Model Institutions for Excellence (MIE) grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to transform Universidad Metropolitana (UMET) into a nationally recognized undergraduate research institution, and a model in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Read More
The program is a semester long program (16 weeks), starting with meetings on Saturdays at 9:00 AM, Puerto Rico Time Dr. Arratia, and research assistants, with research experience in Puerto Rico and US research institutions will help the participants to explore Read More
The MIE grant implemented the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Series. On Fridays, the MIE scholars met at UMET Auditorium and were able to be part of the STEM talks by Fulbright Visiting Scholars from countries from around the world. Over 100 Fulbright Visiting Scholars from more than 50 countries visited Puerto Rico (2004-2023), funded by the Fulbright Outreach Lecturing Fund (OLF).Read More
The MIE grant invests a significant amount of funds in the MIE Scholarship Program. STEM majors at UMET with a GPA equal or greater than 3.0, applied to the MIE Scholarship. In order to keep the MIE Scholarship they need to maintain the GPA, Read More
The MIE grant developed a first class research network with institutions from the US mainland, specially National Laboratories (Sandia, Lawrence Berkeley, Lawrence Livemore, Los Alamos), and Research Institutions (UCLA, Cornell, MIT, Carnegie Mellon, ASU, UTEP, UC-Berkeley), Read More
A network of US and International Mentors was formed as a result of MIE to support students with their projects. Read More