El “Simposio Latinoamericano de Avances de Investigación en SARS-CoV-2” es un evento académico virtual a realizarse los días 16 y 17 de septiembre de 2020, de 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm Eastern Standard Time (NYC/Ottawa) o 13:00 a 17:00 (COT, Colombia (UTC-5:00) ), que busca brindar un espacio en el cual investigadores en el área de SARS-CoV-2 presenten sus avances mas recientes en investigación en el tema, ante la comunidad científica Latinoamericana. El evento es organizado por la Asociación Colombiana de Virología (ACV), en colaboración con el Programa de Estudios Latinoamericanos (Latin American Studies Program – LASP) de Cornell University, y contará con investigadores de América Latina, Europa y Estados Unidos de América. La mayoría de las charlas se impartirán en español o si están en inglés estarán pregrabadas y subtituladas en español.

Los conferencistas confirmados aparecen a continuación.

The "Simposio Latinoamericano de Avances de Investigación en SARS-CoV-2" is a virtual academic event to be held on September 16 and 17, 2020, from 2:00pm to 6:00pm Eastern Standard Time (NYC) or 13:00 to 17:00 hours (COT, Colombia (UTC-5:00) ), that seeks to provide a space in which researchers in the SARS-CoV- 2 field share with Latin American scientific community their most recent research advances in this topic. The event is organized by the Colombian Virology Association (ACV), in collaboration with Latin American Studies Program (LASP) at Cornell University, and will feature researchers from Latin America, Europe and the United States of America. The majority of talks will be given in Spanish or if in English will be pre-recorded and subtitled in Spanish.

Confirmed speakers are listed below:

Zulma Cucunubá, MD, PhD (Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, UK)Alexis Kalergis, PhD (Director, Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy, Chile)Javier Jaimes, DVM, MS, MBA, PhD (Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Cornell University, USA)Gina Polo, DVM, MS, PhD (Grupo de Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Universidad de La Salle, Colombia)José Usme-Ciro, PhD (Centro de Investigación en Salud para el Trópico, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia)José Mateus, PhD (La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology, USA)Jaime Castellanos, PhD (Instituto de Virología, Universidad El Bosque, Colombia)Abrrey Monreal, PhD (Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Cornell University, USA)Patricia Silverya, PhD (School of Nursing, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA)Andres Moreira-Soto, DVM, PhD (Institute of Virology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Alemania)Diana Castaño, PhD (Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia y School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, USA)

Enlace de registro / Registration link:

https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_o89kLpggQV26JjRDAAgoIg

Después de registrarse, recibirá un correo electrónico de confirmación con información sobre cómo unirse al seminario web / After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

El “Simposio Latinoamericano de Avances de Investigación en SARS-CoV-2” es un evento académico virtual a realizarse los días 16 y 17 de septiembre de 2020, de 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm Eastern Standard Time (NYC/Ottawa) o 13:00 a 17:00 (COT, Colombia (UTC-5:00) ), que busca brindar un espacio en el cual investigadores en el área de SARS-CoV-2 presenten sus avances mas recientes en investigación en el tema, ante la comunidad científica Latinoamericana. El evento es organizado por la Asociación Colombiana de Virología (ACV), en colaboración con el Programa de Estudios Latinoamericanos (Latin American Studies Program – LASP) de Cornell University, y contará con investigadores de América Latina, Europa y Estados Unidos de América. Las charlas se impartirán en español.

Los conferencistas confirmados aparecen a continuación.

The "Simposio Latinoamericano de Avances de Investigación en SARS-CoV-2" is a virtual academic event to be held on September 16 and 17, 2020, from 2:00pm to 6:00pm Eastern Standard Time (NYC) or 13:00 to 17:00 hours (COT, Colombia (UTC-5:00) ), that seeks to provide a space in which researchers in the SARS-CoV- 2 field share with Latin American scientific community their most recent research advances in this topic. The event is organized by the Colombian Virology Association (ACV), in collaboration with Latin American Studies Program (LASP) at Cornell University, and will feature researchers from Latin America, Europe and the United States of America. The talks will be given in Spanish.

Confirmed speakers are listed below:

Zulma Cucunubá, MD, PhD (Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, UK)Alexis Kalergis, PhD (Director, Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy, Chile)Javier Jaimes, DVM, MS, MBA, PhD (Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Cornell University, USA)Gina Polo, DVM, MS, PhD (Grupo de Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Universidad de La Salle, Colombia)José Usme-Ciro, PhD (Centro de Investigación en Salud para el Trópico, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia)José Mateus, PhD (La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology, USA)Jaime Castellanos, PhD (Instituto de Virología, Universidad El Bosque, Colombia)Abrrey Monreal, PhD (Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Cornell University, USA)Patricia Silverya, PhD (School of Nursing, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA)Andres Moreira-Soto, DVM, PhD (Institute of Virology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Alemania)Diana Castaño, PhD (Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia y School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, USA)Enlace de registro / Registration link:

https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_o89kLpggQV26JjRDAAgoIg

Después de registrarse, recibirá un correo electrónico de confirmación con información sobre cómo unirse al seminario web / After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

In his seminar presentation, Aching proposes that we think of processes of racialization as ways of measuring the tolerance that societies possess for their own practices of dehumanization during specific historical periods. In examining this proposition, he will describe his training as a scholar of race and racialization in the context of the Caribbean and the challenges of applying that training to his current projects on the Underground Railroad in Central New York.

Please register through the following link: Please register through the following link:
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In recent years Brazilians have demonstrated a sudden and newfound tendency to change their racial identifications and adopt nonwhite (and especially black) identities. I argue this sudden change can be attributed to state-led educational expansion for lower classes, which has increased their personal exposure to racialized inequalities and discrimination. Drawing on in-depth interviews and national survey data, I elaborate and specify mechanisms through which educational access impacts racial subjectivity and patterns of identification. Ultimately, I aim to show how expanded access to social citizenship benefits has reshaped racial identities and helped to foment a growing racial consciousness in Brazil.

David De Micheli is Assistant Professor of Political Science and Ethnic Studies at the University of Utah. His current book project examines the consequences of educational expansion for the politicization of racial identities and inequalities in Brazil. His current research is published or is forthcoming in World Politics and Latin American Politics and Society.

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Join the Latino Living Center, Latina/o Studies Program and Latinx Student Success Office for a virtual welcome back event. Meet new and returning students, mingle with faculty, staff and friends, learn how you can enhance your degree with a LATINA/O STUDIES MINOR and hear from Latinx student organizations.

ALL WELCOME ACADEMICS COMMUNITY SUPPORT

Professor Maximo Langer will analyze Penal Abolitionism and Criminal Law minimalism, and what these two different frameworks entail for studying criminal justice systems. Then, he will address how these frameworks relate to criminal justice systems in Latin America: what can American penal abolitionists and minimalist learn from Latin America? What can these frameworks provide to address the underpinnings of Latin American criminal justice systems?

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Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser is Professor at Diego Portales University (UDP) in Santiago de Chile and an Associate Researcher at the Centre for Social Conflict and Cohesion Studies (COES). His main area of research is comparative politics and he has a special interest in the ambivalent relationship between populism and democracy. He will be discussing the Chilean Right Party.

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The Emerging Markets Institute (EMI) at SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University would like to invite students and alumni from your school to participate in the First EMI Pitch Competition: Emerge Your Startup, which will be held in November 7th, 2020, in the 2020 EMI Annual Conference. The 10 finalist teams will be judged by a panel of international investors and experts. I request that you share this information with the relevant departments or clubs at your school and do not hesitate to reach out to us (contactemi@cornell.edu) for any questions/clarifications.

Important Information: Every school will be choosing one participant team to be in the final during the 2020 EMI Annual online Conference on November 7.

About the event:

This pitch competition is part of the flagship event of the institute - EMI Annual Conference. The conference brings leading academics, business leaders, and students from diverse geographies and industries to share their experiences and thoughts about the future.
This year, on the 10th anniversary of the EMI at SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University, the theme is ‘Ten Years that changed Emerging Markets’. With this theme in mind, we are embarking to expand our reach and make this event bigger than ever before. The objective of the pitch competition is to give international recognition to startups in Emerging Markets.

The conference will be held entirely online and is planned for Nov 7, 2020. For more details check: https://bit.ly/EMIConference2020

Learn how the coronavirus crisis is affecting immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees, including new healthcare, public benefits, and detention policies these populations face. Einaudi Center Migrations faculty fellows Steve Yale-Loehr and Gunisha Kaur will discuss Weill Cornell and Cornell University’s efforts to assist immigrants through Migrations: A Global Grand Challenge, part of Global Cornell.

Moderator: Eleanor Paynter, Einaudi Center Migrations Postdoctoral Fellow

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In this talk, I develop a critical approach to the concept of “nation-ness” through an analysis of the work of two contemporary performance artists from the Venezuelan diaspora: Deborah Castillo (Caracas, 1971) and Violette Bule (Valencia, 1980). Forced to leave Venezuela because of political repression, fear of violence, economic hardship, and lack of institutional support for their work, the two artists moved to New York, where they developed installations and performances that put the Venezuelan reality in dialogue with new spaces, different cultures, and international audiences. I propose that, as a result, an approach to the nation emerges from their work that deviates from the strict ideological frameworks within which the concept is discussed in Venezuela, and which trap it within the extreme political polarization that separates those who support the government and those who are part of the opposition. Without completely distancing themselves from the issues at the center of this polarization, the two artists rely on “critical crafting,” and DIY practices to shed light on the nuances and complexities that permeate the efforts to remember, imagine, and re-present the nation outside the nation. I will propose that, through an emphasis on materiality and crafting, their work, rather than simply remembering Venezuela and reproducing it as spectacle to be passively consumed, provides the possibility to intervene in systems of power and representation that determine which bodies are visible and which are not, which bodies have power and which do not, and which bodies are mourned and who should mourn them. Furthermore, it offers the space and the means to question national identity, to reflect on one’s own position in society, and to advance social change.

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