Newsletter #241

AGENDA

Seminar presents vision of the Armed Forces on Brazilian defense

Representatives of the Armed Forces in Brazil and the national defense industry will be part of the conference "Defense in Brazil", which inaugurates the IEA Strategic Dialogues Cycle on November 29. The participants will address issues such as the defense of borders and airspace, peacekeepers, advances in S&T and the National Defense Policy. The goal is to provide the academic community with up-to-date and realistic information to discuss Brazil's situation in this field, as well as the roles of stakeholders in society. The meeting will take place at the IEA Events Room from 9 am to 1 pm and will be broadcast live on the IEA website.

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Encounter resumes study on social and political collective organizations to understand the current capitalist society

IEA's Environmental Policy Research Group will hold the forum "Earth, Anomie and Violence" on December 10, from 10 am to 5 pm, at the IEA. The results of a field research on forms of social and political collective organizations, carried out between 2010 and 2014 at one end of the metropolis of São Paulo interconnected with the conurbations of the Paraíba Valley, will be presented . The study has produced an extensive survey of information, whose analysis still fits in Brazil today. During the meeting, the data will be used as raw material for the construction / creation of readings and narratives about the current Brazilian "capitalist society". There will be a live broadcast on the IEA website.

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Seminar compares youth situation in Medellín and São Paulo

Researchers from Colombia and Brazil will discuss the situation of young people in the cities of Medellín and São Paulo on December 2, from 2 pm, at the IEA. "Youth, Violence and Peace Agreement: Dilemmas of Colombia and Latin America in the Present Day - Learned Lessons" is motivated by the peculiar condition that the country faces: crucial dilemmas for the inclusion of young people who were involved with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and drug trafficking, while presenting experiences of urban interventions that have greatly contributed to the reduction of violence, especially in the city of Medellín. The activity will be broadcast live on the IEA website.

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The growth potential of trade between Brazil and India

The prospects for trade between Brazil and India will be addressed at the meeting "Goa, an Intercultural Window for Trade Relations in India", to be held on December 5, at 9.30 am, in the IEA Events Room. Aurobindo Xavier, president of the Lusophone Society of Goa and a specialist in international investment, will assess the potential of trade between the two countries, which totaled US$ 7.9 billion in 2015. The idea is to discuss how this flow can grow, taking advantage of Goa as a gateway, a state in which part of the population speaks Portuguese. There will be a live webcast.

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Experts discuss how to make São Paulo a smart city

A group of researchers, environmentalists and politicians will gather at the IEA to discuss ways to make Sao Paulo a smart city in areas such as environment, urban mobility, health and education. The seminar "Smart Cities: How Can São Paulo Become One?" takes place on December 6, from 9 am to 6.15 pm, in the Former Room of the University Council of USP. The debate will include, among other important names, the future municipal secretaries Cid Torquato (representing Person with Disabilities) and Daniel Annemberg (representing Innovation and Technology). The group will think about how technology can be used to create solutions for cities, reducing costs and optimizing results. The activity will be streamed live over the web.

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RESEARCH

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funds IEA health project

The project "Evaluation of New Alternatives to Increase Accuracy in Determining the Cause of Death: An Autopsy-Based Approach," hosted by the IEA and coordinated by pathologist Paulo Saldiva, director of the Institute, has received US$ 100,000 from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for its pilot phase. The project is aimed at designing and validating methods that allow the identification of people's causes of death where there is a shortage of professionals or training for this goal. Saldiva explains that these methods will allow to determine the immediate cause and the underlying cause (main disease) of death. "Without these indicators it is not possible to define public health policies or verify their efficiency."

INSTITUTO DE ESTUDOS AVANÇADOS DA USP / INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES OF USP

Diretor / Director: Paulo Saldiva — Vice-Diretor / Deputy Director: Guilherme Ary Plonski — Conselho Deliberativo / Board: Paulo Saldiva, Guilherme Ary Plonski, Eugênio Bucci, Regina Pekelmann Markus, Beatriz Barbuy, Ricardo Ohtake, Sergio Adorno, Renato Luiz Sobral Anelli, and Fernando de Queiroz Cunha.
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