Study on Siddha Medicine & AIDS/HIV honoured with Medal for Excellence

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Study on the Use of Siddha Medicine on AIDS/HIV Patients in Tamil

Nadu, India honoured with Firestone Medal for Excellence.

The Stanford University student Na'amah Razon (nrazon@... )

and his collegue, Maple Glen, Pa's cultural and social anthropology

study; " Vettai Noi: Making AIDS Indian A Study of the Use of Siddha

Medicine on AIDS/HIV Patients in Tamil Nadu, India " ; under the

supervision of Narquis Barak, cultural and social anthropology, and

Barrett, anthropological sciences bagged the M. Golden

Medal for Excellence in the Humanities and Creative Arts.

The Firestone award recognizes students undertaking honors projects

in the social, physical and natural sciences and engineering

nominated by their academic programs or departments. The Golden award

distinguishes students completing honors projects in the humanities

or creative projects in the fine arts. The medallists each received

an engraved bronze medal, citation and check at an awards ceremony

held Saturday in Kresge Auditorium.

http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2004/june16/firestonesd-616.html