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Articles By Susan Gaidos

  • Time Off for Dad

    Paternity leave helps fathers and mothers advance their careers; too bad it's not more common.

  • Brazil's Science Culture Shock

    Physicist Mauro Copelli is working to foster a less bureaucratic, sustainable research culture at his university in northeastern Brazil.

  • Shifting Sands in Northeastern Brazil

    Physician-scientist Selma Jeronimo is looking for ways to control the spread of leishmaniasis.

  • Science in Northeastern Brazil

    Outside Brazil's major scientific hubs, progress requires the right balance of patience and impatience.

  • Building Up Brazilian Brain Research

    Neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis has turned his São Paulo lab into an epicenter of brain-machine interface research.

  • Enjoying the View

    When Riaan Steenkamp joined the faculty of the University of Namibia in 1994, the university was new and the country...
  • Conflict Resolution

    Many people in Namibia depend on the resources found in nature -- plants, animals, grazing land, and limited water...
  • Securing Food for Namibia's Future

    Namibia is one of the driest countries in sub-Saharan Africa. It contains two deserts -- the Namib and the Kalahari...
  • Seeking Drug Targets in Indigenous Plants

    Davis Mumbengegwi first started asking himself scientific questions during high school in Zimbabwe. "There are lots...
  • Science in Namibia

    In a new series, Science Careers shows what it's like to do science in different parts of the world, starting with Namibia.

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