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	PONENCIA P. DEL S. 1304 COMISION DE HACIENDA Y FINANZAS PÚBLICAS SENADO DEL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO PUERTO RICO Presented to our legislature on February 24,2015. The document is attached in full as was pronounced during the public hearing. Please read the attached document carefully and be knowledgeable, since this issue is of great concern to all of us in our academic community. More…
	Sheila Lopez, Winner of a 2015 Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology‏ Conference Travel Award! Join us in congratulating Sheila Lopez, another UCC PhD student under the direction and mentorship of Dr. Nawal Boukli from the Proteomics Laboratory and Department of Microbiology and Immunology for winning a travel award to attend the 21st annual conference of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology (SNIP). More…
	UCC PhD Student wins travel award to the 2015 Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology‏ Conference Congratulations to Ms. Madeline Rodriguez Valentin, for winning a travel award to present her work titled “GRP78 potential marker of Neurocognitive Impairment in HIV Infected Polydrug Users” at the 21st annual meeting of the Society on Neuroimmune Pharmacology (SNIP) in Miami. More…
	UCC with representation on the Minorities Affairs Committee (MAC) of the American Society for Cell Biology We are pleased to announce that Dr. Luis Cubano, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, has been appointed as a regular member on the Minorities Affairs Committee (MAC) of the American Society for Cell Biology. More…
	Universidad Central del Caribe Receives a New Patent for the Treatment of AIDS The United States Patents and Trademarks Office (USPTO) have recently granted the UCC patent No. US 8,835,412 B2, titled *Therapeutic Application of Cembranoids against HIV virus replication, HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders and HIV Virus-Induced Inflammation*. This patent is based on the coordinated effort of five investigators… More…
	Congratulations for your Achievements! The UCCSoM congratulates the first-time takers cohort for academic year 2014-2015 for their performance in the USMLE Step 1. The Class of 2016 reached a 96% first time takers pass rate and 97% overall pass rate! More…
	Ph.D. Student Wins 3rd Place at Graduate Poster Competition Yaliz Loperena Álvarez was awarded 3^rd Place in The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) Graduate Poster Competition at the 2014 ASCB/IFCB Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, which took place on December 6, 2014. More…
	Xerox Foundation Supports the UCC Scholarships Fund With great pleasure, the Universidad Central del Caribe (UCC) announces that Xerox Foundation has donated the amount of $10,000 to support the UCC scholarships fund. Since 2000, the Xerox Foundation has contributed with Hispanic colleges… More…
	Con Ciencia dan Batalla al Cáncer Científicos de Puerto Rico están desarrollando investigación de vanguardia- Algunos en colaboración con instituciones en Estados Unidos – dirigidas a mejorar los tratamientos de aquellos tipos de cáncer que más afectan a los boricuas… More…
	Cumbre de Expertos para Ganarle la Lucha al Cáncer Investigadores de diversos recintos educativos de Puerto Rico compartieron ideas y recursos durante el primer encuentro de investigación sobre el cáncer, en miras de adelantar la lucha contra esta terrible enfermedad. More…
	Boricua le Hace Frente al Cáncer con un Hongo Medicinal Investigadora apuesta a las propiedades del Ganoderma lucidum para hacer más efectivo el tratamiento contra el cáncer de seno inflamatorio. More…