Lecturer to speak on HIV Prevention
Research
UCLA Regents’ Lecturer Dr. Loretta Sweet Jemmott will be
speaking at UCLA this Thursday to address effective ways to prevent
the spread of HIV among men and women 25 years of age or
younger.
Jemmott is the director of the Center for Urban Health Research
and professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing,
and is recognized as a national and international leader in the
field of HIV/AIDS research
She has raised more than $74 million in federal research grants
over the last ten years and has also served as a U.S. delegate to
South Africa as an expert on HIV awareness.
Her career has largely focused on reducing the incidence of
behaviors that place people, especially adolescents, at risk for
HIV/AIDS. According to the Center for Disease Control, one-half of
all new AIDS cases are occurring in that age group.
The lecture will be held from noon to 1 p.m. at the Factor
Building A-Level Auditorium. Admission to the event is free.
Guest speaker uncovers Einstein’s FBI
file
Fred Jerome, a science journalist, will be presenting facts from
his new book “Uncovering the Einstein File: J. Edgar
Hoover’s Secret War Against the World’s Most Famous
Scientist” this Thursday.
Through the Freedom of Information Act, Jerome obtained
information from Einstein’s 1800-page FBI file with the
history of the period to create a spy-story like narrative.
Jerome will present background information from his book,
including his three-year effort to obtain the almost complete file
from the FBI.
Jerome will also talk about the discoveries he made from
numerous interviews with people who had worked for the FBI or knew
Einstein directly.
The lecture will be held at 4 p.m. in Knudsen 1200.
The event is co-sponsored by the UCLA Department of Physics and
Astronomy and Center for History of Physics.
UCLA plays host to Iraq forum today in
Kinsey
The UCLA International Institute and the Burkle Center for
International Relations will host a public forum today addressing
U.S. foreign policy about Iraq.
The forum, titled “Iraq: Assessing the Options,”
will feature commentators, Middle East analysts and faculty in a
discussion geared toward the political aspects of the said
policies.
Speakers will also tackle the impact of the policies on
America’s standing in the international community, and the
potential consequences of attacking Iraq. Last week Congress gave
President Bush the green light to use force against Iraqi President
Saddam Hussein, with Bush claiming Iraq’s weapons
capabilities pose an imminent threat to the national security of
the United States.
The program is free, and will be in Kinsey Hall, room B-51, at 4
p.m. today.
Briefs compiled from UCLA wire reports and Daily Bruin
staff.