American Indian Health Research Conference is March 27 Mark your calendars for the seventh annual American Indian Health Research Conference to be held Friday, March 27, at the Memorial Union. The conference will feature nationally noted speaker David Warne, executive director of the Aberdeen Area Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board (AATCHB) and president and CEO of American Indian Health Management and Policy, as the keynote of this year's event. His lecture is titled “American Indian Health Disparities and Research Policy.” The conference will offer opportunities to discuss research directions, partnerships, and collaboration in health research focusing on American Indians, specifically in the Northern Plains and North Dakota. A complete schedule and more information about the conference can be found at http://ruralhealth.und.edu/projects/aihrc/ To be a participant, complete the online registration form found at http://ruralhealth.und.edu/projects/aihrc/ by March 13. Students are eligible to receive student travel/registration fee scholarships. To submit an application, go to http://ruralhealth.und.edu/projects/aihrc/ and click on Scholarship Application. Applications are due by March 1. -- Tara Mertz, Communications Specialist, Center for Rural Health, taramertz@medicine.nodak.edu, 701-777-3720