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Allison Oster
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APU Science, Faith, and Culture Lecture: “The Human Need for Love”

April 17, 2008

AZUSA, Calif. –

WHO:
Azusa Pacific University’s Center for Research in Science (CRIS) hosts Rebecca Flietstra, Ph.D., professor of biology at Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, Calif.

WHAT:

Lecture: “The Human Need for Love”

WHEN:

Wed., April 30, 6-7:30 p.m.

WHERE:

Los Angeles Pacific College Banquet Room (LAPC) on APU’s East Campus

901 E. Alosta Ave., Azusa, Calif.

FACTS:

Flietstra will discuss, from a biological and psychological perspective, the human need for love, for true relationship, which may be most intense in the early years, but is still crucial throughout adulthood. Many studies have shown that loving relationships and communities can be associated with good physical and mental health.

Flietstra earned a B.A. at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Mich. and her Ph.D. from the University of Kansas Medical Center. She currently teaches Neuroscience, Vertebrate Physiology, Anatomy & Physiology I, and Anatomy & Physiology II. For more information on thelecture, call (626)-387-5705 or email cris@apu.edu.

Featured in TIME magazine and ranked as one of the nation’s best by U.S.News & World Report and The Princeton Review, Azusa Pacific is a comprehensive, Christian, evangelical university, committed to God First and known for excellence in higher education. Azusa Pacific’s main campus lies just 26 miles northeast of Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley, while its seven Southern California regional centers bring convenience and extend quality programming. The university offers more than 50 areas of undergraduate study, 23 master's degrees, and 7 doctorates to a total student population of more than 8,100.

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