FE pays tribute to Helena Lopes – The Faculty of Education at Unicamp will hold a ceremony in honor of professor Helena Costa Lopes de Freitas, on August 23rd, at 14 pm, in the unit's Main Hall, on her retirement. The event was organized by FE colleagues and aims to highlight the contribution Helena made to the field of education.

Statistics Week - The VII Statistics Week, an event promoted by Estat Junior, a junior company of the Institute of Mathematics, Statistics and Scientific Computing (Imecc), will be held from the 23rd to the 28th, always at 18 pm, at Imecc. site http://www.ime.unicamp.br/~estatjr/semana.

Lecture series - The Department of Architecture and Construction of the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Urbanism (FEC) promotes, on the 23rd, 24th and 25th, at 17 pm, in the FEC auditorium, the lecture series “Contemporary Architecture and Brazil”. Participating in the event are Otília Arantes (FFLCH-USP), Paulo Valentino Bruna and Joaquim Guedes (FAU-USP), Hector Vigliecca and Mario Biselli (FAU-Mackenzie) and Abílio Guerra (Puccamp and Belas Artes). Other information on the website http://www.fec.unicamp.br/congressos/palestra.html.

Afrânio Raul Garcia Júnior at IFCH - The Institute of Philosophy and Human Sciences (IFCH) promotes a series of lectures, conferences and seminars with professor Afrânio Raul Garcia Júnior, director of the Brésil Contemporain Research Center, between August 24th and September 2nd. Information: 19-3788-1601.

SAE Lecture Series - On the 25th, Alexandre Sabiá, from the company Motorola, talks about “Participating and learning in selection processes”, within the cycle organized by the Student Support Service (SAE). On the 27th, Sofia Esteves dos Amaral, from DM Recursos Humanos, addresses “Interns and Trainees: the profile required by the market”. On September 2nd, Sérgio Santini, from the company Lofra, discusses “The businessman's perspective when hiring a professional” and, on September 28th, Vicky Bloch, from DBM Brasil, discusses the topic “Career and Life - a dialogue always relevant". The meetings always take place from 12 pm to 13:30 pm, in room CB-03 of the Basic Cycle (CB). More information at e-mail.

Professor Yves Schwartz at FE - “Transmission and Teaching: from mechanical to pedagogical” is the theme of the conference that professor Yves Schwartz, from the University of Provence (France) discusses, on the 25th, at 14 pm, in the FE Noble Hall. On the same day and time, in the unit's congregation room, professor Marie-Claude Muñoz, from the École des Hauts Études en Sciences Sociales (France) talks about “Immigration and intercultural orientation in education”. More information at e-mail.

Move yourself - “The importance of chewing in promoting health” is the theme of the lecture that nutritionists Ana Lúcia Carlete and Marlene T. Borelli give, on the 25th, at 14 pm, at the Physical Activity Station of the “Mexa-se” program. Information for the e-mail.

Ricardo Antunes - “Neoliberal desertification in Brazil” is the title of the book that professor Ricardo Antunes, from the Institute of Philosophy and Human Sciences (IFCH), launches, on the 25th, at 18:30 pm, at Santa-Fé Station. Information by phone 19-3289-4800.

Education in the 30s and 40s under debate - “Some reflections on education in the 30s and 40s through the newspaper “A Voz da Infância” from the city of São Paulo” is the topic that postgraduate student Azilde Andreotti discusses, on the 26th, at 17 pm, in the Videoconference Room from the Faculty of Education (FE). The event will be broadcast online (http://143.106.58.210/stream.sdp). It is carried out by the FE Study and Research Group “History, Society and Education in Brazil (HISTEDBR). Information: e-mail.

Educational Environments in FE - The Faculty of Education (FE) holds, on the 26th and 27th of August, the VI Edunet - Meeting of Educational Environments on the Internet. The event takes place in the Main Hall of the Faculty of Education (FE). It is carried out by the Research Group on Science Teaching, Information and Communication Technology (ICT'S) at FE. information via e-mail.

Philosophy, Education and Aesthetics - Professor João Virgílio Tagliavini, from the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) talks about “Philosophy, Education and Aesthetics”, on the 27th, at 17 pm, in the Videoconference Room of the Faculty of Education (FE). The event will be broadcast online (http://143.106.58.210/stream.sdp) More information at e-mail.

Cataract – On August 28th, the Unicamp Hospital das Clínicas carries out another stage of the Cataract and Diabetes Project. The service, from 8 am to 14 pm, will reach people over 50 years of age who have visual impairment, in order to detect those with cataracts and diabetic retinopathy. Additional information can be obtained from the Blindness Prevention Center by phone/fax 19-3788-7396, from nurses Ana Maria or Mirian, from 8 am to 17:30 pm.

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Contested Leaders The formation and performance of cabocla leaders (1912-1916) Paulo Pinheiro Machado It reveals the complexity of the Contestado and the diversity of the origins and motivations of its leaders, by surveying their social origins and political experiences. Analyzing the settlement of the southern plateau, the route of the troops, local political disputes, the tradition of São João Maria and the transformations that occurred in the region at the turn of the 19th to the 20th century, it reveals different aspects of the adventure of the caboclos in their fight for what they understood. for freedom, dignity and justice. Pages: 400 Year: 2004 Price: $ 28,00	Influenza, sick medicine Science and healing practices during the Spanish flu season in São Paulo Liane Maria Bertucci It portrays the Spanish flu epidemic in São Paulo in 1918, narrating the power struggle between rulers, allopathic doctors, homeopaths, pharmacists, healers, herbalists, prayers and religious people. By analyzing the coexistence of medical therapy with different healing practices, it reveals Brazilian society and its complex relationships with health, illness and modern medicine. Pages: 448 – Year: 2004 Price: $ 32,00	Healing arts and crafts in Brazil Social history chapters Vera Regina Beltrão Marques (Organizer) Sidney Chalhoub (Organizer) Gabriela dos Reis Sampaio (Organizer) Carlos Roberto Galvão Sobrinho (Organizer) This collection presents results of recent research on healing practices in Brazil, from the 17th century to the beginning of the 20th. It features barbers and bleeders, healers and shamans, apothecaries and prescription doctors, always alongside scientists, writers and doctors, all discussing and applying different conceptions of illness and health to patients. By valuing cultural diversity and the ambiguous and contradictory ways in which various subjects positioned themselves towards the healing arts and their agents, it reveals the wealth of themes still little explored by scholars of the history of medicine in Brazil. Pages: 430 – Year: 2003 Price: $ 44,00
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