Experts from the National Cancer Institute (NCI/NIH) and from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States are working with Mexican specialists from various medical institutions, coordinated by the Mexican National Cancer Institute (INCAN), to develop and implement a national control plan to fight cancer in Mexico. The experts met in …

GLOBE is an international science and education program with sponsors including NASA, NOAA and NSF.  GLOBE is a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) program that engages students in environmental science research and data collection.  The international program includes Mexican schools from the primary education to university level that have contributed environmental measurements to the GLOBE …

U.S. Embassy partnered with WWF-TRAFFIC and the Mexican Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection ( PROFEPA ) to host a regional training and capacity building workshop on combating marine species trafficking in Merida, Mexico. Over 60 participants from across Mexico and Central America attended the workshop featuring leading researchers and officials on a wide range of topics. These …

In partnership with the National Science Foundation (NSF), the U.S.-Mexico Foundation for Science ( FUMEC ), the Mexican Council for Science and Technology ( CONACYT ), and other private and public sector partners, the Embassy launched the Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Pilot Program in Mexico. The I-Corps Program was created by NSF to support academic researchers who are seeking to commercialize their …

Amb. Anthony Wayne and Dan Ashe, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service  participated in a ceremony to commemorate the 20th Anniversary Celebration of Wildlife Without Borders – Mexico and also celebrated the transfer of two female California Condors to the Chapultepec Zoo. The Wildlife Without Borders Mexico program has been working since 1995 to conserve our shared natural wealth. The program provides …

EL PASO, Texas —U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske formally rolled out the “Know the Facts” campaign today. The campaign, launched on July 20 in Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, encourages those considering attempts to illegally enter the U.S., to “Know the Facts” and avoid embarking on the dangerous trek north …

Here in Mexico City, more than 160,000 residents participate in the  ECOBICI bike share program.  Programs like Eco-Bici help reduce carbon emissions, traffic congestion, and promote public health by encouraging people to ride a bicycle instead of a car, taxi, or public transportation to get to work and other destinations.  To celebrate Earth Day, Ambassador Wayne …

In celebration of World Wildlife Day, the Chapultepec Zoo inaugurated the “Ave Magnifica: Cóndor de California” interactive exhibit, which will be open until December 2015. The Environment, Science, Technology, and Health Counselor was on hand to highlight the importance of biodiversity and combatting wildlife trafficking. https://www.facebook.com/mexico.usembassy/posts/10153107423044190

The High-Altitude Water Cherenkov Observatory ( HAWC ) is a facility designed to observe TeV gamma rays and cosmic rays–markers of the most extreme environments in the known universe like supernova explosions, active galactic nuclei, and gamma-ray bursts.  It is located at an altitude of 4,100 meters, between Pico de Orizaba and the Sierra Negra volcanoes …

The President’s Immigration Accountability Executive Actions will help secure the border, hold nearly 5 million undocumented immigrants accountable, and ensure that everyone plays by the same rules. Full Fact Sheet: http://photos.state.gov/libraries/mexico/310329/nov2014/141121-FactSheet-ExAc-eng.pdf (PDF files require Adobe Reader, Download it Free )

THE PRESIDENT: My fellow Americans, tonight, I’d like to talk with you about immigration. For more than 200 years, our tradition of welcoming immigrants from around the world has given us a tremendous advantage over other nations. It’s kept us youthful, dynamic, and entrepreneurial. It has shaped our character as a people with limitless possibilities …

While overall rates of apprehensions across our Southwest border remain at near historic lows, apprehensions and processing of children and individuals from Central America crossing the border in the Rio Grande Valley have continued at high rates. Full Fact Sheet:  https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/07/08/letter-president-regarding-emergency-supplemental-appropriations-request

Request to Address the Increase in Child and Adult Migration from Central America in the Rio Grande Valley Areas of the Southwest Border; and Wildfire Suppression On June 30, I provided an update on my Administration’s efforts in addressing the urgent humanitarian situation on both sides of the Southwest border with an aggressive, unified, and …

Today, U. S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske discussed the Dangers Awareness Campaign, an aggressive Spanish language outreach effort and an urgent call to action to community groups, the media, parents and relatives in the U.S. and Central America to save and protect the lives of migrant children attempting to cross …

Good afternoon, everybody. One year ago this month, senators of both parties –- with support from the business, labor, law enforcement, faith communities –- came together to pass a commonsense immigration bill. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/06/30/remarks-president-border-security-and-immigration-reform

I am writing to update you on my Administration’s efforts to address the urgent humanitarian situation in the Río Grande Valley areas of our Nation’s Southwest border, and to request that the Congress support the new tools and resources we need to implement a unified, comprehensive Federal Government response.   Managua Extraordinary Declaration » https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/06/30/letter-president-efforts-address-humanitarian-situation-rio-grande-valle