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July 2014
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July 31, 2014In July 2014, Ediciones Trilce published the book *Uruguay + 25 Research Papers*, which includes the articles “Strategies for Intensifying Agricultural Production and Adapting to Climate Variability and Change”—two of whose authors are faculty members at the School of Administration and Social Sciences—and “Territorial Challenges for Building the Future of Uruguay. Recent Changes and Current Status” by Architect Federico Bervejillo, professor of Urban Planning, Environment, and Landscape at the Faculty of Architecture.
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July 31, 2014Dr. Celia Rosemberg, Professor of Education Sciences at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), taught a class on July 29 and 30, 2014, as part of the ongoing thesis workshop for the Doctor of Education program.
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July 30, 2014Two papers by faculty members from the School of Engineering were accepted in July 2014 for presentation at the “4th International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology and Engineering.” The event will take place from September 9 to 12, 2014, in Zacatenco, Mexico City.
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July 30, 2014The book *Muertos acá nomás* by César Bianchi, a professor of Professional Practice 1 at the School of Communication and Design, was published in July 2014 by Penguin Random House through Editorial Sudamericana Uruguaya. The book is based on recent crime stories from Uruguay.
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July 30, 2014On July 31, 2014, the Faculty of Engineering hosted a lecture titled “On Jeffcott’s Nonlinear Equations,” presented by Dr. Richard Zalik, Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Auburn University in Alabama (United States).
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July 29, 2014Interview with Dr. Patrick Noonan, visiting professor of the course "Decision Analysis and Problem Solving" in the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program.
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July 28, 2014The first annual graduation ceremony of 2014 at the Solís Theater.
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July 27, 2014On July 17, 2014, the university’s first annual commencement ceremony was held at the Solís Theater.
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July 26, 2014David Telias, Coordinator of the Department of Jewish Studies at Universidad ORT Uruguay, participated in the “Limmud International Training on Tour 2014 Latin America Programme Consultation” and “Limmud Buenos Aires 2014,” which took place from July 4 to 6, 2014, at the Masliah Hotel and Maimónides University, respectively, in Buenos Aires.
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July 25, 2014Florencia Ameneiros, who holds a degree in fashion design, created the Floramé winter collection, which is on display at Géant Diseña.
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July 25, 2014Martín Avdolov published his first novel, *Violeta corazón*, aimed at a young audience. “Writing for children is one of the riskiest jobs there is,” he said in an interview with *In situ*. “A child doesn’t have to please anyone; they’re 100% authentic—they either accept you or they don’t.”
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July 25, 2014Two papers authored by faculty members from the School of Engineering were presented at the “Joint Meeting of the Twenty-Third EACSL Annual Conference on Computer Science Logic and the Twenty-Ninth Annual ACM/IEEE Symposium on Logic in Computer Science.” The event, organized by the European Association for Computer Science Logic, took place from July 14 to 18, 2014, in Vienna, Austria.
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July 25, 2014The paper “Formalisation of Stoughton’s Substitution for Lambda Calculus in Constructive Type Theory,” authored by faculty members from the School of Engineering, was accepted on July 17, 2014, for presentation at the “9th Logical and Semantic Frameworks, with Applications (LSFA 2014).” The event, organized by the University of Brasília, will take place on September 8 and 9, 2014, in Brasília.
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July 24, 2014Alejandro Lozdziejski, a graduate of the Systems Engineering program, has created a low-cost 3D printer and hopes to bring his project to homes, schools, and universities not only in his country but throughout Latin America.
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July 24, 2014On July 28, 2014, the “Panel Discussion on Agricultural and Climate Derivatives” took place, a roundtable discussion in which the panelists presented research on tools for mitigating risks in the agribusiness sector.
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July 24, 2014On July 24, 2014, the “Modamotion.uy” presentation—an academic fashion show featuring students from the Fashion Design and Event Production track of the Bachelor of Fashion Design program—took place at the Audi Showroom in Tower 3 of the World Trade Center. The event celebrated cutting-edge innovation, creativity, and design.
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July 23, 2014On Thursday, August 14, a new edition of eCommerce Day—the most important event for e-commerce and online business—will take place in Uruguay at the Radisson Hotel.
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July 23, 2014Interview with Dr. Marye Tharp, visiting professor for the course "Consumer Understanding" in the Specialization Diploma in Marketing Management.
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July 22, 2014The first graduating class of the Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology presented their final projects, which focused on specific problems and applied biotechnology.
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July 22, 2014First comes the texture—smooth or porous—and the flavor—spicy and salty or more bitter and subtle—and then there’s the technique: the process that transforms milk from a cow into cheese. In that unassuming process, a quiet player takes the stage: chymosin.