Wednesday, October 23, 1996
Teleconference probes teenagers’ concerns
Improving the health and life expectancies of African-American
and Latino teenagers will be the subject of a national
teleconference and discussion program to be held locally at UCLA’s
Sunset Village Conference Center on Oct. 30 and 31.
Sponsored locally by the Los Angeles County Department of Health
Services and the UCLA School of Public Health, the effort is aimed
at developing innovative strategies to prevent teen pregnancy, slow
the spread of HIV infection and combat violence among
African-American and Latino teenagers.
Originating from the New York Academy of Medicine, "Safe
Passage: Improving Health and Life Outcomes of African-American and
Latino Teenagers" will be held simultaneously at 17 additional
locations nationally via satellite broadcast.
In addition to the televised conference, featuring presentations
by experts such as Dr. Norma Goodwin, president of Health Watch,
and Dr. Henry Foster, presidential adviser for teen pregnancy
reduction and youth issues, the conference will feature discussion
groups led by local health leaders.
The conference is designed for teen and adult youth leaders,
health and human services professionals, government and private
policymakers, health advocates, and others interested and involved
with youth issues.
Sessions will run from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days. Registration
is $75. To register, call (800) 400-7432.
UCLA appoints two new department chairs
UCLA Dean Daniel Neuman recently announced the appointment of
two new chair persons to School of Arts and Architecture
departments.
Architectural historian and critic Sylvia Lavin was named chair
of the Department of Architecture and Urban Design, while Timothy
Rice, a highly regarded ethnomusicologist, was named chair of the
Department of Ethnomusicology.
Lavin received her Ph.D. from the Department of Art and
Archaeology at Columbia University in 1990. Two years later, she
joined the faculty of the School of Architecture and Urban Planning
at UCLA.
Rice, who holds a B.A. in history from Yale an d a Ph.D. in
music from the University of Washington, joined the ethnomusicology
program at UCLA in 1987 after teaching at the University of
Toronto.
The Department of Architecture and Urban Design supports the
rigorous exploration of the discipline in all its creative,
humanistic and technological facets. Through investigation,
research and instruction, students are provided with a broad
understanding of the field.
The Department of Ethnomusicology, the first established in the
country, explores the rich variety of musical expressions found
throughout the world.
Lavin’s and Rice’s appointments were effective Sept. 15 and 30,
respectively.
Sociologists receive national book award
UCLA sociologist Melvin Oliver and his colleague Thomas Shapiro
received the annual C. Wright Mills Award for their book "Black
Wealth/White Wealth: A New Perspective on Racial Inequality."
In "Black Wealth/White Wealth," Oliver and Shapiro concluded
that despite a generation of civil rights progress, the average
black child in America still grows up in a household with no
financial assets, and black and white Americans inhabit "two
nations on diverging tracks."
Oliver, a UCLA professor of sociology and policy studies and
director of UCLA’s Center for Study of Urban Poverty, and Shapiro,
a professor of sociology and anthropology at Northeastern
University, received the award from the Society for the Study of
Social Problems.
Compiled by Daily Bruin Wire Reports.