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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Guayacán advocates science, math to 500 high schoolers
December 9, 2015
Grupo Guayacán, a nonprofit with more than 10 years of experience in entrepreneurial development programs, on Tuesday gathered more than 500 students to encourage careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) and entrepreneurship as part of the kickoff of a new educational initiative aimed at high school students.
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AT&T donates $40K to Centros Sor Isolina Ferré
December 3, 2015
Committed to enrich and strengthen local communities, AT&T recently donated $40,000 to support Centros Sor Isolina Ferré’s educational programs for high school students.
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CienciaPR gets $1.6M grant to develop science experts
November 20, 2015
Nonprofit organization Ciencia Puerto Rico has received a $1.6 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish, in collaboration with Yale University, an innovative program to transform the training of young scientists on the island and stateside.
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Investment analyst trade group inducts 2 P.R. members
August 7, 2015
The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association inducted its first two members from Puerto Rico this week during an event led by the organization’s CEO, William Kelly.
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‘Virtual Educa’ to hold ’16 conference in Puerto Rico
June 24, 2015
Puerto Rico will be the host of the 17th annual Virtual Educa 2016 International Gathering next year, on June 20-24, when thousands of educators from the region will gather at the Convention Center in Miramar.
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Microsoft marks 25 years in Puerto Rico, looks to future
May 21, 2015
Microsoft senior executives and government officials gathered Wednesday to celebrate the software giant’s 25th anniversary in Puerto Rico, a history marked by innovation and collaboration to accelerate the growth of the local IT industry and advance socio-economic development.
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