University of Puerto Rico’s Med School gets $37K donation in PPE from EyeOn LLC
September 22, 2021
The University of Puerto Rico’s School of Medicine recently received $37,050 worth of personal protection equipment from EyeOn LLC, a local medical equipment and health products company. The material will be destined both for the protection of students and residents, as well as for those people at risk of contagion who carry out practices and academic […]
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DDEC joins industries, academia to promote talent dev’t in Puerto Rico
September 14, 2021
Academics and leaders of different educational institutions, as well as representatives of several business and government sectors drew up joint plans that will result in the development of the workforce and increase the competitiveness of Puerto Rico as an investment destination. The strategy was part of the “Academy Meets the Industry” roundtable at the General […]
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CNE: Changes to UPR fiscal budget ‘unilaterally changes part of social contract’
August 17, 2021
The University of Puerto Rico’s Fiscal Plan “unilaterally changes a significant part of our social contract, redistributing the risk and responsibility of providing higher education outside the state and toward the individual and the private sector,” said Sergio Marxuach, policy director at the Center for a New Economy. “The modern social contract in developed societies […]
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University of Puerto Rico unveils new phase of $58.6M revitalization plan for Bayamón campus
August 5, 2021
The University of Puerto Rico in Bayamón announced today the start of the Campus Development Plan as part of a $58.6 million Infrastructure Revitalization Project included in the university’s Permanent Improvement Program. The vision of the campus recovery project was presented by Rector Miguel Vélez-Rubio, and Architect Jennifer Lugo-Cardona, director of the Office of Physical […]
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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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