A conference titled "Anthropological Approaches to Health Research," the first of what organizers expect will become an annual event on campus, will be held 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, April 6, in Rm. 119 of the Hall of Graduate Studies, 320 York St.
The speakers will be practicing medical anthropologists and faculty from a variety of anthropology departments and organizations throughout New England and Canada.
The diverse topics to be covered include cutting-edge research on HIV/AIDS, drug use, sex work, immigration and violence, youth and crime, suicide, ideologies of infant feeding, racial disparity, organ transplants, menopause and embryo disposal.
The conference is free and open to the Yale public. Registration includes free coffee and lunch. To pre-register, contact: Yasmina Katsulis at yasmina.katsulis@yale.edu, or Catherine Timura at catherine.timura@yale. edu.
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