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COSTA MESA

AIDS Risk for Latinas Focus of Study

Southern California College medical anthropologist Vincent E. Gil was awarded a grant to study the risk of AIDS among Latinas in Orange and Los Angeles counties.

Gil, chairman of the college’s anthropology- sociology department, will use his research findings to make recommendations for clinical and social services provided to Latino women.

The award is administered by the AIDS Research Program Office of the University of California. Gil has a doctorate in anthropology from UCLA and a post-doctorate degree in human sexuality from the Masters and Johnson Institute.

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IRVINE

Museum Honors UCI Professor’s Discovery

The Smithsonian Museum’s National Museum of American History in Washington is commemorating UC Irvine chemistry professor F. Sherwood Rowland’s 1974 discovery of man’s depletion of the ozone layer as part of a permanent exhibit, “Science in American Life.”

On display are photos, graphics and reports chronicling Rowland’s discovery--made with former graduate student Mario Molina--that chlorofluorocarbons from aerosol propellants and other sources are depleting Earth’s protective ozone layer.

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MISSION VIEJO

Professor Named Diversity Officer

Saddleback College political science professor Lee Haggerty was recently named staff diversity officer for the academic year.

Haggerty will be providing in-house training and faculty recruitment services. He will also be working to establish affirmative action committees and address student issues.

He has served in the past as Academic Senate president and is a former chair of the college’s Curriculum Committee.

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SANTA ANA

Computer Workshop to Be Held at College

Rancho Santiago College will offer a class on building an IBM-compatible computer on Nov. 19, a spokesman said.

The workshop will be held at the Computer Research Center, 2021 Business Center Drive. The seminar will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., spokesman Dale Ruhe said.

The class will cover topics such as safety procedures, components and costs, and where to find and buy parts. All participants will help build a computer as part of the workshop. The fee is $92, Ruhe said.

For more information, call (714) 564-6220.

--COMPILED BY RUSS LOAR, JEFF BEAN AND JON NALICK