Health

FAPESP – 60 YEARS

Beyond borders

In its six decades, São Paulo’s FAPESP has helped to strengthen Brazil’s broader science, technology, and innovation ecosystem

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COVER

Crisis in human resource development

Lower numbers of master's and PhD graduates in 2020 due to the pandemic and lower demand for advanced degrees sparks debate about the system that provides future researchers and high-level professionals in Brazil

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INTERVIEW

Margareth Dalcolmo: Pandemic scars

The physician-researcher discusses the difficulties faced by health professionals dealing with Covid-19, the dramatic struggles of patients she attended, and the likelihood of an increase in tuberculosis cases in the coming years

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COVID-19

Diplomacy against COVID-19

Inequalities in the fight against COVID-19 highlight the need for multilateralism

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GOOD PRACTICES

Australia vetos six humanities research projects

Move sparks debate over political interference in science

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COVID-19

COVID-19 cases on the rise in China

COVID-19 cases on the rise in China

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PUBLIC POLICY

Rewarding Conservation

New study sheds light on impacts from bonus tax transfers to incentivize expansion of municipal protected areas in Brazil

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ECONOMICS

Tax burden reinforces gender inequality

From greater consumption of essential goods to income tax, the burden is heavier for women

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PROFILE

Amazonian challenges

Ecologist broadened her study of birds to the entire rainforest, moving beyond research alone to dedicate herself to environmental policy

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Tax history

The Empire’s coffers

Studies on taxation and public spending offer new interpretations on the formation of Brazil

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Higher education

Barriers to inclusion

Affirmative action has yet to gain ground in Brazilian graduate education

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Cover

A drop in childhood vaccination

The pandemic has exacerbated a decline in immunization rates, which fell by 65% in some states in 2020

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COVID-19

Third dose lowers risk of death

Coronavirus vaccine booster doses significantly reduce the risk of death from COVID-19

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Financing

More money for science in the USA

The US House of Representatives passed a bill expanding the budgets of research-funding agencies in the country

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Public health

Mosquito net benefits last for decades

Mosquito net benefits last for decades

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