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The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro officially received the personal library and collection of prominent intellectual Muniz Sodré. The materials are expected to be available for public consultation starting in 2027.
Conexão UFRJ3 min read
General Science
Clément Pit-Claudel received the 2026 EPFL Award for Best Teaching for his computer science classes and hands-on approach. The report comes directly from a university announcement and an awards ceremony event.
EPFL3 min read
General Science
The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro opened its academic integration event featuring thousands of presentations across multiple locations. This summary relies solely on a single institutional report from the event.
Conexão UFRJ2 min read
General Science
The medical program at UFRJ Macaé earned the highest possible grade of five from the Ministry of Education. This result comes from an official educational evaluation system.
Conexão UFRJ2 min read
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Experts discuss whether the heavy use of data analytics in professional sports makes games less entertaining for fans. The evidence comes from interviews, historical comparisons, and observations rather than a single scientific experiment.
Harvard Gazette3 min read
General Science
A new study reveals that Americans frequently use mental shortcuts instead of full reasoning when making complex political choices. The findings come from a single published study involving computer-based decision tasks.
UC Berkeley3 min read
General Science
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences shared a written tribute honoring the life and career of late scholar Marcyliena H. Morgan. This account comes from a formal university memorial minute presented at a faculty meeting.
Harvard Gazette3 min read
General Science
Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences entered a tribute to the late scholar John E. Malmstad into its permanent records, recalling his work on Russian modernism and his teaching. It is a memorial written by his colleagues, so it celebrates his life rather than weighing it.
Harvard Gazette3 min read
General Science
Professor Wagner José Fávaro took office as director of Unicamp's Institute of Biology for the 2026-2030 term, with Eduardo Galembeck as associate director. This is a university news story about a leadership change, so it reports plans and speeches rather than results.
Unicamp3 min read
General Science
Cyndel Nunes Augusto, a São Paulo city preschool teacher and doctoral student at the University of São Paulo, won second place in the 21st Paulo Freire Prize for a project in which young children explored stilt walking and breaking. It is a classroom experience recognised by a city prize, described through interviews, not a study measuring learning outcomes.
Jornal da USP3 min read
General Science
Professors Clemens Kaminski and Duncan McFarlane of the University of Cambridge have been elected Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering, among 75 people chosen this year; Dr Loubna Bouarfa, an affiliated lecturer, was also elected. This is a university announcement about an honour, not a research finding.
University of Cambridge2 min read
General Science
Led by a campaign of African countries, the United Nations endorsed a resolution promoting the Equal Earth map projection, which shows countries at their real relative sizes, by a vote of 164 to 1. The resolution is not binding and does not ban the familiar Mercator map, so its effect may be largely symbolic.
Harvard Gazette3 min read
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An opinion article in Jornal da USP argues that contradictory, ambivalent political speech is widespread ahead of another Brazilian election, and criticises far-right discourse in particular. It is a political opinion essay that draws on two books from 2011, not a study.
Jornal da USP2 min read