International issue | April 2023

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Cover

The hidden damage of rape
Sexual violence causes psychological distress and results in inflammation that can accelerate ageing By

 

INTERVIEW

Euclides de Mesquita Neto: The chess game of global science

UNICAMP researcher Euclides de Mesquita Neto discusses the challenges ahead as the executive secretary of the Global Research Council, an association of more than 60 research-funding agencies on all continents

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FUNDING

Foreign boost

How science and technology offices linked to the United States Armed Forces fund basic research projects in Brazil

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ASTROPHYSICS

Super telescope gets a funding boost

Giant Magellan Telescope to receive US$205 million in fresh investment, including US$5 million from FAPESP

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ECOLOGY

Freshwater mangroves

A study explores this rare type of coastal ecosystem located at the mouth of the Amazon River

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BIODIVERSITY

Preserving the harvest

Brazil contributed with five samples of sweet potato, four of rice, two of potato, and two of millet

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COMPUTING

Deepfake

Algorithm developed to detect images and videos altered by artificial intelligence, the new technological method for spreading disinformation

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OPTICS

Sharper images

US company launches a system developed at UNICAMP to improve light collection performance in scanning tunneling microscopes

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INDICATORS

A new metric for growth

A policy working group proposes a new metric for innovation impact based on top job creators

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LIBRARY SCIENCE

Twenty-first century Brasiliana

Digitization and the incorporation of objects will modernize collections comprising materials on Brazil’s culture and history

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History

The foundations of a nation

Researchers analyze movements opposed to Brazil's emancipation from Portugal, revisiting the process of establishing the Brazilian state and its relationship with Hispanic America

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HISTORY

Unkept promises

Liberal ideas and the need for national cohesion inspired early proposals for universal public education, but funding was always limited

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HISTORY

Unafraid to fight

Political repression did not stop women from fighting for Brazil’s Independence

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