Newsletter #299

JOURNAL

The centenary of the Modern Art Week and research universities are addressed in "Estudos Avançados" #104

The latest issue of IEA's journal "Estudos Avançados," launched at the end of February, presents an opening dossier with ten articles dedicated to the São Paulo Modern Art Week of 1922. They evaluate the relevance of that "complex and plural" renewal movement as "one of the most important in Brazilian society," according to the publication's editor, sociologist Sérgio Adorno. The second dossier addresses the contribution of research in universities to the country's development in several areas, a "current and inexhaustible" topic that "raises polemics and divergent positions," says Adorno. An additional set of articles recalls the 60 years of the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP).

HIGHLIGHTS

The Oscar Sala Chair is back to offering a course on economics, culture, and power on the internet

Master's or PhD students from any postgraduate program at USP can pre-enroll in the discipline Economics, Culture, and Power on the Internet, which will once again be offered by the Oscar Sala Chair and the Dean of Postgraduate Studies. The course is a multidisciplinary panel with complementary thematic modules, including theoretical classes and seminars. The goal is to present a detailed and critical overview of the internet, deepening knowledge about its riches, challenges, and conflicts, according to the organizers. The course corresponds to four credits and will be offered virtually on Thursdays, from 5:00 pm to 7:45 pm, starting on March 31. The pre-enrollment phase ends on March 13.

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OPEN CALL

The Biota-Synthesis program seeks eight highly qualified postdoctoral fellows to join a new center based at the IEA

The "Center of Analysis and Synthesis of Nature-based Solutions" will be funded by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) for a 5-year period (2022-2026) and brings together researchers from five universities, seven research institutes of the State of São Paulo and four NGOs, as well as technicians and decision makers from the State Secretariats of Infrastructure and Environment, Public Health, and Agriculture. FAPESP postdoctoral fellowships are competitive (R$ 7,373.10 - approximately US$ 1,340.00) and granted for 24 months, with the possibility of extension for two additional years.

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AGENDA

March 15, at 9:30 am - The Future of Civil Service in the States and Municipalities of Brazil: Control & Regulation (8th meeting)

The workforce and the organization of bureaucracy in the areas of state and municipal control and regulation will be addressed at this event, which is part of the cycle organized by the IEA, "Oficina Municipal", and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. Watch live.

March 17, at 3:00 pm - What are the Scientific Bases of Sustainability?

A webinar that will address the efforts for the scientific approach to sustainability, its theoretical bases, whether it is possible to constitute a science of sustainability, and what its borders and perspectives are. Watch live.

March 21, at 2:00 pm - Science and Technology in Brazil: A Prelude to the Future

An event that will bring together several academic personalities to pay tribute to the life and work of science historian Shozo Motoyama (1940-2021), creator of USP's Interunit Center for the History of Science (CHC). Watch live.

March 22, at 5:00 pm - Economic Policy and Inclusion

Economists Bernard Appy (CCiF) and Paulo Haddad (Federal University of Minas Gerais) will discuss the importance of investments in infrastructure for creating jobs in large numbers and in the short term in Brazil. Watch live.

March 23, at 4:00 pm - The Future of the Humanities in the Digital Age

The first of eight meetings on the impact of electronic culture on society, arts, and humanities. The presenter will be Nicolas Shumway, former Dean of Humanities at Rice University. Watch live.

March 25, at 8:00 am - Public Policies from the Perspective of Public Action

An event to discuss the French perspective of public action in confronting society's problems. Political scientist Gilles Massadier, from Lumière University Lyon 2, will be one of the presenters. Watch live.

March 30, at 2:00 pm - Ecological-Economic Zoning in São Paulo

Part of the UrbanSus Cycle, this seminar of the USP Cities Global Synthesis Center will examine the possibilities and limits of action of the Ecological-Economic Zoning in the State of São Paulo. Watch live.

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