insternship request Dear Professor XXXX I´m writing you because my coordinator, XXXXXXX, inform me about your positive answer to my proposal. Moreover, he ask me to contact you directly in order to concrete the internship at EUPRD. I Would like to know, what is necessary to be done for my side, when could be the starting date (our lectures will finish at July 10) and what others administrative procedures are needed. Probably as you Know from my college (Laura Gaviria), we don´t have any financial support from our university so I would like to know what could be the accommodation prices and other living expenses values for us. Thanks for your kind cooperation Best regards

find or found Hi Guys!!!...I´m confused using this two tenses, if I need to explain something founded by an analysis how will explained "we find these results" or "we found these results"

Nuclear energy Last weekend I read an article about nuclear energy and their “advantages” on power supply, some European countries such as France, Spain and Hungary have nuclear power plants and support the benefits on the use of this kind of technology. Alternatively, Countries like Germany and Italy have been starting moving to other clean energy. The supporters says nuclear energy provide around 68% of power needed in Europe, it can do it for many years and is safe whereas detractors says the radioactive material waste needs thousands of years to stop generating radioactive activity and accidents like Fukushima and Chernobil show us the potential destruction for human beings . One of my professors (He is Nuclear engineer) consider himself not pro-nuclear, that´s mean he is not supporter, but also is not detractor; probably I could take the same position, because I know how Nuclear energy could be dangerous but in the same way I understand that for many countries nuclear energy is the most effective technology to provide a vital need such as electricity. Finally my conclusion was, the problem is not the technology itself, we are the problem depending on the use that we give to them

Working with others In the beginning of our research, we face many different problems; but probably, the most difficult was the coordination between all the participants in the project, however, we could finish at least the draft proposal and send it to the board members. For me it´s quiet difficult to think, why if you´re working with others you always wants to impose your opinion over your colleagues? That is not fair and slow down all the process and activities you need to do. Whereas I´ll be working in this project, I will try not to be affected anymore…

Proposal The idea is to search from official databases, information regarding to socio-economic factors such population, economy, health, education, infrastructure, governance, and others. Afterwards, use a statistical correlation analysis, to describe with a single number the relationship between the factors and develop the social vulnerability risk index Using those values, I pretend to combine the results with the actual risk, to generate an integrated risk index and obtain the areas more vulnerable in socio-economical terms, to that risk. Finally, with the previous analysis I want to study the new guidelines for vulnerability reduction and write a report on how the Social vulnerability index for helps to achieve the 4 main objectives The expected results of my proposal are: • A social vulnerability index that helps to obtain a global risk assessment perspective which evaluates loss and damage, taking social factors in to account. • Obtain maps of dimensional drivers of social vulnerability, that helps to visualize better the distribution of social vulnerabilty factors, e.g.: • A report describing the use of socio-economical indexes in each objective in the new framework of social vulnerability reduction, with the objective to improve resilience in population.

Question My name is Katherine Mendoza, a Master Student in Public Health Management in the Institute for Applied Sciences, I have been in contact with dr. xxxx about the possibility to do my internship in your institution, in topics related with the PHM program. When I was reviewing the institute´s webpage, I noticed about the open position for research assistant. I would like to apply to this position, but unfortunately I can not be available after first the week of July, date that is expected to finish my theoretical studies. I would like to known if it´s possible to apply , considering my actual availability. Please, find attached my CV. If your need further information, don´t hesitate to contact me. Looking forward to hearing from you Kind regards

Research metodology I´m planing to develop an index who gives me the opportunity to analize those preexisting factors or drives that increase the social vulnerability to diseases. The metodology would be make use of oficial databases about basic information related to health coverage, age,insurance,education. The expected outcomes could be used in the assessment of cholera risk and how can affects the population. Goten these values, I can compare with the actual regulation and analice the way about how the regulation could be applied to control, or reduce the index

new inventions It´s a little bit funny, when you think what you can improve or develop as PhD student. That it’s the effect of the technology over us, you believe that everything was done, but all days news show how human beings continue developing different ideas to solve common problems. Yesterday, I read about one farmer in California who create something that he calls ”earthbox”. I suffered a long period of rains that destroyed his tomatoes crops, so he thought must be another way to plant in a safe way, resistant to rainy seasons. His idea, was basically, a box where you plant only two tomatoes plants, and inside you have as well a system of water distribution, made with plastic pipes that guarantee the exact amount of water to be taken from plants. Not only solve his problem; He collaborates with the actual climate situation because his inventions use less water, is more resistant to insects and is economical sustainable.

An initial perception using decision analysis methodologies At the beginning of our analysis in the “analysis situation” step, the objectives to be achieved weren´t clear for us, and we tried to examine the decision situation from different perspectives, but after have been developed this methodology we got a clear vision of the problem and the objectives. A main shift has occurred both in the definition of the situation decision and the identification of the objectives. Specifically, a much broader perspective has been achieved, that allows now to better understand the frame within the decision analysis need has airsed. The exercise of built structured and networked objectives help us to narrowing our perspective about what do we need to achieve, prioritizing objectives and detecting areas of work.