Girls Educating Girls is the newest initiative of the Arecibo Observatory to increase diversity in STEM fields. The program was recently awarded funding through NASA’s Puerto Rico Space Grant Consortium. The first program will run from September, 2020 through May, 2021. + Read More

Undeterred by the challenges imposed by the global pandemic, the Arecibo Observatory has successfully implemented workshops and training programs throughout the year. + Read More

The AO Research Experience for Undergraduates and Teachers (REUT) program continues to serve as a remarkable program for developing future STEM researchers and teachers. The REUT program, funded by the National Science Foundation, welcomed eight students to the observatory in 2019: Daniel Repp, Fernando Hernández Millet, Gage Siebert, Megan Kenny, Mishaal Iysha Jan, Sophia Salazar, Yamil González Zuanznabar, and Bradley Rivera Muñiz. The on-site program coordinator for the Arecibo Observatory REUT program is Adelfa Vera Rosado. Read More

On Feb 20 - 21, 2020, the Arecibo Observatory hosted a workshop to train Puerto Rican astronomers on the software needed to apply for time using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which is expected to launch in March 2021. Read More