Puerto Rico Science Trust rewards student innovation, creativity
June 18, 2020
Puerto Rican students enrolled in public schools Naranjito, Las Piedras and Adjuntas won the top prizes of the “Resuélvelo Boricua” student competition, sponsored by the STEM Education Program, in collaboration with the Response Innovation Lab, both Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust programs. The competition consisted of preparing prototypes to address four vital areas […]
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InterAmerican University students, professors making protective face shield frames
June 10, 2020
A group comprising students and professors from the InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico’s School of Engineering in Bayamón is working with a team of doctors and health professionals to manufacture face shield frames, the university announced. The group, called Facing Up Covid-19, provides the equipment to personnel who are working on the front line against […]
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Evertec opens call for 6th edition of scholarship program
May 15, 2020
In an effort to strengthen its commitment to support students heading toward a career in the industry of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), Evertec announced the 6th edition of its scholarship program. This year, the company hopes to help students continue their bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in universities island wide, executives said. Applicants […]
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InterAmerican University to dole out $29.5M to students
May 7, 2020
The InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico is distributing $29.6 million to students in financial assistance provided through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the college’s President Manuel J. Fernós announced. The CARES Act assigns emergency financial aid to each eligible college student actively enrolled in a face-to-face program at the time of […]
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UPR-Mayagüez gets $750K grant to develop traffic congestion solutions
April 27, 2020
The University of Puerto Rico’s Mayagüez campus (known as the RUM in Spanish) will receive $750,000 in grant funding over three years to participate as a member of the National Institute for Congestion Reduction, a project led by the University of South Florida, it announced. The Florida college received a $7.5 million grant from the […]
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Grupo Guayacán launches virtual lecture series during COVID-19 emergency
April 3, 2020
Starting in April, Grupo Guayacán will host a series of virtual talks providing tools and best practices for small and medium businesses, to help them keep their business afloat and successfully face the COVID-19 pandemic challenges. The virtual lecture series “Preparing for the Impossible: Virtual Talks for Businesses in Times of Crisis,” will provide information […]
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Harvard joins Puerto Rico’s COVID-19 Surveillance System
March 30, 2020
Harvard University’s School of Public Health has joined the COVID-19 Surveillance System, which is led by a team of epidemiologists from Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce Research Institute and the Puerto Rico Public Health Trust, the academic institutions announced. Through a collaborative agreement, the schools will work jointly in the collection and analysis of data […]
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Game Changer virtual entrepreneurship platform launched for teachers, students
March 27, 2020
Game Changer, a virtual entrepreneurship platform that seeks for high school teachers and students to learn about entrepreneurship from their homes, has gone online through a partnership between the Department of Economic Development and Commerce and INPrende. Economic Development Secretary Manuel Laboy through this initial phase of Game Changer, supported by the Education Department of, […]
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Learning Undefeated brings mobile STEM lab to southwestern Puerto Rico
March 12, 2020
Learning Undefeated, a nonprofit organization that provides life-changing STEM experiences for under-resourced communities, announced that for the first time it will provide mobile STEM lab resources outside the continental United States. Working in partnership with the Puerto Rico Science, Technology & Research Trust, Learning Undefeated’s will take its MdBioLab to southwestern Puerto Rico, where it […]
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No upfront tuition Holberton School lands in P.R. from Silicon Valley
March 6, 2020
Holberton School, a full-stack software development school announced the launch of its 10th location, which will open in Santurce. Holberton’s mission is to empower talented and motivated people to succeed in a software development career, regardless of their economic or socioeconomic background. The school brings a curriculum developed by top experts from Silicon Valley, with […]
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United Technologies commits $3M to STEM partnership in P.R.
March 6, 2020
United Technologies Corp. and the National Academy Foundation (NAF) announced a multi-million-dollar national partnership to expand NAF Academies of Engineering to Puerto Rico and beyond, the companies announced. The partnership, which entails a $3 million funding commitment over three years, aims to expand NAF’s well-established and successful Academies of Engineering, bringing industry-proven STEM programs to […]
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‘STEM en tu Pueblo’ arrives in Ponce
March 2, 2020
With the interest of providing informal STEM learning activities to children and youth in the most affected areas of the southwest, the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust and its STEM Education Program created the initiative, “STEM en tu Pueblo,” with the support of the Angel Ramos Foundation to make it available to educators […]
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Vimenti by Boys & Girls Clubs of P.R. presents 1st year results
February 27, 2020
A year and a half after starting operations at the Ernesto Ramos Antonini housing project, integrated services project Vimenti by Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico presented results from its three program areas: educational, social and economic development. In addition, the organization presented challenges and lessons learned in a study financed by the Walton Family Foundation of three main areas: […]
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UPR signs agreement to spur technological development
February 24, 2020
The University of Puerto Rico recently established a collaboration agreement with the Puerto Rico Innovation and Technology Service to encourage new opportunities for the professional development of students and employees. UPR President Jorge Haddock said the agreement is the first of its kind between the college and PRITS, a government agency headed by Glorimar Ripoll-Balet, that […]
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Science Trust challenges college students to innovate with NASA patents
February 19, 2020
The Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust, in partnership with Engine-4 launched an incubator program for college students centered on the commercialization of NASA’s patented technology. Applications for “Challenge to Innovate: NASA Edition” opened Feb. 18 and will close on Mar. 16, 2020, the nonprofit announced. The initiative is spearheaded by the Trust’s parallel18 […]
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