Health

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Students with disabilities in regular classes

Special education policy collaborates to reduce learning delays, but can encourage segregated teaching

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Changes and challenges presented to educational institutions by people with disabilities

Rising enrollment reflects greater inclusion in education, but institutional policies and pedagogical practices need to be improved

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Pregnancy

Deaths during pregnancy or childbirth

Approximately one-third of women worldwide do not undergo four of the eight recommended prenatal tests

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Public spending

The importance of early childhood

Researchers create methodology for calculating federal budget allocated to children aged six and under in Brazil

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Public policy

Public ambulances available to 85% of the population, but service is uneven

Researcher maps public ambulance service’s assistance, coverage, and workforce

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GENDER

Women face obstacles to promotion in Brazilian public services

Brazil occupies a modest position among Latin American countries when it comes to gender equality at senior levels

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OBITUARY

Literacy and social justice

Magda Becker Soares's perspective on childhood literacy influenced the formulation of public policies

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DEMOGRAPHY

New dimensions of racial inequalities

Platform allows unprecedented cross-referencing of official data from areas such as health and education

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Higher education

Number of students completing a degree at public universities in Brazil falls

The decline began in 2019 and worsened during the pandemic thanks to the suspension of in-person activities and postponement of the end of the academic year

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Graduate studies

CAPES assessment finds that quality indicators for master’s and doctoral courses in Brazil have improved

Improvements have been made despite the financial hardships faced by science, with cuts to research funding and falling grant values

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INTERVIEW

Carmino Antonio de Souza: The ways of healthcare

UNICAMP hematologist helps develop a plan to resume production of essential drugs, an imperative created by the COVID-19 pandemic

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COVER

Science with the public

People without academic experience contribute to data collection and knowledge production

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Research itineraries

The scientific method outside academia

Biologist Pedro Ferreira Develey continues his research by observing birds

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SOCIOLOGY

The seeds of mistrust

A new dictionary focuses on the varieties of denialism that confuse public opinion in Brazil and around the world

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PUBLIC POLICY

Child labor could affect almost 6 million children in Brazil

The practice, which is illegal in Brazil, is underreported and occurs even online

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