{"id":197,"date":"2018-08-10T10:26:07","date_gmt":"2018-08-10T14:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/envsci\/?page_id=197"},"modified":"2026-03-03T14:51:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T18:51:39","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/envsci\/","title":{"rendered":"HOME"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"col-8 main-content\">\n<div id=\"post-197\" class=\"page-content post-197 page type-page status-publish\">\n<div class=\"row cf builder\">\n<div class=\"column builder one-1\">\n<div class=\"textwidget post-content\">Welcome to the <strong>Department of Environmental Sciences<\/strong> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uprrp.edu\/\">UPR Rio Piedras.<\/a> The Environmental Sciences (ES) Undergraduate Program began in 1976 as the first academic program in Puerto Rico established to train environmental professionals to assist in the implementation of the established Puerto Rico Environmental Policy Act of 1970. Our current curriculum offers students the opportunity to immerse themselves in the thorough study of environmental science, focusing on disciplinary studies of terrestrial, aquatic, marine ecosystems, or human-dominated ecosystems, as well as integrative topics such as sustainability. An important factor in the success of the Program has been our excellent and committed faculty who bring abundant research opportunities to students.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"textwidget post-content\">We aim to apply an integrated, quantitative, and interdisciplinary focus to studying natural and human systems and provide the students (undergraduate and graduate) with the skills and knowledge necessary to successfully advance in an academic, industrial, or government setting. Our program encompasses disciplines from both the physical sciences (e.g., biology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, geology, and engineering) as well as the social sciences (e.g., public health, sociology, economics, geography, public policy, education, and planning).<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-553 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/envsci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/Environmental-Sciences-300x95.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/envsci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/Environmental-Sciences-300x95.png 300w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/envsci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/Environmental-Sciences-1024x325.png 1024w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/envsci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/Environmental-Sciences-768x244.png 768w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/envsci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/Environmental-Sciences-1536x487.png 1536w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/envsci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/Environmental-Sciences.png 1999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Department of Environmental Sciences at UPR Rio Piedras. 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