March 21, 1995 Contact: Robert Irion (408/459-2495)

UC SANTA CRUZ COURSE ON AIDS IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SANTA CRUZ, CA--For the third consecutive year, community members and health-care professionals are invited to attend AIDS: Perspectives on an Epidemic, a special series of evening lectures offered by the Biology Department at UC Santa Cruz. The popular course will examine the biological, social, and psychological aspects of AIDS.

Formally known as Biology 80J, the course runs from April 5 through June 7. Lectures will occur on Mondays and Wednesdays from 7 to 8:45 p.m. in Classroom Unit 2, behind the Bay Tree Bookstore at UCSC. At this time, there are no plans to offer the course next year.

Each lecture will focus on the AIDS pandemic from a different angle. Planned topics include the state of knowledge about HIV, the AIDS virus; how AIDS affects women, people of color, and families; treatment and prevention; and a panel of people with AIDS. Interested members of the public may attend as many of the lectures as they choose.

Principal instructors are Henry Hilgard, professor emeritus of biology, who recently received the Distinguished Teaching Award from the UCSC Alumni Association; George Wolfe, health officer for Santa Cruz County; and Terry Cavanagh, HIV prevention coordinator at UCSC.

Experts in AIDS research and education from throughout northern California will give guest lectures on about half of the topics. Speakers in previous years have included Dr. Donald Francis of the Centers for Disease Control; the late author Randy Shilts; and Martin Delaney, founder of Project Inform.

"This is an excellent opportunity for laypeople to learn up-to- date information on AIDS from some of the leading experts in this area," says Cavanagh. "In past years the lectures have been especially valuable for instructors of biology and health education in grades 6-12, who need the latest information for their own classes."

For more information about the course, including a flyer that lists scheduled topics and dates, call Terry Cavanagh at 459-4679.

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