The Justice Department is investigating Duke Law School's admissions practices for allegedly violating the Supreme Court's recent ruling against race-conscious college admissions.
A 15-year-old student was admitted to ICU in Fortaleza after ingesting vodka mixed with antihistamines offered by a classmate. The dangerous combination can cause respiratory and nervous system damage requiring emergency intervention.
Argentine authorities investigate a woman accused of fraudulent medical credentials, with Venezuela's university confirming she never attended and her diploma being forged. Migration records show she traveled to Spain, Brazil, and Dominican Republic but never to Venezuela.
Brad Pitt revealed he has prosopagnosia, a neurological condition affecting facial recognition in 1 of 33 people. The disorder stems from brain processing issues, not vision problems, with no cure available.
Harvard University approved a cap limiting A grades to 20% of students per course starting fall 2027, addressing decades of grade inflation that saw A grades rise from 24% in 2005 to 60% by 2025.
Brazil's Novo Desenrola debt renegotiation program has restructured nearly R$12 billion in family and student loan debts, benefiting over 1 million people with average discounts of 80-85% since its May launch.
Escola Família Agrícola in Barra de São Francisco became the only municipal school in the city to win three medals at the Brazilian Mathematics Olympiad, highlighting quality public education in rural areas.
Twin sisters Adriana and Alyssa made history by simultaneously becoming valedictorian and salutatorian at their US academy, the first twins to achieve both honors in the school's 144-year history.
Nova SBE professor Nadim Bou-Habib argues AI fundamentally reshapes market competition, enabling smaller players to challenge established enterprises through personalization and faster decision-making.
Two 17-year-old students from São Caetano published a scientific article on essential oils safety in the Brazilian Journal of Animal and Environmental Research, with support from their chemistry teacher.
Researchers at Yonsei University developed intelligent contact lenses that deliver electrical impulses through the retina to stimulate specific brain regions, reducing depression symptoms in mice with efficacy comparable to Prozac.
Harvard University faculty voted to limit A grades for undergraduates in a historic effort to address rising grade inflation and maintain academic standards.
A Las Vegas school district faces a First Amendment lawsuit after expelling a student for placing pro-ICE emblems on campus, which administrators deemed racially motivated.
Brazil's 2025 National Teacher Exam shows 65% proficiency overall, but mathematics critically underperforms with only 45.9% passing, prompting government intervention plans.
Brazil's education ministry reports 53% of distance learning teacher graduates scored below basic competency on the new National Teaching Exam, compared to 26% in traditional programs, with private for-profit institutions showing the poorest results.
Brazil's Ministry of Education reports 65% of 760,118 participants in the 2025 National Teacher Exam (PND) achieved proficiency, exceeding annual teacher demand estimates of 118,000 positions.
Brazil's inaugural National Teacher Proficiency Exam (PND) results show 65% of over 1 million participants achieved proficiency, with humanities excelling at 80% but mathematics lagging at 46%.
A college student's suicide has prompted experts to attribute her mental decline to nutritional deficiencies from a vegan diet, raising questions about dietary adequacy and mental health support.
Only 45% of Brazilian math teachers met proficiency standards in the MEC's National Teacher Exam, the lowest among evaluated disciplines. The results highlight critical gaps in teacher training, particularly in distance learning programs.
Brazil's national teacher training exam reveals Mathematics and Music courses in Rio Grande do Sul score lowest (2.7), while Social Sciences leads at 5.0. The state overall outperforms national averages across all categories.
Brazil's inaugural National Teacher Exam (PND) reveals 65% of 760,000 participants achieved proficiency, with Humanities teachers outperforming Math educators. The assessment aims to standardize teacher quality and expand public education staffing.
Brazil's 2025 Enade evaluation reveals that 70% of distance learning graduates in math and Portuguese fail to meet basic proficiency standards, significantly underperforming in-person programs where 74% exceed baseline competency.
USP researchers found that combining strength training with aerobic exercise does not impair muscle gain, contradicting fitness industry beliefs. However, combined training showed slightly lower strength gains than strength training alone.
A 21-year-old engineering student at Federal University of Amazonas filed a police report accusing a 30-year-old physics student of rape following a May 1st university party. The accused student has been preventively suspended pending investigation.
A South Side woman with cystic fibrosis underwent a rare quadruple organ transplant at University of Chicago Medicine, becoming the 6th recipient of this procedure in U.S. history and the first in Illinois.
