Author's posts
Jan 21
Cultivated affinities
Study shows that an approximation among the BRICS countries results in fruitful science article in portughese published at Revista Pesquisa FAPESP
Jan 13
To Evaluate Obama’s Free-College Proposal, Look for Lessons Abroad
The Chronicle of Higher Education January 13th, 2015 By Karin Fischer In proposing to make community college free for millions of Americans, President Obama would buck global trends. Over the last two decades, almost every country that has taken up tuition policy has moved to charge fees, not to rescind them. Most notably, universities in Britain, …
Dec 26
Access to higher education in Brazil
See recent article on Access to Higher Education in Brazil, published in the Journal Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning
Dec 21
Hints to become a teacher at YouTube Edu Brazil
Sorry, this entry is only available in Português do Brasil.
Dec 07
Danger Ahead for the State Universities in São Paulo State
I will discuss a rather delicate issue that is now happening in the state of São Paulo that, in my opinion, puts at risk the huge effort made in the last 50-60 years to build an excellent public university system. The topic is complex because it is related to salaries, and, in a country with …
Nov 30
Strange Matter Green Earth Exhibition
Strange Matter Green Earth is a new pioneering educational venture developed by the Materials Research Society. It is an international traveling materials science exhibition that will enable millions of people across the globe to explore ways in which advances in materials can lead to a more sustainable future. Visitors will discover the story of …
Oct 30
Compact Ag@Fe3O4 Core-shell Nanoparticles by Means of Single-step Thermal Decomposition Reaction
A temperature pause introduced in a simple single-step thermal decomposition of iron, with the presence of silver seeds formed in the same reaction mixture, gives rise to novel compact heterostructures: brick-like Ag@Fe3O4 core-shell nanoparticles. This novel method is relatively easy to implement, and could contribute to overcome the challenge of obtaining a multifunctional heteroparticle in …
Oct 10
Brazil faces the challenge to improve the quality and offer in Higher Education
Opinion article published at Jornal Público, de Portugal, 10/08/2014. See the complete article here.