$200K endowment launches new engineering scholarships
December 1, 2025
Sumaza-Laborde fund supports UPR-Mayagüez students with first awards. #NewsismyBusiness
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RUM professor secures NSF Career Award for wind research
October 3, 2025
Umberto Ciri earns $500,000 grant to advance offshore wind energy. #NewsismyBusiness
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LIFT taps Puerto Rico engineering students for defense drone initiative
July 1, 2025
UPR-Mayagüez students develop and test drone technology for defense and monitoring applications. #NewsismyBusiness
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RUM lands $1.3M Air Force grant for additive manufacturing research
March 20, 2025
The UPR Mayagüez Campus received funding in conjunction with the University of Texas at El Paso and America Makes. #NewsismyBusiness
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UPR Mayagüez research on 3D printing for space apps gets NASA grant
February 25, 2025
The project is a collaboration among NASA’s Glenn Research Center, Purdue University, and Engine-4 Foundation in Bayamón. #NewsismyBusiness
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UPR Mayagüez students excel in NASA aerospace research workshop
February 21, 2025
Both students aspire to pursue MD/PhD programs integrating medicine and research. #NewsismyBusiness
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UPR to offer federal proposal writing certification at Mayagüez Campus
February 12, 2025
Participants will learn everything necessary to develop “agile proposals” that respond to the needs of the populations they attend. #NewsismyBusiness
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RUM opens Center of Excellence for Transportation and Logistics
February 7, 2025
Transportation and logistics company Saltchuk leads the effort, vowing to invest $10 million in coming years. #NewsismyBusiness
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UPenn, UPR-Mayagüez get $18M NSF grant for AIRFoundry project
September 25, 2024
NSF AIRFoundry will leverage AI to uncover and apply the fundamental design principles of RNA (ribonucleic acid) across several applications, from health to agriculture. #NewsismyBusiness
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UPR-Mayagüez gets $4.2M in National Science Foundation research funding
September 9, 2024
The participants will receive $700,000 for six years under the grant funding conditions. #NewsismyBusiness
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NASA awards $600K to 2 University of Puerto Rico research projects
August 16, 2024
This third cohort brings the total number of projects funded to 44 teams at 36 academic institutions in 21 U.S. states and territories. #NewsismyBusiness
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3 college student groups win Toyota Mobility Challenge
June 6, 2024
The winning groups worked on proposals in the categories of social planning, transportation and public health. #NewsismyBusiness
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Save the Beach Puerto Rico funds new glass bottle crusher at UPR-Mayagüez
April 23, 2024
The subsidy is of $18,000 of which half has already been disbursed, officials said. #NewsismyBusiness
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RUM, Engine-4 join to promote youth interest in STEAM branches
February 6, 2024
The collaboration stems from the need to train more scientists, which is why Engine-4 will coordinate training sessions. #NewsismyBusiness
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3 Puerto Rico entities join to promote education on emerging technologies
September 21, 2023
The general collaborative agreement seeks to empower individuals and businesses in Puerto Rico with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in the digital age. #NewsismyBusiness
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