Academic life
ANOTHER CENTER
Images from another Center is the exhibition that occupies the entrance hall of the Central Library. Until June 23rd, the public will have the opportunity to see the results of the work developed by undergraduate students of Social Sciences and History, within the discipline "Photography and Human Sciences", taught by the head of the IA Multimedia Department, Fernando de Tacca. The photos reflect the observation of social relations present in urban actions recorded in the spaces of the center itself. The exhibition has already been at the City Museum, from May 2nd to 22nd. The photographers are Adriana Busso, Alan Pimenta, Carolina Beckman, Eleonora Frenkel , Fernanda Cação, Fernando Senaha, Isabel de Rose, Mariana Estima and Vanessa Sobriño. More details by phone 9724-7274 (Fernando).
Panel of the Week
Flu - Unicamp's Community Health Center (Cecom) will be carrying out a Flu Vaccination Campaign for the university community from the 10th (Monday). The service will be held from 7:30 am to 18:30 pm. The vaccine to be offered is Fluarix, from the Smithkline Beecham laboratory. It is indicated for flu prevention in adults and children over six months of age. Annual doses should be taken by people with egg allergies, who are hypersensitive to the components of the vaccine, especially merthiolate (thiomersal) and gentamicin. Pregnant women in the first trimester of pregnancy should not take the vaccine. The effectiveness of the vaccine is 70 to 90% of vaccinated healthy adults. Information: 3788-7333 and 3788-7355.
FE Events - Within the program of the Seminar Socializando Investigações at Formar-Ciências, the lecture "What's behind the search for improving teaching - an educational project in Geology" will take place on the 10th (Monday), with Juliana Chioca Lopes (from Formar Ciências project). On June 24th, the lecture "Contributions of the Elements of Geology discipline to the formation of the Science teacher's conception of the environment: the case of FAPIPE-SP" will be held, by Ana Maria Brito Aires (also from the Formar Ciências Project). The meetings take place at 14pm, in room LL01 (block A - ground floor). Information: 3788-5565 / 5567, email: eventfe@unicamp.br.
Friends of the MST - The DCE promotes this week, from 10 to 15 (Monday to Saturday), the 2nd friends of the MST with the theme "Education - Political Training of Landless Rural Workers". The program is part of the O Público series of events for the public. The opening takes place on the 10th, at 20 pm, in the IFCH Auditorium and will be attended by Gilmar Mauro, national director of the MST and a presentation by the samba-raiz group Cupinzeiro. Information about the complete program on telephones 3788-7042 and 3788-7910, with Marcela Moreira.
Leisure and Social Sciences - Launch of the book "Leisure and Social Sciences: Pertinent Dialogues" (organizer Heloisa Turini Bruhns, from FEF), by Editora Chronos, on the 11th (Tuesday), at 15 pm, in the FEF Congregation Room. During the event there will be a round table, coordinated by professor Gustavo Gutierrez (FEF), on "The contribution of the Theory of Communicative Action to research on leisure". Next, professor Ademir Gebara (History/Unimep) presents the topic "Configurational Sociology: Emotions and leisure" and professor Edgar Salvadori from Decca (IFCH/Unicamp) talks about "EP Thompson: time and leisure in modern societies" . Professor Heloisa Bruhns will speak about "De Grazia and leisure as an exemption from obligations". At 17:30 pm there will be a happy hour for autographs at the Faculty Cantina. Registration is free and must be made by calling 3788-6622/3788-6623- Department of Leisure Studies. Places are limited to 50 participants who will receive a certificate.
University-company - Registration is now open for Campinas Inova - an event that will allow for an analysis and discussion of the responsibilities of each segment involved in the issue of technological innovation. The lectures will take place on June 18th, at the Unicamp Convention Center, from 9 am to 18 pm and the participation of big names from academia, business and government is expected. Participation is free, registration is mandatory. Registration can be done on the website www.campinasinova.ct.unicamp.br.
Engineering - The 4th Mechatronics Week continues this week - from 10 to 15 (Monday to Friday) - with visits to companies and research institutes. The organization is in charge of the course's junior company, Mecatron, and has sponsors such as Bosch, Volkswagen, PTC, Petrobrás and NSK. According to the organizing committee, the event will bring extremely high-quality professionals in their fields to the university, in addition to the largest companies in the field. The lectures will have technical and non-technical approaches, as well as courses and visits that seek to strengthen the technological vision, showing its advantages, impacts and applications. Information: http://www.fem.unicamp.br/~mecatron/semana/index.html or by telephone 3788-3205.
Blood collection - From the 11th to the 13th (Tuesday to Thursday) there will be blood collection with the Hemocentro mobile unit, in front of the Cathedral, Rua 13 de Maio, from 8 am to 12 pm. Information: 3788-8710 or 8722.
Director of FCM - The Organizing Committee of the Community Consultation to choose the FCM director announces that there will be debates between the registered candidates on the 12th (Wednesday) and 19th of June, at 11am, in the FCM Noble Hall. The Consultation takes place on the 25th and 26th of June, from 9 am to 17 pm, at Paulistinha and then the counting on the 26th, from 17:30 pm, in the FCM Congregation Room.
Admission process - Administration Technician I (Buyer) for the Center for Comprehensive Women's Health Care. A vacancy for the Purchasing Section. The deadline for registration is the 14th (Friday), at the HR/CAISM Secretariat, from 9 am to 12 pm and from 14 pm to 16:30 pm. The interested party must have completed high school and have at least one year of experience in Buyer activities. Selection consists of a written test, CV analysis, interview and psychological test. Information at RH/CAISM, with Cristiane, by phone 3788-9322 or 3788-9355 and by email rh@caism.unicamp.br.
Administration assistant - One vacancy only for a Unicamp budgetary employee at the Center for Comprehensive Attention to Women's Health to work in the Perinatal Genetics Program. The deadline for registration is from the 12th (Wednesday) to the 25th of June, at the HR/CAISM Secretariat, from 9 am to 12 pm and from 14 pm to 16:30 pm. Selection consists of a written test, CV analysis, interview and psychological test. Information with Cristiane, by phone 3788-9322 or 3788-9355 and by email rh@caism.unicamp.br.
Administration Technician I - The Center for Comprehensive Women's Health Care (Caism) begins the functional mobility process for a vacancy in the Pharmacy Service. The deadline for registration is from the 12th (Wednesday) to the 25th of June, at the HR/CAISM Secretariat, from 9 am to 12 pm and from 14 pm to 16:30 pm. More information with Cristiane, by phone 3788-9322 or 3788-9355 or by email rh@caism.unicamp.br.
Functional mobility - Vacancy for Administration Technician I for the Caism IT Service. Registration: from the 12th (Wednesday) to the 25th of June, at the RH/CAISM Secretariat, from 9 am to 12 pm and from 14 pm to 16:30 pm. Other information with Cristiane, by phone 3788-9322 or 3788-9355 and by email rh@caism.unicamp.br.
Sexuality - The 1st Sexuality in Focus Symposium takes place on the 15th (Saturday) at the FCM – Unicamp Classroom Complex. Organized by Grupo Adolegal. It will cover AIDS (new therapies, support groups, lecture with expectations of an HIV-positive person, neurological manifestations of the disease, vertical transmission, diagnosis in patients with other viral infections), teenage pregnancy, contraceptive methods and topics related to sexuality. Information on www.geocities.com/adolegal or by phone 3788-7942 / 3289-3088.
IN DAY
Science and Technology - One of the most traditional and popular scientific magazines in the world, Sicentific American arrived on Brazilian newsstands. On the Internet, the edition is available on UOL. The first edition was circulated in New York in 1845 and is currently published in 16 languages and 20 countries, with more than six million readers worldwide. Among other topics, the site features texts that discuss whether watching TV is an addiction, the danger that celestial bodies bring to life on Earth, the safety of transgenic foods and new fiber optic technologies. The site is expected to become a major science portal for the Brazilian public with university education aged over 20, the same as the magazine.
Courses - The Extension School (Extecamp) offers specialization and extension courses in the biological, human, exact and technological areas. Information: 3788-4646 and 3788-4648 or email extecamp@unicamp.br.
Marx - The Center for Marxist Studies (Cemarx) has launched issue number 14 of the Crítica Marxista magazine. The issue contains articles on: Empire, war and terror (João Quartim de Moraes), The dialectic inside out (Jorge Grespan), The quarrel of humanism II (Louis Althusser), On the political meaning of logical positivism (Marcos Barbosa de Oliveira) , The aesthetics of merchandise in the poem "O sugar" by Ferreira Gullar (Hermenegildo José Bastos) and also, debate, comments, interviews and reviews. Other information on the website: www.unicamp.br/cemarx/criticamarxista or by email cntoledo@terra.com.br.
Launch - Nudecri launched edition number 8 of the annual publication Rua. The edition features articles that discuss issues seen as typical of the urban universe, life in the modern city, as well as others indirectly related. They are works by linguists, anthropologists, discourse analysts, poets and geographers, forming a rich panel of multidisciplinary analysis and reflection. The Arts section shows the result of the meeting, at Conversa de Rua do Labeurb, of the poetry of Sheila da Silveira, Christovam Jacques and Luiz Henrique, in addition to bringing a review of the book Fapesp: a history of scientific and technological policy, by Shoso Motoyama. Information by phone 3788-1104 or by email leci@labeurb.unicamp.br in care of Leci - Publications Sector.
Universoft - There were 27 teams and approximately 300 players, who were present at the 6th Universoft held on May 25th and 26th at Coopercotia Atlético Clube/SP. Result: Unicamp wins the third softball championship (1999/2001/2002). Exactly like in football, the 2 best teams in the 2nd division move up to the 1st and the two worst teams in the 1st division go down. To get a better idea of what it's all about, Universoft is not the only mixed college softball tournament in the country. In the 2nd semester, the III Soft Party should take place. Last year, the University Baseball and Softball Commission recorded data from two other university championships, the Blue Tournament and the Unoeste Sakura Tournament. More information: www.beisebolbrasil.com.br/fixo/principal/principal.asp
Prize 1 - Rafael Dias Mendes, 17 years old, student of the Unibanda Project at Unicamp, is one of the first three instrumentalists classified in the 5th Weril Prize, the final phase of which took place at the Municipal Theater of São Paulo, on the 19th. Rafael plays the bombardino. The national competition had approximately 100 registered candidates, and in a preliminary selection of two instrumentalists Rafael was one of the three chosen.
Prize 2 - The student of the Control and Automation Engineering course at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Alysson Fernandes Mazoni was awarded in the "Goldman Sachs Global Leards 2002" scholarship program. The Alumni Association, in partnership with the Goldman Sachs Foundation and Institute of Internacional Education selected eight Brazilian students, who stood out for their academic excellence and recognized leadership potential.
Technological innovations - The consulting company Excellentware Brasil has just launched a free access website, focused exclusively on topics about technological innovations. The website http://www.inovacaotecnologica.com.br specializes in disseminating new technologies available to companies. Following everything that happens in the world's main research laboratories, the site establishes a link between the world of research, represented by universities and research institutes, and the world of production, companies, as well as opportunities for new launches.
Contemporary music - The Contemporary Music Documentation Center (Musicon) database is already connected with the European Music Navigator, a tool with quality information, highly efficient and with worldwide coverage. EMN is being developed by The International Association of Music Information Centers (IAMIC), of which CDMC has been a member since 1996. It brings together nationwide, non-commercial music information centers from more than 36 countries. Musicon was started in 1992 with support from Fundação Vitae and Unicamp. To access the EMN you must click http://www.europeanmusicnavigator.org.
Universia - Brazilian university students can now read, in Portuguese, articles from the renowned Wharton Business School, at the University of Pennsylvania. Just access www.universiabrasil.net/wharton.jsp. The initiative is the first result of the agreement signed by Universia with the Wharton Business School, in March, to reproduce content from the business school. Initially, twelve articles are available on the Universia Brasil portal on a wide range of topics: public administration, politics, economics, technology management, recruitment, strategic management, marketing and finance, among others.
Buarque de Holanda - A website was launched integrating the set of achievements in honor of the 100th anniversary of the birth of historian Sérgio Buarque de Holanda, which is celebrated on July 11, 2002. The address will be www.unicamp.br/siarq/sbh. Admirers, relatives, former students, friends, researchers and scholars who benefited from the historian's wisdom can pay tribute through the "Testimonials" link. The site is organized by professionals from Siarq, the Central Library and the IT area of the Rectory's Office. Professor Edgar de Decca participates from the Institute of Philosophy and Human Sciences (IFCH). Professionals from the University of São Paulo (USP) also participate in the production.
Drama - Theater course for Unicamp students and employees. Classes are taught on Mondays and Wednesdays, at 18:30 pm, for a period of one year, by students from the Unicamp Arts Institute. The promotion is from the Adolfo Lutz Academic Center and takes place in the auditorium of the Faculty of Medical Sciences. More information and registration by calling 3788-7942.
Loans - The Unicamp Cooperative (Cooperunicamp) informs that credit concessions to members will limit the amount to R$3. It also clarifies that the procedures for releasing the amount have been changed. DGRH will reserve the amount, as the installments will be deducted from the payroll. This reservation procedure prevents other payments from being entered on the payroll, causing the Cooperative's portion to be reversed. Any questions can be resolved via email at cooperunicamp@hotmail.com or by calling 3788-4479.
Science and Art - Expo.10 - Swiss Technology, Science and Art Fair continues until October 02th, in Switzerland. Held every 30 years and expected to receive six million visitors, the Fair has the participation of the Sound Communication Center (Nics), from Unicamp. Nics occupies, next to the Swiss Neuroinformatics Institute, a space of 500 m2. In this space, called Ada - in honor of the first scientist who described the idea of machines expressing emotions, in the 19th century - visitors have the opportunity to act and communicate with the space. People's movements and expressions modify sounds, lights and projections of the environment through mathematical models. More information with professor Jônatas Manzolli (jonatas@nics.unicamp.br).
