University of Puerto Rico gets $213K grant to support entrepreneurs crippled by COVID-19
April 12, 2021
The University of Puerto Rico’s (UPR) Center to Foster Innovation and Commercialization, known as I+CARE program, has received $212,828 from the Economic Development Administration’s “Scaling Pandemic Resilience Through Innovation and Technology” (SPRINT) Challenge, the federal agency announced. The UPR will get another $53,281 in local matching funds, the EDA announced. The I+CARE program “will adapt […]
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Housing Dept. signs agreements granting $7.1M to 3 small business incubators
March 25, 2021
Puerto Rico Housing Secretary William Rodríguez signed three subrecipient agreements granting $7.1 million from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG-DR) Program funds to be distributed to three entities through the Small Business Incubators and Accelerators Program (SBIA). The grant recipients are the Boys and Girls Club of Puerto Rico, the University of Puerto Rico’s Mayagüez […]
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University of Puerto Rico unveils website to sell, lease institutional properties
December 21, 2020
Looking to identify new external resources destined for the University of Puerto Rico and to promote the development of the real estate industry, the institution unveiled a new real estate and investments website, a public platform to share information about the properties that the university system has for sale or rent. Since the UPR’s Real […]
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University of Puerto Rico gets $1M grant from Bank of America
November 30, 2020
The University of Puerto Rico recently received a $1 million grant from Bank of America, as part of its commitment “to help students of color successfully complete the education and training necessary to be successful in today’s workforce.” The bank recently unveiled a $1 billion, four-year commitment to advance racial equality and economic opportunity offered […]
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UPR-Mayagüez campus invests $800K in campus upgrades
November 10, 2020
The University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus (RUM, in Spanish) announced the completion of an improvement plan focused on four main areas: maintenance, cleaning, gardening and infrastructure, at a cost of some $800,000 from the college’s institutional funds. The work was done while students have been studying online and off-campus during the COVID-19 pandemic, school […]
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EPA awards $1.1M grant to UPR to reduce air pollution in San Juan
October 7, 2020
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of the University of Puerto Rico to receive $1.1 million in funding for its project to reduce diesel emissions in San Juan, Puerto Rico by replacing short-haul trucks at the Port of San Juan and older school buses. The UPR’s grant will be used to replace 11 […]
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University of Puerto Rico to invest $8M in innovation, tech centers
September 9, 2020
The University of Puerto Rico announced it will invest some $8 million to develop new innovation and technology centers, as well as student counseling and support programs over the next five years. The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Education, which approved grant proposals submitted by the UPR’s Cayey, Carolina and Aguadilla campuses. With […]
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UPR assigns $40.5M to provide tech equipment to professors, students
August 27, 2020
The University of Puerto Rico will distribute a total of $40.5 million in technological equipment and financial incentives to professors, students and administrative staff as part of its plan to improve the online educational experience and support the university community during the COVID-19 pandemic. UPR President Jorge Haddock said the aid will be granted through […]
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University of Puerto Rico joins national, global COVID-19 research efforts
August 24, 2020
The University of Puerto Rico is joining local and global efforts to prevent, mitigate and stop COVID-19, through 10 selected investigations, which will share $1.7 million from the government of Puerto Rico, UPR President Jorge Haddock confirmed. Professors from the Río Piedras, Mayagüez and Medical Sciences campuses will investigate the immunological characterization of the response […]
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UPR-Mayagüez gets $750K to build Tropical Animal Reproduction Research Center
July 27, 2020
The University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus (known as RUM) recently received a $750,000 grant from the Puerto Rico Agriculture Department to develop Tropical Animal Reproduction Research Center (CIRAT, in Spanish), under the School of Agricultural Sciences’ Agricultural Experimental Station. The Center, an idea created by a group of multidisciplinary researchers from the School of […]
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Nat’l Science Foundation grants $100K to UPR-Mayagüez PEARLS project
June 22, 2020
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has granted $100,000 to the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez, for its “Recruiting, Retaining, and Engaging Academically Talented Students from Economically Disadvantaged Groups into a Pathway to Successful Engineering Career,” known as Engineering PEARLS. The funding will enable the project, now in its second year, to expand its scholarship base and […]
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EPA awards $1.4M grant to UPR to reduce diesel emissions at Port of San Juan
May 20, 2020
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 is awarding a $1.4 million Diesel Emissions Reduction Act grant to the University of Puerto Rico’s Medical Sciences Campus to replace 15 old heavy duty drayage trucks, the agency announced. The university will also develop seminars for diesel vehicle owners and the general public in Puerto Rico to […]
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Gov’t picks nonprofit to manage University of Puerto Rico scholarship fund
May 8, 2020
The Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority (AAFAF, in Spanish) chose the Puerto Rico Community Foundation to provide management and investment services for a new scholarship fund for University of Puerto Rico students. “After careful analysis of the independent firms that were interested in the project, we have chosen the organization that has […]
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U.S. Dept. of Commerce invests $13M to build disaster resilient biz incubator
April 30, 2020
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration is awarding a $13 million grant to the University of Puerto Rico in Ponce to establish a disaster resilient research and business facility to support high-growth businesses focused on the health and medical tourism industries. The EDA grant, to be located in a Tax Cuts and Jobs […]
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UPR-Mayagüez, Makers against COVID distribute 2,300 face shields
April 20, 2020
The University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez (known as RUM) and the Makers Against COVID-19 (MAC19) collective have donated a combined 2,300 face shields — 855 of which have gone to health professionals in Puerto Rico’s western region. The entities signed a collaboration agreement that will strengthen the distribution logistics of this protection equipment. “This coalition means […]
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