Newsletter #315

HIGHLIGHTS

Indigenous women take office on March 1 as holders of the Olavo Setubal Chair

"Caminho da Cutia: Territories and Knowledge of Indigenous Women" is the research program that Arissana Pataxó, Francy Baniwa, and Sandra Benites will develop in 2024 at the Olavo Setubal Chair of Art, Culture, and Science. The inauguration of the new chair holders (on March 1, at 10:00 am) will take place in a ceremony in USP's Council Room, open to registrants and broadcast live on IEA's website. The research project will address the knowledge and activities of indigenous women in general. The intention is to contribute to a fruitful dialogue between the University and indigenous peoples.

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The new deputy coordinator of IEA's Ribeirão Preto Center and a new member of the Institute's Board have been appointed

Camilo Zufelato, a professor at the Faculty of Law of Ribeirão Preto, was appointed deputy coordinator of IEA's Ribeirão Preto Center for a four-year term starting on February 1. He was chosen by USP's president Carlos Gilberto Carlotti Jr. from a triple list drawn up by the Institute's Board. Another appointment by the president was that of lawyer and sociologist José Vicente, president of the Zumbi dos Palmares University. He will take office for a one-year term (which is renewable for an additional year) as the new representative of civil society in the Board.

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Co-author of a study, a researcher at the IEA will talk about the article that predicts the possible collapse of the Amazon in 2050

The Amazon forest will lose its capacity to regenerate if it reaches a devastation rate of between 20 and 25% of its original coverage, according to climatologist Carlos Nobre, a collaborating researcher at the IEA. According to an article published on February 14 by the journal Nature, this point of no return will be reached around 2050 if another 10% is added to current deforestation. Nathália Nascimento, a postdoctoral fellow at the IEA and co-author of the study, as is Nobre, gave an interview to the Institute.

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AGENDA

March 6, at 10:30 am - Gender and Teaching Career at USP: Trajectories and New Challenges

An event about a project that monitors the participation of women in different science, technology, and innovation institutions, and aims to reflect on more inclusive and diverse policies in different scientific environments. Watch live.

March 7, at 8:30 am - Adapting Cities: Managing and Coping with Environmental Risks (a seminar of the UrbanSUS cycle)

A presentation of institutional mechanisms for preventing and minimizing risks for residents of vulnerable areas, and a debate on experiences of mitigation and adaptation actions in cities in the face of climate challenges. Watch live.

March 7, at 3:00 pm - Series on Complexity (7th conversation)

The opening of the second season of the series will feature a presentation by geoscientist and economist Bernardo Furtado, from the Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA), on issues presented by physicist Cesar Nunes, from the Institute of Advanced Studies (IdEA) at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP). Watch live.

March 12, at 11:00 am - Relational Mechanics and Implementation of Mach's Principle with Weber's Gravitational Force (WGF)

Physicist André Assis will talk about Newtonian mechanics and the principle of equivalence, discuss Leibniz, Mach, and Einstein's criticisms of Newton's concepts of absolute space and time, and present relational mechanics. Watch live.

March 13, at 2:00 pm - Democracy in Latin America: Regression or Resilience?

This seminar will address current trends of "democratic regression" and the expansion of autocracies, as well as examples of resilience and possibilities for defending democracy in Latin America. Watch live.

March 14, at 9:30 am - Challenges of Smart Cities (a seminar of the UrbanSUS cycle)

A meeting that will discuss the challenges of urban centers under the concept of "smart cities," encompassing responsible policies and practices to create technologically advanced and socially equitable cities. Watch live.

March 19, at 3:00 pm - The Whole of Brazil: Diversity and Cooperation

Carlos Sávio G. Teixeira, from the Fluminense Federal University (UFF), will discuss the importance of cooperation so that Brazilian cultural diversity, reinforced by enormous regional differences, becomes a resource at the service of developing true inclusion. Watch live.

March 21, at 3:00 pm - Series on Complexity (8th conversation)

Agronomist Sandro Schlindwein, from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), will be interviewed by physicist and philosopher Osvaldo Pessoa Jr., from USP's Faculty of Philosophy, Languages and Literature, and Human Sciences (FFLCH). The facilitators will be economist José Eli da Veiga, from the IEA, and journalist Márcias Blasques, from USP's Superintendency of Social Communication. Watch live.

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