VP 371/CHLTH371                 Epidemiology and the Media

Spring 2002                                                                           Uriel Kitron

                             Course Schedule

 

      Date                   Speaker/                                    Topic
                                 Discussion leader

       Jan 24           U. Kitron                        Introduction.

Jan. 31          Discussion                      Risk & Epidemiology/Items from the popular Media 

Feb. 7            U. Kitron                        The Color of Drug Money

Feb. 14        Students                         Lyme Disease and AIDS  

Feb. 21          U. Kitron                        Chicago Tribune, Feb. 6, 2002 and other articles

Feb. 28         Dr. Amy Aidman             Effects of Reducing Children's Television and Video
                                                             Game Use on Aggressive Behavior

Mar. 7        

Mar. 14          Frontline Video - Gulf War Syndrome           

       Mar. 21         Spring break

      Mar. 28         Nova documentary           The Plague Fighters (Ebola outbreak)  

       Apr. 4          Discussion - 2 videos, recent topics

       Apr. 11         Vanessa Teresi                  Cloning

       Apr. 18         Jennifer Fuller                    Antibiotic resistance                    
                           Robert Smith                     Mommographies - costs and benefits

       Apr. 25         Lisa Amoruso                    Factory pollution
                           Ingrid Peterson                  PCB & Fish consumption

              

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