Newsletter #247

AGENDA

Luiz Bevilacqua discusses how to resume industrial development in Brazil

The fluctuations in the Brazilian industrial development process, and the role of industry, universities and the State will be discussed by engineer Luiz Bevilacqua, visiting professor at the IEA in 2017. At the conference 'Engineers, Doctors and Industrial Development', organized by the Institute's Observatory of Innovation and Competitiveness, he will reflect on effective ways to resume the country's development and prevent the collapse of the economy. The meeting will take place on May 5, at 10 am, in the IEA Events Room. There will be a live webcast of the event.

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Urban agriculture as an activist expression and public action models of practice

Urban agriculture as a form of urban space reorganization, and the actions of government, civil society and labour market in successful experiences of the practice will be presented in the first 'Meeting with IEA's Study Group on Urban Agriculture (GEAU)', a series to expose the works of the participating members and promote discussion. The activity entitled 'Urban Agriculture: Activism and Public Action' will take place on May 5, at 2.30 pm, in the IEA Events Room, and will feature two exhibitions: 'Urban agriculture as activism in São Paulo: the case of Horta das Corujas (Owl Garden)' and 'Networks, Ideas and Public Action in Urban Agriculture: the cases of São Paulo, Montreal and Toronto'. There will be live webcast.

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Stanford researcher discusses the recession of democracy in the world

At a meeting that will mark the launch of the 2nd Democracy Collection, political scientist Larry Diamond, from Stanford University, will give the conference 'Is There a Democratic Recession in the World?' It will take place on May 12, from 9.00 am, at the IEA Events Room, and will discuss the crisis of democracy. The commentators will be Sergio Fausto, from the Fernando Henrique Cardoso Foundation, and José Álvaro Moisés, coordinator of IEA's research group Quality of Democracy. Diamond is one of the authors of the four-volume collection. The event will be broadcast live on the web.

Universities discuss ways to increase interdisciplinarity and promote innovation

Researchers from various universities and research funding institutions will meet on May 15 to reflect on interdisciplinary theories and practices, and the challenge of building responses to societal demands with the academic and scientific community. The 'Academic Meeting: Interdisciplinarity and Innovation in Universities of Excellence' will take place from 8.30 am to 6.00 pm in the former Room of USP's University Council. The objective is to promote the expansion of the dialogue between several areas of knowledge, the renewal of pedagogical and scientific practices, and the stimulation of innovation. There will be live webcast.

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RESEARCH

A project to broaden the understanding about sexual development disorders

The lack of information about the Disorders of Sex Development (DSDs) and their proper treatment are sources of social stigma and suffering for the patients, who can actually have a normal quality of life if they have the necessary assistance and follow-up. In order to think and develop educational material that allows the treatment and diagnosis of atypical genitalia carriers, endocrinologist Berenice Bilharinho de Mendonça, a professor at USP's School of Medicine, is spending her sabbatical leave at the IEA. She has dedicated effort to the study of DSDs and to the follow-up of people affected by them for 40 years.

IEA ON THE RADIO

Repeal of environmental rules by the USA may require drastic measures in the future

The repeal of the Clean Power Plan by USA President Donald Trump may lead to serious consequences for the future of the planet's climate. If the policy adopted by him is followed by other countries and the world starts reusing more fossil fuels, it is possible that the measures taken to reduce global warming will get drastic and much more expensive in some years. The theme was addressed by Marcos Buckeridge, coordinator of the USP Global Cities Program, during the radio program 'Jornal da USP', a partnership of the IEA with Rádio USP. The interview (in Portuguese) is available online.

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