Calendars of Activities
     G-RISE PROGRAM    
2024-2025 Program Event Calendar
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 All Students Activity  | 
 Cohort 1 GY Year 1  | 
 Cohort 2 GY Year >2  | 
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 August 2024  | 
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 Monday  | 
 Attendance Certification due date  | 
 
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 Monday  | 
 Administrative Orientation- 3:30-4:30 pm- Room A-622  | 
 
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 Speakers: Dr. Miranda, Mr. Carrasquillo, Mrs. Vila  | 
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 Friday  | 
 Taller sobre Plagio- 1:30-4:00 pm- Biblioteca RCM, Salones Multiusos  | 
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 Speaker: Dr. Efraín Flores Rivera  | 
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 Friday  | 
 Rigor and Reproducibility in Biomedical Research Course (CBIO 8506 Sec 1) begins 1:00-3:30 pm- Room 210 School of Pharmacy  | 
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 Friday  | 
 IDP Seminar- 1:00-3:00 pm- Room 545 A Dr. Carmen Maldonado  | 
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 September 2024  | 
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 Monday  | 
 Labor Day  | 
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 5  | 
 Thursday  | 
 Attendance Certification due date  | 
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 Monday  | 
 Student Oral Presentations- 3:00-4:30 pm- Room A-622  | 
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 Speakers: William Mendoza, Alanis Delgado, Diego García  | 
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 Wednesday  | 
 G-RISE Student & Mentor Orientation- 11:00 am-12:00 pm- Room B-545  | 
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 Friday  | 
 Grant Writing Webinar Series (Part 1) 11:00 am- 12:30 pm (for all  | 
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 students that have not taken this webinar before)  | 
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 Monday  | 
 IDP Due date  | 
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 Monday  | 
 Send IDP and Operational IDP with Evaluation Table and Compact  | 
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 Send Graduation Plan (if applicable)  | 
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 October 2024  | 
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 Thursday  | 
 Attendance Certification due date  | 
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 14  | 
 Monday  | 
 Day of the Races/ Columbus Day  | 
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 Friday  | 
 Wellness Workshop: Cultivating Personal and Academic Well-Being  | 
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 Through Mindfulness 11:00 am- 1:00 pm Room 316 Speaker: Dr. Jordán  | 
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 Friday  | 
 Wellness Workshop- Mindfulness II:Estrategias para manejar o prevenir el estres  | 
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 las emociones y la motivación 11:00 am- 1:00 pm Room 316 Speaker: Dr. Jordán  | 
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 Monday  | 
 Student Oral Presentations- 3:00-4:30 pm- Room A-622  | 
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 Speakers: Francheska Reyes, Valeria Villarín, Grecia Geigel  | 
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 Wednesday  | 
 Grant Writing Webinar Series (Part 2) 11:00 am- 12:30 pm (for all  | 
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 students that have not taken this webinar before)  | 
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 November 2024  | 
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 4-5  | 
 Mon.-Tues.  | 
 General Elections  | 
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 Thursday  | 
 Attendance Certification due date  | 
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 11  | 
 Monday  | 
 Veterans Day  | 
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 19  | 
 Tuesday  | 
 Puerto Rico Discovery Day and Puerto Rican Culture  | 
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 25  | 
 Monday  | 
 Student Oral Presentations- 3:00-4:30 pm- Room A-622  | 
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 Speakers: Richard Mojica, Kaitlyn Nieves, Valeria Miranda  | 
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 28/29  | 
 Thurs./ Frid.  | 
 Thanksgiving Day/ Academic and Administrative Recess  | 
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 Tuesday  | 
 Seminar: TBA Speaker: Dr. TBA; Host: TBA Department  | 
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 Holiday  | 
 All Students Activity  | 
 Cohort 1 GY Year 1  | 
 Cohort 2 GY Year >2  | 
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 December 2024  | 
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 Tuesday  | 
 Seminar: TBA  | 
 
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 Speaker: Dr. Marcelo Kazanietz; Host: Biochemistry Department  | 
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 Wednesday  | 
 Attendance Certification due date  | 
 
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 Wednesday  | 
 Hands-on Grant Writing Workshop- 11:00-12:00 pm- Room 545 A  | 
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 Speakers: Dr. Christian Bravo and Dr. Roberto Rodríguez  | 
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 Monday  | 
 Use of funds for laboratory supplies due date  | 
 
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 Monday  | 
 Student Oral Presentations- 3:00-4:30 pm- Room A-622  | 
 
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 Speakers: TBA  | 
 
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 Wednesday  | 
 Christmas Day  | 
 
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 26  | 
 Thursday  | 
 Academic and Administrative Recess until January 7th  | 
 
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 January 2025  | 
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 Monday  | 
 Attendance Certification due date  | 
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 Friday  | 
 
 Mini Symposium- Physiological adaptations related to climate changes  | 
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 February 2025  | 
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 Friday  | 
 Attendance Certification due date  | 
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 18  | 
 Tuesday  | 
 Seminar: TBA  | 
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 Speaker: Dr. Nathan Smith; Host: Anatomy & Neurobiology Department  | 
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 24  | 
 Monday  | 
 Student Oral Presentations- 3:00-4:30 pm- Room A-622  | 
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 Speakers: Fabiola Ricardo, Xiany Lay, Alexdiel Figueroa  | 
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 March 2025  | 
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 Friday  | 
 Mentoring: Guiding the Journey to Success (Room 545 A&B 3:00-5:00pm)  | 
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 Speaker: Dr. Nivia Pérez  | 
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 Monday  | 
 Attendance Certification due date  | 
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 18  | 
 Tuesday  | 
 Seminar: TBA  | 
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 Speaker: Dr. Soma Ghosh; Host: Pharmaceutical Sciences  | 
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 13-15  | 
 Wednesday  | 
 44to Foro Anual de Investigación y Educación del RCM  | 
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 15  | 
 Friday  | 
 Send Operational IDP, Evaluation Table and Compact (everyone)  | 
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 24  | 
 Monday  | 
 Student Oral Presentations- 3:00-5:00 pm- Room A-622  | 
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 Speakers: Aleandra Ortiz, Aryanne Torres, Fabiola Pagán  | 
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 19  | 
 Tuesday  | 
 Brain Awareness Week  | 
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 28 - 29  | 
 Thursday  | 
 Academic and Administrative Recess- Holy Week  | 
 
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 Holiday  | 
 All Students Activity  | 
 Cohort 1 GY Year 1  | 
 Cohort 2 GY Year >2  | 
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 April 2025  | 
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 Tuesday  | 
 Attendance Certification due date  | 
 
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 Tuesday  | 
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 Speaker: Dr. Karch; Host: Physiology Department  | 
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 Monday  | 
 Student Oral Presentations- 3:00-4:30 pm- Room A-622  | 
 
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 Speakers: Keisha Serrano, Liz Velázquez, Shay Blanco, Jean Collazo  | 
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 May 2025  | 
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 Thursday  | 
 Attendance Certification due date  | 
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 5  | 
 Tuesday  | 
 Seminar: TBA  | 
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 Speaker: Dr. María Gloria Domínguez; Host: Microbiology Department  | 
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 13  | 
 Monday  | 
 Student Oral Presentations- 3:00-5:00 pm- Room A822  | 
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 Discussion of Papers  | 
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 27  | 
 Monday  | 
 Memorial Day  | 
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 June 2025  | 
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 3  | 
 Monday  | 
 Attendance Certification due date  | 
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 11-28  | 
 Monday  | 
 Rigor and Reproducibility in Biomedical Research Course  | 
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 19  | 
 Wednesday  | 
 Juneteenth Day  | 
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 July 2025  | 
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 2  | 
 Tuesday  | 
 Attendance Certification due date  | 
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 4  | 
 Tuesday  | 
 Independence Day  | 
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 August 2025  | 
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 2  | 
 Friday  | 
 Attendance Certification due date  | 
*All dates for student activities are subject to change
Updated: September 2024