ASPIRA P.R. executive director to retire in March ’19
August 29, 2018
Adalexis Ríos-Orlandi, executive director of ASPIRA Puerto Rico, will retire from the post in March 2019, the nonprofit’s Board Chair Luis Meléndez confirmed.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility1814 Views
Evertec announces ’18 scholarship program
May 4, 2018
Evertec, a technology and transaction processing company, announced the annual launch of the “2018 Evertec Scholarship Program.”
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility1381 Views
CienciaPR receives $186K grant to promote science education post-María
March 13, 2018
Nonprofit Ciencia Puerto Rico (CienciaPR), in collaboration with Yale University, received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to encourage Puerto Rican students to explore, present, and implement scientific solutions to the challenges created by hurricanes Irma and María.
chat_bubble2 Comments
visibility1903 Views
J&J launches Bridge to Employment program in Las Piedras
February 8, 2018
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.
chat_bubble1 Comment
visibility2981 Views
Universidad del Este, San Juan Bay Estuary Program join to educate
December 15, 2017
The San Juan Bay Estuary Program and the José A. Tony Santana International School of Hospitality and Culinary Arts from the Universidad del Este (UNE) have joined forces through a collaborative agreement to strengthen the metropolitan area’s natural infrastructure to offer tourists a unique experience.
chat_bubble1 Comment
visibility1652 Views
Yale Ciencia Academy opens call for 3rd year of program
November 1, 2017
Nonprofit organization Ciencia Puerto Rico (CienciaPR) invites young scientists in Puerto Rico to apply to the Yale Ciencia Academy, a program to transform the training of PhD students in Puerto Rico and the United States.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility1860 Views
Liberty Puerto Rico, ICE partner on cyberbullying video
August 25, 2017
As part of its social responsibility campaign, and in an effort to create connections and protect the island’s student community, Liberty Puerto Rico announced the availability of a video produced by the company along with the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Child Exploitation Investigative Unit.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility2851 Views
Velázquez secures bill to assist PR Education Dept.
August 21, 2017
Through the annual appropriations process, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) has secured language directing the Department of Education, to work closely with Puerto Rico to identify and address technical assistance needs, her office announced.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility1441 Views
Medicinal Cannabis courses tempered to new Law 42
July 26, 2017
Following the signing of the new Law 42-2017 regulating the local medicinal cannabis industry, Puerto Rico Legal Marijuana is ramping up its educational services to doctors and patients regarding the correct use of the marihuana flower.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility1624 Views
Echar Pa’lante campaign marks 5 yrs. of empowerment
May 18, 2017
Echar Pa’lante, an initiative Banco Popular launched five years ago to empower a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation, is looking ahead to further linking academia, the government and the private sector to help restore Puerto Rico’s economy.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility3262 Views
Universia announces scholarship program for students
May 11, 2017
For the second consecutive year, college students from several private institutions may receive $1,500 scholarships for their professional practices in qualified internship centers through the “Work Warm-up Scholarship Program” sponsored by Banco Santander, the Puerto Rico Board of Education, and the Association of Private Colleges and Universities.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility2261 Views
Institute of Statistics, Education partner to provide data
April 28, 2017
The Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics and the Department of Education announced Thursday an interagency agreement that will allow unprecedented access to non-confidential statistics at the school level through the Data.PR.gov website.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility5563 Views
Sacred Heart supports entities focusing on innovation
April 18, 2017
Four educational entities specializing in the areas of robotics, programming and 3D production are partnering with Sacred Heart University’s Innovation and Collaboration Center-Neeuko to spread innovation among students and professionals.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility2334 Views
Op-Ed: A hidden treasure of talent for our workforce
September 28, 2016
I firmly believe that if entrepreneurs don’t rescue and use the huge amount of potential talent we have in our extremely high school dropout statistics, not only are we doomed to waste valuable resources, but we will also pay a huge social price.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility2329 Views
Guayacán announces 3rd edition of I-Corps Puerto Rico
January 14, 2016
Grupo Guayacán Inc. (GGI) will offer the upcoming third edition of its I-Corps Puerto Rico program at the University of Puerto Rico’s Mayagüez Campus, marking the first time that the program is offered outside of the San Juan metropolitan area and directly on a university campus, organizers said.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility3195 Views
A Dow Jones/Factiva content provider since 2014
Subscribe to our Dollars & Sense podcast!
NIMB ON SOCIAL MEDIA