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| NEW EVENT SERIES FROM THE ACADEMY OF ARCHITECTURE | | Maestri milanesi (Masters from Milan)
Architect, designer and painter Umberto Riva will be the key figure during the first encounter, which will be held Thursday, November 3 at 7pm in Aula magna on the Mendrisio Campus (Palazzo Canavée).
Events with Milanese masters Gae Aulenti (November 17), Alessandro Mendini (March 22) and Enzo Mari (May 3) will follow. More information. | | COMMUNICATION SCIENCES | | Prof. Elihu Katz,
undisputed leader in the Media Studies debate, visits USI Katz has contributed to profound innovation in the study of the effects of communication, thanks to the construction of valuable scientific ties with authors such as Lazarsfeld. Prof. Katz will visit the USI Institute of Communication and Health from November 2 to 5 and will hold three talks open to all interested students, assistants, and lecturers at USI. More information on the talks is available along the column at right. | | MAS HLM 02 | | Graduation ceremony for 11 logistics and management professionals in the humanitarian field This past Saturday, students from the second edition of the Master of Advanced Studies in Humanitarian Logistics and Management were conferred their diplomas. The class was composed of eleven professionals from the humanitarian sector originating
from a full eight different countries. Howard Roy Williams, President of the Center for Humanitarian Cooperation and former Director of the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), delivered the commencement address. More information. | | INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN BIOMEDICINE | | Federica Sallusto elected to the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Annually, the top researchers in the field of molecular biology, ranging from cellular biology to that of neuroscience, are selected by the EMBO for their scientific merit. Dr. Federica Sallusto, group leader on cellular immunology at IRB, was amongst the newly elected members. More information. | | ENTREPRENEURIAL SUCCESS WITH THE “USI”
LABEL | | From the halls of the Faculty of Communication Sciences to the small circle of BSW, Leading Swiss Agencies Founded in 2006 by USI alumni Florian Anderhub and Manuel Gamper, Ander Group SA is an advertising agency that recently became the one
and only business in Ticino to join the BSW Leading Swiss Agencies. BSW is a trade association that brings together around 60 Swiss advertising agencies considered most deserving and whose members manage roughly two thirds of the national advertising budget. More information. | | OPPORTUNITY | | Master meetings Through November 25th, Master Meetings, an open-door
concept, allows current undergraduate students (from USI and other universities) the possibility to follow class lessons together with current graduate students. Interested individuals may then determine through first-hand experience whether the Master's coursework is a good match with their needs. Those who sign up for Master Meetings will be paired with a current graduate student-- the ideal person to relay the true study experience. Programme and sign-up. | | SPECIAL OFFERS AND DISCOUNTS | | New promotions for members of the academic community The web page all about special deals is updated: www.usi.ch/en/promozioni. You can find new businesses who are offering special discounts on their products and services. Just two of the latest businesses to join in include the Wall Street Institute (language school) in Lugano and Logitech. |
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Monday, October 31, 5.15pm | MecoP Seminar How Much Do Means-Tested Benefits Reduce the Demand for Annuities? | Room EL PC004 (Basement, ex-Laboratory), Lugano Campus | Thursday, November 3, 12.30pm | MORSe Seminar Inbound mobility, inertia, and obsolescence | Room A34, Lugano
Campus | Thursday, November 3, 5.30pm | Public lecture by Elihu Katz Four Theories in Search of Effects: (1) persuasion; (2) ownership, (3) technology, (4) situation | Room A31, Red Building, Lugano Campus | Thursday, November 3, 7pm | Encounter with Umberto Riva, within the "Maestri milanesi" series | Aula magna, palazzo Canavée, Mendrisio Campus | Thursday &
Friday, November 3-4, 9am-6pm | Manipulating light in pre-modern times. Architectural, artistic and philosophical aspects | Room C3.89, palazzo Canavée, Mendrisio Campus | Friday, October 4, 10am | Public lecture by Elihu Katz A career in Communication Research | Room EL PC004 (Basement, ex-Laboratory), Lugano Campus | Friday, October 4, 4pm | Public lecture by Elihu Katz Media Events: Live Broadcasting of History | Auditorium, Lugano Campus |
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