| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | |
| DATE: | April 13, 2007 |
| CONTACT: | Natalie Sanchez, (361) 825-2222; or Steve Paschal 361.825.2336 |
| Cornell University Professors to Discuss Health Disparities From a Writer’s and Scientist’s Perspectives |
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| WHO: | Author Maria Viramontes and Research Scientist Eloy Rodriguez of Cornell University |
| WHAT: | Clearinghouse for Mexican-American Research Health Disparities Lecture |
| WHEN: | Monday, April 16 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. |
| WHERE: | University Center, Lone Star Ballroom |
CORPUS CHRISTI – The Clearinghouse for Mexican-American Research will present a lecture titled “Health Disparities: A Writer’s and a Scientist’s Perspectives” Monday, April 16 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the University Center, Lone Star Ballroom.
Featured speakers will be Cornell University professor Helena Maria Viramontes, noted author and winner of the 2006 Luis Leal Prize for Distinction in Chicano/Latina Literature, and Eloy Rodriguez, an endowed Cornell University professor and research scientist in chemical biology and environmental health.
The event, co-sponsored by the Title V Program, College of Science and Technology and the College of Liberal Arts, is free and open to the public.