A Brazilian university launches an award to honor women in science
The Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense (Unesc) launched 14 August a prize for women in science that will be awarded during the science and technology week in October
WOMEN IN SCIENCE: Elisama Vieira
On this day, 8 March 2023, as we celebrate the International Women’s Day, let’s focus on a womand scientist profile
OAD PROJECTS: Astronomy as fuel of life…
Since 2011, the IAU Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) has funded over 200 projects that use astronomy as a tool to address challenges in communities and achieve SDGs. OAD’s Dana Ficut-Vicas and Maria Alejandra Diaz write on the changes these projects are creating in their communities.
IYBSSD stories: For a sustainable Brazil
Having a development agenda based on sustainability and sovereignty as strategic elements is extremely important for Brazil, write Ana Paula de Carvalho Teixeira and Mozart Neves Ramos.
Brazil becomes Associate Member of CERN
CERN Director-General, Fabiola Gianotti, and Brazilian Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Marcos Pontes, have signed an agreement admitting Brazil as an Associate Member State of CERN.
IYBSSD2022: stories of a scientific year… 12 (Brazil and science)
In an Op-ed article, João Guilherme Ometto, a Brazilian engineer, maintained that quality education and science is what rural communities in his native country direly need, ahead of the IYBSSD2022 opening ceremony.
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Mercury and lead threaten Latin American communities
Artisanal mining as well as industrial activities and waste disposal spread toxic heavy metals in the Amazon region, affecting particularly children health.
‘Act now’ to save Brazil’s rivers, avoid water crisis
Water demand will continue to increase as its quality goes lower, espacially because of vegetation losses.
Luiz Eugenio Mello: “An opportunity to change the world with science”
Luiz Eugenio Mello, who has recently been appointed as the scientific director of one of Brazil’s major research funding agencies shares his vision for this agency and for science.
