Issue # 218 _ April 2014
Cover
- The Coup – Beyond the Images
- Questions and hypotheses from hundreds of historians and social scientists form the fundamental avenues along which knowledge of the history of the Brazilian dictatorship of 1964-1985 is gained By Mariluce Moura
- Civilian support of a military intervention
- Studies discuss the role of different sectors of society in the 1964 coup By Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade
- Lasting impact
- Experts examine the effects of 21 years of dictatorship on contemporary Brazilian society By Eduardo Nunomura
- The impact on the academic world
- Some three hundred professors were driven away from Brazilian universities by the dictatorship, a period marked by the structuring of graduate level education By Marcos Pivetta
- The art of opposition
- Despite censorship, there was a strong presence of a leftist culture and of opposition during the dictatorship By Marcos Pivetta
- The past in the present
- Researchers try to understand how the State has dealt with the legacy of serious human rights violations By Glenda Mezarobba
- Where the Information Comes From
- Brazilian and U.S. files feed investigations into crimes committed by the dictatorship By Márcio Ferrari
- British Archives and the Coup of 1964
- By William Torres Laureano da Rosa
S&T Policy
Infrastructure
Transparent Science
Researchers are increasingly being asked to store their raw study data in public repositories
By Fabrício MarquesInternationalization
Dialogue in Beijing
FAPESP Week seeks to broaden collaboration between institutions in São Paulo and China
By Fabrício MarquesScience
Astronomy
Turbulent gestations
Simulations explain how magnetic forces complicate the birth of stars and planets
By Igor ZolnerkevicECOLOGY
Whales and dolphins in sight!
Species diversity and animal abundance along the São Paulo coast are greater than imagined
By Carlos FioravantiSPECIAL BIOTA EDUCATION XI
Mutual benefit
Productivity gains from bee pollination represent 10% of world’s agricultural production value
By Karina Toledo - da Agência FAPESPTechnology
Agriculture
Biological attractants and repellents
Chemical substances extracted from insects and plants provide strategies for combating pests
By Dinorah ErenoCorporate Research
In all lanes
Pirelli’s R&D Center in Santo André develops models for global markets
By Yuri VasconcelosLogistics
Tags that save lives
A partnership between USP and Ambev creates a system that prevents forklift accidents in warehouses
By Marcos de Oliveira