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Research and Development in the Industries: Challenges

6/06/2013

The challenges faced by Brazilian companies to carry out research and development (R&D) were presented in the lectures by businessmen and academicians, during the Grand Meeting of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences..

Grand challenges ask for great solutions

3/03/2013

What can science do to help in solving the world's big and complex challenges? And, more importantly, what are those challenges?

Global science committee to fight poverty mooted in Brazil

3/03/2013

Brazil's science minister has called upon the scientific community and the UN to create a global scientific committee with the goal of reducing world poverty.

Science academies unite for sustainable development and poverty reduction

3/03/2013

Science academies should mobilize the best brains worldwide and from different disciplines to assist in defining, addressing and solving grand challenges in health, food, water, energy, biodiversity, climate, disaster management and education.

Q&A with Peter Singer on links between science academies and Grand Challenges

3/03/2013

Ahead of the 2013 conference of Global Network of Science Academies (IAP) we asked Peter A. Singer, CEO of Grand Challenges Canada and director of Sandra Rotman Centre, what the conference is all about.

US$30,000 pledged for an online marketplace of innovation ideas

3/03/2013

Gregory Weiss, from the Global Young Academy, proposed a development of an "internet-based marketplace of ideas and opportunities" at the 7th IAP Conference.

A pill a day for Chinese future

3/03/2013

One iron pill a day may lead to for better school results and future greater opportunities in life, heard the 7th IAP conference on Science for Poverty Eradication and Sustainable Development, held in Rio de Janeiro this week.

US$8 million for innovations to prevent premature birth in Brazil

3/03/2013

Complications related to premature birth are the world's first neonatal mortality cause and the second for children younger than five years old. In Brazil, around 10 per cent of births are premature.

Improving science literacy: how to reach those not interested in science

3/03/2013

The second day of the Global Network of Science Academies (IAP) conference was dedicated to the Challenge Labs, and in this one the debate was about science communication to adults, and science education for children.

TWAS President Bai Chunli: A Future Vision for TWAS

4/02/2013

January 2013. At the start of his term as TWAS president, Bai Chunli details the Academy's role in promoting science for sustainability in a changing world.

Chinese president Hu Jintao opened TWAS's 12th General Conference in Tianjin

28/09/2012

In front of an audience of 2,000 scientists, heads of academies and representatives of international organizations, Hu Jintao affirmed that "Science and technology is the crown jewel of human wisdom.

TWAS awards its first-ever prize in social sciences

28/09/2012

The first winner of the TWAS-Celso Furtado Prize in Social Sciences has been announced at the TWAS General Meeting being held in Tianjin, China: Ricardo Paes de Barros, from Brazil.

TWAS 2012: New Members Elected

18/09/2012

The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS) has announced the election of 49 new members, in an election that took place at the Academy's 12^th General Conference and 23^rd General Meeting in Tianjin, China, on Monday, 18 September 2012.

Opportunities for american researchers

8/06/2012

The Fulbright Program and the Brazilian government's Science Without Borders Program have teamed up to provide 30 new grants for senior and junior U.S. researchers in the STEM area.

IAMP Regional Network on Non-Communicable Diseases

18/04/2012

Spring 2012 IAMP EC meeting will held on 2 - 5 May 2012 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in conjunction with the IAMP Workshop on Non-Communicable Diseases hosted by the Brazilian Academy of Sciences.

International Symposium on Enhancing Water Management Capacity in a Changing World

18/04/2012

The Brazilian Academy of Sciences is organizing the event which will take place in Brazil, 25-28 June 2012.

Declaration of the Budapest World Science Forum 2011 on a New Era of Global Science

30/11/2011

On the last day of World Science Forum 5th Budapest World Science Forum on 19 November, the participants of the Forum adopted a declaration that can be read here.

Academy's goals remain constant

28/11/2011

TWAS will continue to build scientific capacity and promote scientific excellence in a world that is likely to experience unprecedented change in the years ahead, says Jacob Palis, the president of TWAS.

CNR Rao is the winner of the 2011 Ernesto Illy Trieste Science Prize

24/11/2011

The brilliant chemist is a Corresponding Member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, Linus Pauling research professor and honorary president of the Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research and immediate past president of TWAS.

TWAS Announces 2011 Prize Winners

24/11/2011

Announced at the Academy's 22nd General Meeting in Trieste, Italy, each TWAS Prize carries a cash award of USD15,000. The winners will lecture about their research at TWAS's 23rd General Meeting in 2012.

2011 World Science Forum

10/11/2011

Brazilian Academy of Sciences will be present at the event in Budapest from from 17 to 19 November 2011and will host the 2013 World Science Forum in Rio de Janeiro, with the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, UNESCO, ICSU and AAAS.

President of the ABC receives awards in China

10/11/2011

The Brazilian mathematician Jacob Palis was awarded with the Einstein Scholarship of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and with the title of Honorific Professor of the Beijing University.

Water Policy in Brazil (2011)

11/10/2011

In this document the authors describe the distribution, the availability and the contamination of the water resources in Brazil as well as the water policy needed to cope with these problems.

Contributions for the Reform of Higher Education (2004)

11/10/2011

A document developed by a study group from ABC as a contribution towards the debate on the issue, created due to the a request from the Ministry of Education (MEC).

A State Policy for Science, Technology and Innovation (2006)

11/10/2011

A proposal forwarded to the candidates for presidency of the republic of Brazil, in a joint initiative between the Brazilian Academy of Science (ABC) and the Brazilian Society for the Advancement of Science (SBPC).

Neglected Diseases (2010)

11/10/2011

Presents proposals to implement the participation of Brazilian Science in the study of neglected diseases, aiming towards the development of the country

ABC & SBPC: The Forest Code and Science (2011)

11/10/2011

The Brazilian Academy of Sciences (ABC) and the Brazilian Society for the Advancement of Science (SBPC) put together a study group who elaborated contributions for the dialogue about the possible alterations to the Brazilian Forest Code.

Amazonia: Brazilian Challenge of the XXI Century (2008)

11/10/2011

This publication presents proposals for the implementation of national development strategies which involve harmony between regional development and environmental conservation.

TWAS General Meeting in Trieste

29/01/2011

The 22nd General Meeting happenned in Trieste, Italy, on 21-23 November, with the attendance of more than 250 people from 40 countries.