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Brazilian invention - Registration is open for the 28th. National Competition Governor of the State Award – Brazilian Invention, promoted by the State Secretariat of Science, Technology and Economic Development. Inventors will be able to register their patents that have already been granted or even at the application stage, registered with the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI). The maximum prize is R$22 thousand. At the discretion of the Judging Committee, the prize may be shared between more than one invention and several honorable mentions may also be awarded. The Office of Diffusion and Technological Services (Edistec) will formally register only Unicamp inventions until August 28th. Inventors interested in participating must request the registration proposal to be completed via email: ciro@unicamp.br, always mentioning the number and/or title of the invention. Application forms for patents from other entities, individuals and/or people with no connection to the University will not be provided. Information telephone: 3788-5015 or fax 3788-5030, with Ciro or http://www.unicamp.br/prp/edistec.
Competition - The Universia Brasil Portal (www.universiabrasil.net) will give away a laptop on July 15th. The promotion will reward those who respond most creatively to the question: "How will Universia help with my academic training?" Each response can have a maximum of 200 characters. To send the answer, simply access the portal by July 15th and click on the Universia Laptop Promotion banner.
social Security - Social Security opens registrations, until August 16th, for those interested in the "2nd Social Security Monograph Prize". The main theme to be developed in the monographs is "Social Security and the Challenges to Expanding its Coverage". The author of the best work will receive a prize of R$10, the second R$5 and the third, R$2,5. The competition is promoted by the Social Security Secretariat of the Ministry of Social Security, in partnership with the National Association of Social Security Tax Auditors (Anfip) and the Anfip Foundation. Interested parties must forward their work, by the deadline, to Anfip's headquarters, in Brasília (Setor Bancário Norte, Quadra 1, Bloco H, CEP 70040-907). The regulations can be consulted on the Anfip website http://www.anfip.org.br.
FUTURE EVENTS
Ophthalmological Seminar - The Department of Ophthalmology at Hospital das Clínicas da Unicamp will hold the 22th Symposium on Low Vision - Diagnosis, Treatment and Rehabilitation on June 9nd. Low Vision is a visual impairment, at varying levels, that requires clinical treatment and rehabilitation by social and school professionals. The event will take place in the FCM auditorium from 8 am. The seminar is aimed at ophthalmologists, health professionals, psychologists, pedagogues, teachers and social workers. The meeting will address optical resources, low vision in childhood, visual impairment at school age and rehabilitation of visually impaired people. Information at the Unicamp Ophthalmology secretariat by phone: (19) 3788-7380 or email: discoft@fcm.unicamp.br.
Health Agents - The Municipal Health Department, through Paidéia - Saúde da Família, carries out meetings on the 8th and 9th (Saturday and Sunday) and 22nd and 23rd of June, 6th, 7th, 20th and 21st of July, 3rd, 4th, 10th, 11th , August 17th and 18th, at the Unicamp Faculty of Medical Sciences, the training course for doctors and nurses who work in urgent and emergency cases. The course is the first step by the Municipal Health Department to create the Regional Urgency and Emergency Training Center. The course covers 16 classes of doctors and 12 of nurses and classes always take place on weekends. Information: denize.assis@campinas.sp.gov.br.
Extension at FEA - The course "Processing juices, nectars and pulps" for professionals from small and micro companies who work with raw materials: selection and classification, extraction, processing, packaging and quality control will be held on June 24th and 25th. Applications are being received until June 17th. Information: www.fea.unicamp.br/ or by phone (19) 3788-3886 / 3788-4094.
Health services - The International Conference on Operational Research in Health Services at the UFRJ Science and Technology Forum, organized by professor Mário Jorge Ferreira de Oliveira, PhD (COPPE/UFRJ) will be held from July 28th to August 2nd. The conference theme is "Accessibility and Quality of Health Services". The conference website address is: http://www.po.ufrj.br/~mario_jo/orahs2002/index.htm. Information by email: mario_jo@pep.ufrj.br.
Lato sensu - The 4th Advanced Specialization Course in Psychiatry and Clinical Child Psychology will be held from August 1st to July 31st of next year. It is aimed at doctors (psychiatrists and pediatricians) and psychologists. Other information: psi@head.fcm.unicamp.br
infectology - The São Paulo Society of Infectious Diseases organizes, from the 14th to the 17th of August, at Engenho Central de Piracicaba (next to the Piracicaba River), the 3rd São Paulo Congress of Infectious Diseases. The event is aimed at health professionals and interested parties. Information: 3417-5008.
Nursing - The Faculty of Medical Sciences (FCM) promotes the 15th Nursing Meeting in the Surgical Center and Sterile Material Center of Campinas from August 16th to 6th. The event will be at the Campinas Agronomic Institute (Avenida Barão de Itapura, 1.478). Details about the program by calling 3788-7041, 3788-7416 or email enfcc@fcm.unicamp.br.
IT in Education - Senac-SP will hold on the 23rd and 24th of August the 4th Meeting on Information Technology in Education, the theme of which is "Information and Communication Technologies forming Learning Networks". More details can be obtained via emails kiukawa@sp.senac.br, ljusto@sp.senac.br or through the website http://www.sp.senac.br/educacao.
International Colloquium - The 9th International Conference on the History of Language Sciences will be held from August 29th to September 1st at Unicamp and USP. Information: ichols9@iel.unicamp.br ou www.unicamp.br/iel.
Japanese language - On August 29th and 30th, experts will gather for the 13th Meeting of University Professors of Japanese Language, Literature and Culture. It will be at the Japanese Studies Center at USP and is being organized by the Language Teaching Center at Unicamp and the Japanese Course at FFLCH at USP. Information: commission_13 encounter@yahoogroups.com.
Cesarean section - In celebration of the 25th anniversary of its foundation, the Maternal and Child Research Center of Campinas (Cemicamp), together with the Department of Tocogynecology of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, promotes on the 5th and 6th of September, in the FCM amphitheater of the University , the International Symposium "Cesarean section: Assessment and Proposals for Action". The objective of the event is to discuss public policy proposals, actions in medical education and for the general public. Information: telephone 3289-2859.
Agrener 2002 - The 4th Energy Meeting in Rural Environments, organized by the Interdisciplinary Center for Energy Planning (Nipe) will be held between October 29th and 31st, in Campinas. The abstracts of scientific works are being accepted by the organizing committee. Additional information can be found on the website www.unicamp.br/nipe/agrener2002.
THESES
Biology - "Clonal Structure and Colonization Factors of Escherichia Coli Strains of Avian Origin" (master's degree). Candidate: Tatiana Amabile de Campos. Advisor: professor Wanderley Dias da Silveira. June 10th, at 14 pm, in the IB Postgraduate Thesis Defense Room.
"Availability of free amino acids and expression of glucocorticoid receptors in the brains of rats with pre- and postnatal protein malnutrition: morphological and behavioral correlations" (master's degree). Candidate: Cláudia Vianna Maurer-Borelli. Advisor: professor Francesco Langone. June 11th , at 13:30 pm, in the IB Postgraduate thesis defense room.
"Diversity and genetic structure of populations of -IB graduation.
Education - "Visual-pictorial ability and mastery of statistical concepts when reading graphs" (doctorate). Candidate: Irene Maurício Cazorla. Advisor: professor Márcia Regina F. de Brito. June 17th, at 14 pm, at the Faculty of Education.
PE - "Professional preparation in physical education: the issue of internships" (doctorate). Candidate: Glauco Nunes Souto. Advisor: professor João Batista Andreotti Gomes Tojal. June 10th, at 14:30 pm, in the FEF Congregation room.
Food Engineering - "Effect of adding pre-gelatinized rice flour, egg white and monoglycerides on the sensory characteristics and quality of rice noodles produced by the conventional process" (master's degree). Candidate: Rita de Cássia S. Celeste Ormenese. Advisor: professor Yoon Kil Chang. June 10th, at 14 pm, in the FEA Noble Hall.
"Application of microwaves in the Brazil nut processing process Bertholletia excelsa)" (master's degree). Candidate: Flávio Alves da Silva. Advisor: professor Antonio Marsaioli Junior. June 12th, at 10 am, in the amphitheater of the Bioaromas Laboratory/DCA .
"Production, purification, characterization and industrial application of fungal laccase" (master's degree). Candidate: Rosana Cristina Minussi. Advisor: professor Gláucia Maria Pastore. June 14th, at 14 pm, at the Carnes amphitheater/DTA.
Electrical and Computer Engineering - "Distributed and parallel computational modeling of systems and multivariable time series in state space" (PhD). Candidate: Gilmar Barreto. Advisor: professor Celso Pascoli Bottura. June 12th, at 9 am, in the CPG-FEEC Theses room.
Language Studies - "Text and Interaction: subsidies for a critical reading pedagogy in English" (master's degree). Candidate: Adriana Cristina Sambugaro de Mattos Brahim. Advisor: professor Joanne Marie McCaffrey Busnardo Neto. June 14th, at 14 pm, in the IEL Thesis Defense room.
Geosciences - "Pb/Pb isotopic ratios obtained by LA-ICP-MC-MS: evaluation and treatment of results, determination of ages and comparison with other analytical techniques" (master's degree). Candidate: Alexandre Marcos da Silva Amante. Advisor: professor Alfonso Schrank. June 14th, at 9 am, in the IG auditorium. Location: Auditorium/IG
Chemistry - "Study of molecular encapsulation of drugs in cyclodextrins" (PhD). Candidate: Antonio Carlos Senges Lino. Advisor: professor Yuji Takahata. June 12th, at 14 pm, in the IQ auditorium (Room IQ-17).
"Use of different strategies for large-scale analysis: screening, ultrasonic extraction and pre-concentration by Ponto Nuvem" (doctorate). Candidate: Clésia Cristina Nascentes. Advisor: professor Marco Aurélio Zezzi. June 14th, at 14 pm, in room IQ-22 (Block F).
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The Basic Binding Course classes, promoted by the Unicamp Professional Training Agency (AFPU) and held at the Institute of Philosophy and Human Sciences, were quite productive, according to conservator and restorer Maria Aparecida Remédio. The end of the course, on the 28th, was marked by the exhibition of the work developed by the students (photo) in the IFCH Video Room. Information about the course in extension 81623.
