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*1. **HIV/AIDS, Heart2Hand Success! * Just wanted to thank everyone who helped out with our HIV/AIDS Heart2Hand Awareness/Fundraiser event Friday, it was a great success! Here is a nice video our webmaster created of that day J : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyCoCj7XpI0 *2. **Cookies & Condoms: Don’t Stress about HIV! Tomorrow 4/12* *WHEN*: Tomorrow, Thurs 4/12, 11am-4pm *WHERE*: McKeldin Mall This event is to advertise the *free, rapid HIV testing** going on in the **Health Center on next Thursday, 4/19*. Students can go to the Health Center, get tested, and get their *results on the same day*. Our event will take place at a table on the mall and will *give away bags which contain flyers about the **HIV testing, info and statistics about HIV/AIDS, condoms, and cookies!* We hope to see everyone there! *3. **HIV/AIDS Panel of Experts!* *WHEN*: Tuesday, 4/17, 7-8pm *WHERE*: PG Room in Stamp Come learn about different perspective on HIV/AIDS from a *panel of experts*in the field! This issue has immense regional and international importance and with the biennial *International* *AIDS Conference being held in Washington DC this summer*, the time to get involved is now! Speakers include: *Dr. Gregory Pappas* - Senior Deputy Director of the DC Department of Health’s HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD, and TB Administration *Guy Weston* - Executive Director of DC Care, providing support to people living with HIV/AIDS and their families and working with service providers to enhance the delivery and quality of HIV/AIDS services in Washington, DC *Dr. Joseph Fortunak *- medical researcher from Washington DC working with HIV/AIDS *Dr. Enyinnaya Merengwa* - Public Health Physician & Clinical Epidemiologist. Has received training in Nigeria, Minnesota, and Baltimore. Currently a Doctor of Public Health(DrPH) degree candidate. **************************************************** *UMD AMSA* The American Medical Student Association at The University of Maryland, College Park | Website <http://www.umdamsa.org/> | Calendar of Events<http://www.umdamsa.org/calendar.html> | ****************************************************