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FAPESP – 60 YEARS

Six decades of investment in STI

Since the beginning of its activities, FAPESP has funded over 310,000 research projects

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GOOD PRACTICES

Chinese government wants to create 50 new scientific journals

Strategy aims to ensure journal quality and integrity

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GOOD PRACTICES

Investigation accuses university employees of bullying and racism

The Bartlett School of Architecture at University College London dismissed those accused of misconduct

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Europe in China

Project investigates connections between Asian, European, and Indigenous cultures in Brazil

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COVID-19

Distortions in the perception of time

UFABC researcher registered distortions in the perception of time during the pandemic

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COVID-19

Number of children infected with Omicron growing in the USA

Omicron variant causes surge in child infections in the US

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COVID-19

Potential COVID-19 outbreaks in China

China registered over 500,000 cases between March and April

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Chemistry

Medicine pollutes rivers on every continent

International research group found drug residues in water samples from every continent

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Home office

Pros and cons of online meetings

Study shows online meetings can reduce group creativity

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Environment

Wildfires accelerate the melting of glaciers

Wildfires can accelerate the melting of glaciers and impact populations who rely on them for water

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Biology

Chubby sharks in Miami

Nurse sharks living near the city of Miami accumulate more fat than their neighbors in environmental conservation areas

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Medicine

Transplanted heart was infected

Pig heart transplanted into human patient in January was infected with porcine virus

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Botanics

Farming with lunar soil

Plants cultivated in lunar soil grow slower and show more signs of stress than those grown in volcanic ash from Earth

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Funding

FAPESP announces R$990.1 million for new initiatives

FAPESP allocates R$990.1 million to new research-support initiatives

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Public Policies

Alcohol law prevented 400,000 hospitalizations

Alcohol law reduced hospitalizations and generated savings of R$247.7 million from 2012 to 2019

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Funding

Canada launches new innovation agency

Canadian government announces launch of new agency to promote innovation

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Paleontology

São Paulo was once covered by forest

São Paulo Metropolitan Area was once covered by vast forest of araucaria trees between 180,000 and 135,000 years ago

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PHYSICS

The physics of flight

Mathematical model can reproduce the flight behavior of bird flocks

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DATA

Tax expenditures associated with research, development, and innovation (RDI)

Tax expenditures associated with research, development, and innovation

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GOOD PRACTICES

Florida governor proposes law to review tenure of university professors

American Association of University Professors calls the bill an attack on academic freedom

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GOOD PRACTICES

Survey highlights frequency of sexual harassment and assault at Australian universities

44,000 students from 39 institutions responded to the survey

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Light sensors

In the lab, zebrafish larvae become covered in green glowing dots when exposed to certain drugs or pollutants

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Video

With Brazilian optic fibers, Japanese telescope Subaru promises to widen observations on the Universe

Equipment set in Hawaii may significantly improve the ability to study distant galaxies and very weak stars | 2'52

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FAPESP – 60 YEARS

FAPESP has an extensive bibliographic collection about its history

Books, articles, reports, and open-access academic papers record and analyze the foundation's history and its contributions to the advancement of science in Brazil

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COVID-19

Threats against scientists researching the novel coronavirus

Science survey shows that Covid-19 researchers suffered attacks during the pandemic

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Health

Nasal COVID-19 vaccine

Research into intranasal vaccines against Covid-19 is advancing

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COVID-19

Failures in medical care for pregnant women

Pregnant women faced with barriers to adequate medical care during the pandemic

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ECOLOGY

Beetle helps in propolis production

USP researchers have identified a beetle essential for the production of red propolis

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Engineering

A robot that treats strokes remotely

Researchers have developed robotic system that can treat aneurysms remotely

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Geography

Coastal cities sinking

Several coastal cities are sinking faster than sea level rises

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