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verification. (September 2014) |
Established | 1943 |
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Students | 18,653 |
Location | , 18°24′11″N 66°02′45″W / 18.403027°N 66.045875°W |
Nickname | Naturales |
Website |
natsci |
The College of Natural Sciences of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras ( Spanish: Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras), was established in 1943. It is one of several colleges that make up the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras campus. Facundo Bueso Sanllehí was its first dean. [1] It is located in the city of San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico.
In September 2019, the university won a $US17.4 million research grant from the National Science Foundation, for wearable technology. [2]