Issue # 286 _ December 2019
Cover
- Public faith
- Researchers around the world are attempting to understand the growth of evangelicalism in Brazil, where it is rising faster than in any other country By Christina Queiroz
- Corporate strategy
- Evangelical presence in the legislature triples thanks to backing by large churches By Christina Queiroz
Pesquisa Fapesp 20 Years
Pesquisa Fapesp 20 Years
The challenge of generating bioenergy
Pesquisa FAPESP covered the efforts of Brazilian science to make viable the use of sugar sector byproducts for producing electricity and 2G ethanol
By Yuri VasconcelosS&T Policy
Graduate education
5-dimensional benchmarking
CAPES unveils a new, more comprehensive and diverse set of quality metrics for master’s and doctoral programs
By Fabrício MarquesScientific production
The race to measure impact
Brazilian universities increasingly investing in offices dedicated to managing and measuring performance
By Rodrigo de Oliveira AndradeOversight
Universities under investigation
São Paulo Legislative Assembly Inquiry makes recommendations on how to improve the management of USP, UNICAMP, and UNESP
By Fabrício MarquesFunding
In defense of science
Party leaders propose research funding as a means to overcome economic crisis
By Christina QueirozScience
Immunology
Battle of the cells
Experimental therapy tested for the first time in Brazil uses a patient's own defense system to fight cancer
By Ricardo ZorzettoEnvironment
Oil spill spreads
Analysis suggests three potential sources of the oil near the Brazilian coast
By Carlos FioravantiEcology
A bat in the nest
Cameras catch winged mammals attacking eggs and chicks in bird nests in the Atlantic Forest of São Paulo State
By Marcos PivettaOrnithology
A comeback in the Atlantic Forest
Alagoas curassows are reintroduced into their habitat 40 years after going extinct in the wild
By Marcos PivettaEnvironment
Hidden landscapes in the Pantanal
Researchers find a 1000 km2 lake hidden under aquatic plants on the plains of the Rio Negro
By Rodrigo de Oliveira AndradeMolecular biology
Sugarcane mapped
A team coordinated by Brazilian scientists finds over 370,000 genes when sequencing a commercial cultivar of the plant
By Eduardo GeraqueTechnology
Bioenergy
Tapping more energy from sugarcane
The sugar and ethanol industry is poised to double its production of electricity and biomethane from waste over the coming years
By Domingos ZaparolliPesquisa Fapesp 20 Years
The challenge of generating bioenergy
Pesquisa FAPESP covered the efforts of Brazilian science to make viable the use of sugar sector byproducts for producing electricity and 2G ethanol
By Yuri VasconcelosAeronautical engineering
The arrival of flying cars
Development of eVTOLs advances in Brazil and around the world
By Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade
