UGA Gets $2.1M Grant to Study HIV in Black Men

Published March 4, 2011

UGA gets .1M grant to study HIV in black men
The Associated Press The Associated Press ATHENS, Ga. The University of Georgia has received a $ 2.1 million federal grant to study how to decrease the rate of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases among black men in rural areas. The grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse will allow UGA researchers to follow 500 young black men living across the state for up to five years. They …
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