FAPESP Week New York

New habits are changing our biological clock and making people more nocturnal. Researcher warns that the phenomenon is causing part of the population to experience one time zone for weekdays and another for weekends.

Scientists at the Center for Advanced Graphene, Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research are studying remarkable new materials that can be used to develop photonic devices for future generations.

At FAPESP Week New York, Elisabete de Gouveia Dal Pino talked about studies conducted by her group at the IAG-USP with high-energy phenomena in astrophysical systems, and about the CTA, which will be the largest gamma-ray observatory in the world.

Effects resulting from the interaction between light and mechanical movements can influence the future development of processors, electronic devices and communication networks.

Cases of green gentrification in New York City are analyzed in a book by CUNY professors.

Thematic project brings together theoretical, observational and experimental research to study questions such as the origin of elements in the cosmos and the nuclear reactions behind stellar explosions.

Fabricated news and information obtained through social media in recent elections in Brazil and the importance of fact checking for journalism were the subject of a panel discussion at FAPESP Week New York.

Group of more than 50 researchers plans to advance knowledge and innovation associated with the adoption of water management practices and implementation of environmental governance.

CUNY study examines the driving mechanism of the causative agent of gonorrhea that when deactivated, renders the bacteria noninfectious.

Equipment will be used by several fields of science and propel the field of structural biology right from the start.

Researchers are measuring differences in pollution levels among buses, automobiles and subway in the metropolitan region

Researchers at the RIDC-NEV are studying how laws and rules are implemented and how this defines the legitimacy of institutions that prevent violence and guarantee democracy, such as the police and the judiciary

Researchers from Unesp are leading projects that are studying the evolution of socio-spatial inequalities, using consumption as a way to understand the process of socio-spatial fragmentation

A deeper understanding of the brainstem circuits can explain the role of astrocytes and the vascular system as underlying mechanisms of breathing

A spin-off of City University of New York (CUNY) is developing a platform for decoding the human sense of smell and use it as a basis for diagnosing diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, tuberculosis and cancer

Brazil reports more than 7,000 cases a year of poisoning as a result of the bite of the brown recluse spider; there are also reports of occurrences in Spain, Portugal and Italy

For Leslie McCall of the CUNY Graduate Center, elitist policies do not correspond to public preferences and the public needs to be informed of the extent of economic and social inequalities

Studies conducted at BRAINN and part of international consortia are able to identify better treatments for diseases such as epilepsy, cerebral vascular accident and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

At the opening session of FAPESP Week, directors from the City University of New York (CUNY) and FAPESP emphasize the importance of partnerships between scientists from different countries in developing science and technology