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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‘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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Student researchers in Luquillo get $30K grant
January 27, 2020
Puerto Rico’s Luquillo Critical Zone Observatory, home to the Forward Research organization, was selected to be a part of the Battelle NEON STEM Grant Program, a national $100,000 initiative that enables five student research projects to leverage the open data generated by the National Ecological Observatory Network. Forward Research’s project — known as the “Puerto […]
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Evertec awards 135 scholarships to STEM students in P.R./LatAm
September 23, 2019
Evertec Inc. has awarded 135 scholarships to outstanding students from Puerto Rico and Latin America. In the past five years, Evertec has granted more than $500,000 in scholarships to students who are pursuing bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees at more than 25 universities. The Evertec Scholarship Program, which is now celebrating its fifth anniversary, supports […]
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Puerto Rican duo groomed by Navy Research inspire STEM throughout island
April 29, 2019
The talent of two U.S. Naval Research Laboratory research engineers from Puerto Rico speaks to the promise and potential of a new generation of the science technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce. As college students, Freddie Santiago and Carlos Font inspired STEM programs in Puerto Rico that still operate today, gaining them an intellectual reputation […]
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Gov’t officials inaugurate student Research and Technology Development Center in Ponce
April 25, 2019
The Department of Economic Development and Commerce and the Municipality of Ponce inaugurated the Research and Technology Development Center in Ponce to promote the development of student research projects in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. “We celebrate that a project that began taking shape last year is now a reality, we’re joining […]
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Dept. of Education inaugurates 1st of 28 STEM labs on the island
March 11, 2019
The Puerto Rico Department of Education unveiled the first of a planned 28 STEM-PBL lab at the Mariano Feliú Balseiro school in Bayamón. The new educational space that will promote among students learning of science, technology, engineering and mathematics through collaborative projects. At the same time, the agency will continue supporting teachers in getting STEM […]
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Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands awards $70K+ in AT&T grant funding
January 28, 2019
The Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands (CFVI) announced the recipients of the 2018-2019 AT&T STEM grants. The professionals working in schools across the territory were competitively selected to receive awards ranging from $1,250 to $8,500, for a total funding cycle of more than $70,000, the nonprofit said. Grant funds will be used to facilitate […]
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CienciaPR to participate of #GivingTuesday for 2nd year in a row
November 20, 2018
The nonprofit organization will be raising funds to support its educational project "Ciencia al Servicio de Puerto Rico” (Science in Service of Puerto Rico.)
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PhRMA, NY officials announce support for STEM programs at República del Perú School
November 12, 2018
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.
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JetBlue Foundation provides $135K in grants to science programs in P.R.
November 9, 2018
Grants of varying amounts were provided to organizations that are investing in the island’s future.
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30+ students attend women of AT&T ‘Girls In Future Technologies’ workshop
October 26, 2018
WOA is an AT&T employee resource group focused on professional development and community efforts to prepare students, especially young girls, for the future.
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USVI foundation announces $75K contribution from AT&T to promote STEM education projects
October 25, 2018
This is the largest single contribution made by the AT&T Foundation to CFVI to date, it was confirmed.
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Robotics as a learning alternative for children
July 18, 2017
When it comes to parenting, one factor that usually comes up it is the high exposure that children have to technology. More electronic devices are available to children and are consuming their time and attention.
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AT&T grants $28K to USVI nonprofit to promote STEM
December 2, 2016
For the second consecutive year, AT&T is awarding $28,000 to the Community Foundation of the U.S. Virgin Islands to provide local teacher grants in the 2016-2017 school year to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education throughout the territory.
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