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Video and Photo Opportunities at UNM
March 15 – 18 , 2006

Wednesday, March 15

3:30 – 5 p.m.
“Using Psychology to Reduce Health Disparities Worldwide: The USCF/SFGH Internet World Health Research Center”: Lecture by Richard F. Munoz, professor of Psychology at the University of San Francisco and chief psychologist at San Francisco General Hospital. The lecture is free and open to the public and will be held in rm. 203 in the Basic Medical Sciences Building on UNM's North Campus at the Health Sciences Center . For more information call Steve Carr at 277-1821 or visit http://www.unm.edu/news/06MarchNewsReleases/06-03-07munoz.htm .

Friday, March 17

6 – 8 p.m.
Exhibit opening – “The Sudan Slave Story”: Lucian Niemeyer's photography exhibit continues with part two of “Africa: The Holocausts of Rwanda and Sudan ” at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology through May 22. For more information, call Greg Johnston at 277-1816 or visit http://www.unm.edu/news/Nov05Releases/05-11-22holocausts.htm .

Friday & Saturday, March 17 & 18

10:45 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
47th Annual Northwest New Mexico Regional Science & Engineering Fair: Close to 800 middle and high school students will exhibit their science fair projects at UNM and compete for nearly $50,000 in prizes and scholarships. Photography is welcome during judging on Friday. Videotaping and photography are welcome Saturday during the awards ceremony, 10:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in Popejoy Hall, or during the open house, 1 – 2:30 p.m. in the Johnson Center south gym. There will also be a photo opportunity following the awards ceremony with students who qualify for the International Science & Engineering Fair. Please contact Karen Kinsman in advance at 277-4916 or kkinsman@unm.edu.

 


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