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University of Puerto Rico at Cayey
Type	Public
Established	1967
President	Luis A. Ferrao
Rector	Dr. Carmen L. Quiroga
Academic staff	218
Undergraduates	4,128
Location	Cayey, Puerto Rico; 18°07′05″N 66°09′43″W / 18.117995782965178°N 66.16185051976525°W
Campus	145 acres (0.59 km2), Urban
Website	www.cayey.upr.edu

The University of Puerto Rico in Cayey (UPR-Cayey) is a public university in Cayey, Puerto Rico. It is part of the University of Puerto Rico System. It was initially founded as a regional school in 1967 and became a college in 1969. It was awarded autonomy in April 1982.

Academics edit

Trees at the University of Puerto Rico at Cayey

UPR Cayey awards bachelor's degrees. It serves as a starting point for students interested in applying to programs in the Medical Sciences Campus or at Mayagüez Campus.

Research edit

UPR-Cayey has undergraduate research programs such as Howard Hughes Project, the NIH MBRS-RISE program^[1] and the PR-AMP program. These programs provide research experience for students of the Natural Sciences, promoting student participation in scientific research. These programs provide funding and facilitate the experiences of science undergraduate students to do research either locally, at other campuses of Puerto Rico, or in Universities in the U.S.^[2]

The University houses the Environmental Education Center. The Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, supports students and teachers in colleges of neighboring municipalities in research projects. The Project for the Study of Women seeks to advance women's rights through education, research and community service. These programs are offered to students such as those taking college courses before completing their secondary education or professionals who wish to take continuing education courses.

Academic departments edit

Arts edit

Department of Humanities
Department of Hispanic Studies
Department of English
Department of Social Sciences

Natural Sciences edit

Natural Sciences Program
Department of Biology
Department of Chemistry
Department of Mathematics-Physics

Professional Schools edit

Department of Education
Physical Education Program
Department of Business Administration
Technology and Office Administration Program

References edit

^ "UPR Cayey RISE Program". Archived from the original on 2010-09-27.
^ Fajardo, Rosario (2021-05-14). "The Importance of Education, Technical Training". The Weekly Journal. Retrieved 2021-05-14.

External links edit

Official website

[1] "UPR Cayey RISE Program". Archived from the original on 2010-09-27.

[Fajardo_2021-2] Fajardo, Rosario (2021-05-14). "The Importance of Education, Technical Training". The Weekly Journal. Retrieved 2021-05-14.

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