Health

Policy

US withdraws from Paris Agreement and WHO

US President signs executive orders withdrawing the country from Paris Agreement and WHO

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Environment

Quality of life in 142 cities

Zurich, Oslo, and Canberra top 2024 ranking of the world's 142 smartest cities

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Public administration

São Paulo State Audit Office turns 100 years old

Researchers explain the agency’s role and suggest ways to increase its efficiency

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Interview

Ruy Caldas: From Grande sertão to plant biochemistry

At 84, the agronomist who cultivated research teams and programs across Brazilian universities looks back on his career

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Scientific Production

National consortium takes over management and funding of the SciELO library

Partnership between CAPES, CNPq, and FAPESP reaffirms Brazil’s commitment to open-access scientific journals

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Planning

Conference gathers recommendations for new Brazilian ST&I plan

Meeting in Brasília and preparatory events mobilized the scientific community

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PUBLIC POLICIES

Methodology maps inequality in education networks

Methodology maps inequality in education networks

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INTERVIEW

Rodolfo Hoffmann: Calculating our inequalities

The economist made a name for himself with his analyses on income distribution in Brazil

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Most crimes committed by men over 60 involve sexual assault

Among elderly women, drug trafficking and fraud are the most common crimes

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Elderly population in Brazilian prisons has increased more than ninefold in 18 years

FIOCRUZ study examines the living conditions and health of elderly people in prisons in Rio de Janeiro

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Female prisoners have poorer health than the general population and are often abandoned by their families

Cases of hypertension, cancer, and cardiovascular disease are two to four times higher among female prisoners than in the general female population of the same age, while one-third of female prisoners never receive visits

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Brazilian prisons increase risk of illness and violent death

Prisoners are two to seven times more likely to contract infectious diseases than the general population and two to six times more likely to lose their lives to violence

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PUBLIC POLICY

Researchers aim to reduce bat deaths at wind farms

Thousands of animals die each year due to collisions or air pressure changes caused by turbine blades

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Public health

Anti-HIV medication still poorly distributed

Distribution of preventive HIV medicine concentrated in major cities

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ECONOMY

Number of people with disabilities employed in São Paulo increasing

Despite good progress, most companies in the state do not meet the quotas established by legislation

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