DRCLAS-Brazil-list September 2013

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GHP 542 – Harvard-Brazil Collaborative Public Health Field Course

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*GHP 542 – Harvard-Brazil Collaborative Public Health Field Course* This collaborative field course is offered by the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), the Medical School of the University of São Paulo, the Santa Casa Medical School, and the Brazil Studies Program at Harvard University's David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS). *Course Dates: January 6th - 24th, 2014* *Location: São Paulo city, the capital of São Paulo State* *Course format:* The course combines lectures, discussions, site visits (hospitals, health facilities, NGOs, and community-based programs), and group work. Five specific topics are covered in the course: HIV/AIDS, Leishmaniasis, Dengue, Tuberculosis, and Mental Health. *Participants:* 15 students from Harvard and 15 students from Brazil will be selected. Professors from Harvard and faculty from several Brazilian institutions will lecture and lead discussions. * Overall objectives:* Enhance participants’ abilities to: · Critically analyze environmental and socioeconomic factors in Brazil that are associated with a high prevalence and geographic distribution of diseases. · Identify population characteristics, such as nutrition status, immunity, degree of exposure associated with disease epidemiology and the impact of these factors on disease morbidity and mortality. · Foster lasting academic collaborations and joint research projects between HSPH and Brazilian participants, strengthening personal networks throughout Brazil and internationally. *Budget*: Expenses might vary depending on personal spending habits and the currency exchange rate (Brazilian Reais per US dollar). *Additional information:* http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/brazil/publichealth-jan-course *Questions:* Marcia Castro (mcastro(a)hsph.harvard.edu)

10 years, 7 months

TOMORROW 12PM - Enslaved Women, Motherhood, and Labor in the Hinterlands of Northeast Brazil, Ceará, 1813-1884

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program Seminar * *Enslaved Women, Motherhood, and Labor in the Hinterlands of Northeast Brazil, Ceará, 1813-1884 * *Martha S. Santos* Associate Professor of History, University of Akron; Santander Visiting Scholar, DRCLAS, Harvard University Thursday, September 26th, 12:00 p.m. CGIS South Building, *Room S-050,* 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge This event is free and open to the public, and registration is not required. A Brazilian lunch will be served.

10 years, 7 months

TOMORROW 3PM - Bate-Papo (Portuguese conversation practice)

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*Bate-Papo (Portuguese conversation practice)* Practice your Portuguese and discuss Brazil and other Portuguese-speaking countries and cultures at this informal roundtable. Everyone is welcome! Guaraná and salgadinhos will be served. *Friday, September 13th, 3:00-4:30 p.m.* CGIS South Building, 2nd Floor, Room S-216, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge *Co-sponsored by the DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program and the Portuguese section of the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at Harvard.* ___________________ DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program at Harvard University http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/brazil To unsubscribe, or to edit your list membership options, please visit https://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/drclas-brazil-list

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TOMORROW 12PM - How Much Can Brazil Grow? The Case of Pre-Salt Oil

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program Seminar* *How Much Can Brazil Grow? The Case of Pre-Salt Oil* *Aloísio Pessoa de Araújo* Professor of Economics, FGV-RJ; Researcher, Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada; CAPES/Harvard Senior Visiting Professor, Harvard University Thursday, September 12th, 12:00 p.m. CGIS South Building, Room S-050, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge This event is free and open to the public, and registration is not required. A Brazilian lunch will be served.

10 years, 7 months

SEPTEMBER 27th, 9AM - Drought Policy Conference

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*Harvard’s Brazilian Northeast Debates presents:* *Drought Policy Conference* The conference will promote dialogue among leading academics, practitioners, policy makers and students concerned with evaluating, monitoring and managing one of the world’s greatest natural hazards. *Speakers:* Eduardo Martins (Ceará’s Foundation for Meteorological and Hydrological Resources) Peter Rogers (Harvard Engineering) Elfatih Eltahir (MIT Engineering) Ken Strzepek (MIT Global Science) Rick Hornbeck (Harvard Economics) Jesse Antilla- Hughes (USF Economics) Erwin De Nys (World Bank) James Wescoat (MIT Architecture) Carlos Nunes (Brazil’s National Water Agency) Donald Nelson (UGA Antropology) Eric Werker (Harvard Business) Frances Hagopian (Harvard Government) *Friday, September 27th, 9 a.m.** to 4 p.m.* Littauer Center (Economics Department) 1805 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor Lounge Lunch will be served from 12 p.m. to 1p.m. *Please RSVP: http://pt.surveymonkey.com/s/P37FKZR* *The Conference is, sponsored by the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies - Brazil Studies Program and by The World Bank.*

10 years, 7 months

TOMORROW 6PM - DRCLAS Open House Celebration

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*DRCLAS Open House Celebration* *The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies cordially invites you to its Open House Celebration.* This annual celebration will also serve as the inaugural event of the Democracy & Memory collaborative. *Wednesday, September 11th, 6:00-8:00 p.m. Location: CGIS South Building, 2nd Floor, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge* *Note: This event will be preceded at 5:15 p.m. by the opening of the related Memory and Democracy in Latin American Poetry exhibition.* These events are open to the public, and registration is not required. *For additional information, please visit the following webpages*: DRCLAS Open House: www.drclas.harvard.edu/open_house2013 Democracy & Memory collaborative: www.drclas.harvard.edu/democracy_and_memory Memory and Democracy in Latin American Poetry exhibition: www.drclas.harvard.edu/democracy_memory_poetry

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DRCLAS-Brazil-list September 2013