Issue # 218 _ April 2014

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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
Civilian support of a military intervention
Studies discuss the role of different sectors of society in the 1964 coup By
Lasting impact
Experts examine the effects of 21 years of dictatorship on contemporary Brazilian society By
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
The art of opposition
Despite censorship, there was a strong presence of a leftist culture and of opposition during the dictatorship By
The past in the present
Researchers try to understand how the State has dealt with the legacy of serious human rights violations By
Where the Information Comes From
Brazilian and U.S. files feed investigations into crimes committed by the dictatorship By
British Archives and the Coup of 1964
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S&T Policy

Infrastructure

Transparent Science

Researchers are increasingly being asked to store their raw study data in public repositories

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Scientometrics

The art of creating partnerships

Cross-referencing of the data on 1.1 million Brazilian researchers shows that collaborations have multiplied over the last 20 years

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Internationalization

Dialogue in Beijing

FAPESP Week seeks to broaden collaboration between institutions in São Paulo and China

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Science

Neuromathematics

Dynamic connections

Mathematicians and neuroscientists work together to understand and predict the functioning of the brain

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Astronomy

Turbulent gestations

Simulations explain how magnetic forces complicate the birth of stars and planets

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ECOLOGY

Whales and dolphins in sight!

Species diversity and animal abundance along the São Paulo coast are greater than imagined

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SPECIAL BIOTA EDUCATION XI

Mutual benefit

Productivity gains from bee pollination represent 10% of world’s agricultural production value

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Technology

Agriculture

Biological attractants and repellents

Chemical substances extracted from insects and plants provide strategies for combating pests

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Corporate Research

In all lanes

Pirelli’s R&D Center in Santo André develops models for global markets

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Logistics

Tags that save lives

A partnership between USP and Ambev creates a system that prevents forklift accidents in warehouses

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Internet 

Remote analyses

The LabWeb Project, at the Synchrotron laboratory, allows users to make beamline measurements economically and quickly

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Humanities

Education 

The various directions of knowledge

The educational use of concept maps makes ideas and connections clear and precise

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