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Newsletter #273

by Richard Meckien - published Oct 21, 2015 04:45 PM - - last modified Dec 01, 2023 11:57 AM

Issue 273 — January 17, 2019
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RESEARCH

Society

Olavo Setubal Chair begins a census in communities close to USP

Three communities near to USP campuses in São Paulo have been receiving the visit of 20 students who are in charge of conducting interviews with residents in order to collect social and economic data. The project is an initiative of the Olavo Setubal Chair in Art, Science and Culture, a partnership between the IEA and Itaú Cultural. With the information from the census, the inhabitants of Jardim São Remo, Jardim Keralux and Vila Guaraciaba will be able to plan and claim actions that promote their quality of life, access to basic rights, public services and improvement of urban infrastructure.

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Medicine

New study group seeks to reconcile recent biotechnology and traditional medicine

Physician Silvano Raia and geneticist Mayana Zatz, both professors at USP, will coordinate the Recent Therapeutics Biotechnology and Traditional Medicine Study Group after the project approval by IEA's Board in December. The objective is to discuss the compatibility of new therapeutic methods based on recent biotechnology with the traditional medicine therapeutic methods. The focus will be on the ethical, religious, legal and medical aspects of organ transplantation from animals to humans.

AGENDA

Walter Neves and Eliane Rapchan promote a cycle to discuss the dialogue between anthropology and biology

The trends of a movement known as the Anthropological Turn will be the theme of an eight-meeting series coordinated and presented by biologist Walter Neves, a senior professor at the IEA, and social scientist Eliane Sebeika Rapchan, a researcher at the Laboratory of Archeology, and Environmental and Evolutionary Anthropology (LAAAE), linked to USP's Institute of Biosciences. The cycle 'The Ontological Turn in Anthropology: Possible Dialogues between Anthropology and Biology,' which begins on February 26, at the IEA, will have a new activity every two weeks.

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Stefano Quintarelle discusses the socioeconomic implications of the connected intangible future

At the meeting 'Democracy, Autonomy and the Connected Intangible Future: a Debate with Stefano Quintarelli,' to be held on February 5, at 11:00 am, the Italian thinker and politician, who is a member of the Agency for Digital Italy (AgID), will discuss the immaterial future and the redefinition of society with the ubiquity of devices, massive data collection and artificial intelligence (AI). The debater will be the director-president of Ponto BR Information and Coordination Center (NIC.br), computer scientist Demi Getschko. The mediator will be economist Ricardo Abramovay, a senior lecturer at USP's Institute of Energy and Environment (IEE).

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Open call for a Specialization Course on Mental Health, Immigration and Interculturality

Submissions are being accepted for the Specialization Course on Mental Health, Immigration and Interculturality, to be offered by the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) with the support of IEA's Intercultural Dialogues Research Group. The course is cost-free and has 30 vacancies for professionals who work directly with immigrants and refugees. There will be theoretical and practical classes, always on Saturdays, at UNIFESP's Clementino Campus. The meetings will take place in two periods: weekly from March to May, and fortnightly from July to December. An updated CV and a letter of intent should be sent to imigrasaude@unifesp.br until February 15.

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UBIAS NETWORK

UBIAS chooses "Migrations" as common theme for the member institutes in 2019

At a time when the whole world is discussing how to deal with growing migratory flows, UBIAS chose "Migrations" as the topic for 2019. Formed by institutes of advanced studies based in universities, the network yearly choose a subject to encourage the members to discuss it from different perspectives and formats. The definition took place during the last meeting of the Steering Committee, held in Bielefeld, in November. It had been previously discussed at the 5th UBIAS Directors' Conference, hosted by the IEA-USP last March.

OPEN CALLS

Open calls for researchers abroad

University of Göttingen, Germany
Deadline: February 3rd, 2019

Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey - TÜBITAK
Deadline: February 15th, 2019

University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Deadline: February 28th, 2019

University of Cergy-Pontoise, France
Deadline: March 5th, 2019

 


 

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