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The College of Natural Sciences of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras (Spanish: Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras), was established in 1943. It is one of several colleges that make up the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras campus. Facundo Bueso Sanllehí was its first dean. It is located in the city of San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico.


== Centers ==
Center for Applied Tropical Ecology and Conservation (CREST-CATEC)
Center for Nanoscale Materials


== Facilities ==
Animal House
Botanical Garden
Center for Educational Production Services
Computing Center
Department of Chemistry Support Facilities
Electronics Workshop
Field House at El Yunque (El Verde)
Greenhouse
Herbarium
Instrumentation Workshop
Machining Workshop
Natural Sciences Library
Zoology Museum


== References ==


== External links ==
Official website