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FOOD SAFETY

Carmen Veríssima Ferreira, professor at the Unicamp Biology Institute, speaks to teachers in Apiaí (Photo: Antonio Scarpinetti)

Experts give the recipe for
What needs to be done to get there

Hunger and the problems arising from it will be at the center of the debate at the seminar “Assessment of Policies for Food Availability and Security”, which takes place on October 20th, in the Zeferino Vaz Auditorium, at the Institute of Economics (IE). In an interview with Jornal da Unicamp, two of the event organizers, professors and economists Walter Belik (on the left) and Antonio Márcio Buainain (on the right), both from IE, anticipate the themes that will be discussed at the seminar, analyze the combat programs to hunger and talk about food insecurity in Brazil.

President Castello Branco (center), at the foundation stone laying ceremony, on October 5, 1966; Zeferino Vaz, the creator of Unicamp, appears on the right in the photo Technique identifies type
of soy in 30 seconds

Researchers from the Unicamp Chemistry Institute have just developed a methodology capable of differentiating transgenic, normal and organic soybeans. Identification, which has a high degree of accuracy, can be done in 30 seconds. The new technique can be used to analyze other agricultural products.

The Matarazzo saga President Castello Branco (center), at the foundation stone laying ceremony, on October 5, 1966; Zeferino Vaz, the creator of Unicamp, appears on the right in the photo

Henrique Telles Vichnewski's master's thesis tells the story of the arrival of Indústrias Reunidas Francisco Matarazzo units in the interior of the State of São Paulo.

President Castello Branco (center), at the foundation stone laying ceremony, on October 5, 1966; Zeferino Vaz, the creator of Unicamp, appears on the right in the photo

Unicamp collects awards

Unicamp won several national and international awards throughout this year. For the Dean of Research, Professor Fernando Costa (photo), “from an institutional point of view, the awards represent the importance of the professor's work for the University's insertion in the production of knowledge, with the recognition of their peers”.

Urban phenomena under debate

The forms and spaces that make up the urban phenomenon and its impacts on residents will be debated, from October 20th to 22nd, at the “IV International Meeting on Urban Knowledge and Language – Giros na Cidade: materialidade do Espaço”. The event is organized by the Urban Studies Laboratory (Labeurb).

Young people and the job market in SP

Luciane Bombach's master's thesis shows that the 90s were dramatic for young people who sought a place in the job market in the São Paulo Metropolitan Region.