News for Faculty and Staff

Libby Carver, DNP, FNP, was named the 2021 Outstanding Nurse of the Year by the North Carolina Nurses Association Triangle Region for her work as manager of the Employee Occupational Health and Wellness (EOHW) COVID hotline. She talks about this honor and reflects on Women's History Month.

Sylvia Trent-Adams will deliver the 59th annual Harriet Cook Carter lecture at Duke University School of Nursing.

The theme for Women’s History Month this year is “providing healing, promoting hope.” What a fitting phrase to summarize the incredible work of our female colleagues at Duke Health.

Congratulations to Stephanie Ibemere, assistant professor, who has received an award from Augusta University for the Programs to Increase Diversity Among Individuals Engaged (PRIDE) in Health-Related Research — Functional and Translational Genomics of Blood Disorders (FTG) application entitled: “Assessing Advanced Practice Provider Disease Management, Knowledge Skills and Practice."

In compliance with Duke University’s updated policies, masks will continue to be required in classrooms, labs and clinical settings. Those who work in the Duke University Health System must continue to follow full mask mandate while on DUHS premises.

Three Duke University School of Nursing researchers and their collaborators were recently awarded new funding for pilot projects — all centered around reducing health inequities and improving patient care. Awardees include Assistant Professors Stephanie Ibemere, PhD, RN, and Maryellen Kelly, DNP, CPNP, MHSc, and faculty John Myers, PhD, MSPH.  

Every February, the nation uplifts the contributions of and reflects upon the struggles and experiences of the African American/Black community. Duke University School of Nursing joins in this commemoration by solidifying a commitment to making the school a more diverse, inclusive environment for our students, faculty and staff and, in turn, the communities we serve.

Sickle cell disease, a group of rare, inherited red blood cell disorders, impacts around 100,000 of the more than 332 million U.S. population. One of every 365 of those Americans are Black or African American births.

Congratulations to Hanzhang Xu, assistant professor, and team for their R21 Award from the NIH National Institute of Aging entitled: “Developing a Mobile App-Based Intervention to Promote Cognitive Health in Older Chinese Americans.” This award is for two years with a start date of March 1. 

Kody H. Kinsley, North Carolina Secretary of Health and Human Services, will address “Responding to and Recovering from a Global Pandemic” in the “Building Upon Excellence” Dean’s Lecture Series hosted by Duke University School of Nursing from 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 3 via Zoom.

article.news .field--name-field-image-media { float: right; } Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) jumped in position as one of the top nursing schools engaged in National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded research. In fiscal year 2021, DUSON received more than $8.4 million in annual funds from NIH, positioning the school 5th in funding. A jump from 9th in 2020, this is the second highest NIH ranking DUSON has held and the highest funding total in the history of the school. 

article.news .field--name-field-image-media { float: right; } For almost a century, heart disease has been the leading cause of death and a leading cause of disability in the United States.  Heart or cardiovascular disease covers several conditions. In the U.S., the most common of these is coronary artery disease. This condition affects how blood flows to the heart and can lead to a heart attack.