Puerto Rico needs to accelerate the transformation of its education system to effectively integrate lessons in entrepreneurship and innovation in the school curriculum.
The Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust and Sacred Heart University have entered into a collaborative agreement to develop projects innovative projects with impact in the areas of science, technology, communication and entrepreneurship.
Journalists, editors, photographers, and students who work at “Diálogo,” the University of Puerto Rico’s official news outlet blasted the decision announced by UPR Interim President, Darrel Hillman, to push for “a new organization model” for the publication.
The Ana G. Méndez University System is analyzing and evaluating unifying its brands — potentially doing away with the Universidad del Turabo, Universidad Metropolitana and Universidad del Este names.
Nonprofit organization Ciencia Puerto Rico, started the implementation of its ambitious science education project called "Science serving Puerto Rico" with a couple of workshops that trained educators.
After Hurricane María there have been many organizations outside of Puerto Rico that have supported the island in different ways.
Johnson & Johnson has granted scholarships to 50 nursing students at the University of Puerto Rico as part of a social impact program designed to build capacity in the health system.
Johnson & Johnson Family of Consumer Companies-McNeil Healthcare LLC launched the Bridge to Employment (BTE) Program for 50 sophomores in the Florencia García high school in Las Piedras, the company announced.
This coming March, scientists are getting together in coffee shops, bars, and living rooms around the world to support Puerto Rico’s long-term recovery.
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