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If 3 Little Girls Did This To My House, I’d Do Everything I Could To Get Them Full Rides To Harvard

Google’s Megan Smith On The 2 Innovations That Will Get More Women Into Tech

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Course offerings this semester at UPRM: Farm Irrigation and Agroclimatology (TMAG)

I will be offering the following two courses this semester at UPR-Mayaguez. Please click the following links for the course fliers.

TMAG 5017 Agroclimatology

TMAG 4019 Farm Drainage and Irrigation Systems

Please feel free to contact me if you would like additional information about either course.

Eric Harmsen, Professor
University of Puerto Rico
Dept. of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 00681
email: harmsen1000@hotmail.com, eric.harmsen@upr.edu
phone: 787-955-5102
websites: http://pragwater.com , http://bahai.org

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27 Science Fictions That Became Science Facts in 2012

27 Science Fictions That Became Science Facts in 2012

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Did you know? (7 talks)

A delightfully useful collection of short explanations, how-tos and amusing trivia. Each of them is well worth the 3-6 minutes. click

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NOAA CREST SUMMER CAMP at UPRM

Students from across Puerto Rico attended the NOAA CREST Summer Camp this week on the UPRM Campus.  This afternoon, they attended a workshop by Dr. Eric Harmsen, which focused on the use of GOES-PRWEB for scheduling irrigation in Puerto Rico.  Irrigation scheduling is important for water conservation and for achieving optimal crop yields.  The presentation is provided below:

DOWNLOAD PDF PRESENTATION HERE

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New Chilean agriculture-climate observation centre to boost early warning for drought events

New Chilean agriculture-climate observation centre to boost early warning for drought events

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Smart Irrigation

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Teen’s tech promises 20-sec phone charge

Teen’s tech promises 20-sec phone charge

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