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Release date: Nov. 16, 2007 Emory Hosts 800-panel Display Of AIDS Quilt Nov. 30
The opening ceremony at 11:30 a.m. will feature keynote speaker Julie Gerberding, director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, followed by a public reading of all of the AIDS victims names on the quilt panels. This year's "Quilt on the Quad" is the largest collegiate display of the quilt in the country, which reflects a focus this year by student organizers to raise awareness about AIDS and HIV among college-age students. "Among the hardest hit demographics with new HIV cases every year are 18-24 year-olds," says Daniel Sperling, an Emory junior and one of the lead organizers of the event. "The younger generations are growing up no longer seeing individuals around them dying from this horrific disease, and therefore are beginning to feel immune to becoming infected with the virus. In reality, infection rates are once again on the rise. The AIDS 'Quilt on the Quad' campaign hopes to help change this attitude and once again bring new information to students as well as the greater Atlanta community about this disease." On World AIDS Day Saturday, Dec. 1, Emory's Center for Aids Research will host a talk by former U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders on "A Sexual Health Policy to Combat HIV/AIDS." The talk, with an introduction by Helene Gayle, president and CEO of CARE USA, will take place at 10:30 a.m. in the Rita Anne Rollins Room, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory. For more information, email cfar@emory.edu.
The NAMES Project Foundation, Inc., has housed The AIDS Memorial Quilt in Atlanta since 2002. The foundation was established in 1987 as a non-governmental organization with the mission of preserving, caring for and using The AIDS Memorial Quilt to inspire action, heighten awareness and foster healing in the age of AIDS. The entire quilt weighs 54 tons and includes more than 47,000 panels dedicated to more than 91,000 individuals. In the past 20 years, more than 15 million people have seen the quilt at displays around the world. In November 2005, the quilt was designated as one of "America's Treasures" and was awarded a "Save America's Treasures" federal grant that has established a conservation and preservation program for it. Information about the quilt is available at < a href=http://aidsquilt.org>aidsquilt.org. Emory scientists and physicians also are at the forefront of research efforts to develop effective drugs and vaccines against HIV and AIDS. The Emory Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) is an official National Institutes of Health CFAR site. More than 120 faculty throughout Emory are working on some aspect of HIV/AIDS prevention or treatment. Many of the scientists within the Emory Vaccine Center are focused on finding an effective vaccine against HIV, and Emory scientists are inventors of several of the most commonly used HIV/AIDS drugs. More information about Emory's programs in HIV/AIDS. For more information about "Quilt on the Quad," visit or contact Michael Rabkin, director of Emory Hillel, at 404-727-2089 or michael@emoryhillel.org. In the event of rain, "Quilt on the Quad" will be held on the fourth floor of the Woodruff P.E. Center. ### Emory University (www.emory.edu) is one of the nation’s leading private research universities and a member of the Association of American Universities. Known for its demanding academics, outstanding undergraduate college of arts and sciences, highly ranked professional schools and state-of-the-art research facilities, Emory is ranked as one of the country's top 20 national universities by U.S. News & World Report. In addition to its nine schools, the university encompasses The Carter Center, Yerkes National Primate Research Center and Emory Healthcare, the state's largest and most comprehensive health care system. Subscribe to News@Emory RSS feeds for automatic updates of the latest news at Emory. |
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