Notes

Children's swimming lessons to be offered this summer

Swimming lessons for children are available at Blodgett Pool this summer. Five one-week sessions between June 10 and July 11 for children ages 7 to 17 will be held for three swimming levels: Novice (9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.), Competitive (9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.), and Conditioning (9 to 11 a.m.). For a brochure, call 495-5213 or 496-8791.

Automobile insurance discounts for faculty, staff

Faculty members, staff, and members of Harvard's unions are eligible for a 10 percent discount on car insurance with Harvard's Volume Discount Program. This discounted insurance is underwritten by Met P&C and offered through Seabury & Smith Insurance. Premiums may be paid through payroll deduction, with no interest, service fee, or large down payment. Anyone who has safe driving points can save even more.

For information or to make an on-campus appointment in Cambridge or the Medical Area, call Seabury & Smith's Harvard representative at (800) 999-6642.

Discounted homeowners and other personal insurance are also available through this program.

Volunteers sought for conference on health and human rights

The second International Conference on Health and Human Rights, sponsored by the Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights at the School of Public Health, will be held Oct. 3-5 at Harvard.

Summer volunteer opportunities are available. For information, contact Beth Falk, conference coordinator, at 496-4392.

The conference offers an opportunity to join those working at the forefront of health and human rights to discuss emerging issues, strengthen collaboration, identify issues, advance interdisciplinary understanding of the field, and promote solidarity among those working in the field.

Symposium on Buddhist ritual art to by held by Religions Center

The Center for the Study of World Religions will hold a symposium on "The Religious Experience of Buddhist Ritual Art" on May 24 and 25. The event has been organized in conjunction with the exhibition "Object as Insight: Japanese Buddhist Art and Ritual," at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

The symposium brings together specialists from several disciplines to discuss the relationship between works of art and ritual practice, covering a wider set of historical and geographical issues than those represented by the Japanese artifacts in the exhibition.

For information, call 495-4495.