Join our weekly conversation gatherings on Tuesday afternoons. We chat about life, culture, and current events in a friendly atmosphere. All members of the Duke community are welcome. No pre-registration or preparation needed.

Every Tuesday at 2 p.m., take a moment to relax, recharge, and re-center yourself with Mindful Moment, a group mindfulness program offered by LIVE FOR LIFE. During these quick, 15-minute sessions, you'll learn and practice simple breathing and mindfulness techniques that can reduce stress, increase self-awareness, improve concentration, and promote overall well-being. Drop in and reframe your day with calm and clarity.

Health Assessment is a free, confidential health screening provided through Duke benefits. It includes total cholesterol, blood pressure, blood glucose, BMI, waist circumference height, weight and body mass index measurements. Additionally, there is a goal setting and referral session with a nurse, dietitian, or fitness specialist. Many participants find the coaching session helps them get started making lifestyle changes and connects them to LIVE FOR LIFE and community resources to support them. Health Assessments are available to all active Duke employees.

Looking for a Duke summer experience? Drop by the Summer Experiences Fair on October 28th from 1 pm to 4 pm at Penn Pavilion to connect with program leaders of over 60 Duke-sponsored opportunities and learn how you can have a summer of research, work, international travel, service, and more. You'll also get the chance to enter a raffle and win one of three amazing prizes!

Kim G. Johnson, MD is a Geriatric Psychiatrist and an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Neurology at Duke University. She is the Division Chief Memory Disorders in the Department of Neurology. In addition, she is the Core Co-Leader of the Clinical Core at the Duke/UNC Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC). She is a primary investigator on several clinical trials. Dr. Johnson brings strong expertise in clinical cognitive evaluation, biomarkers and APOE genetics.

This paper examines the impact of cultural diversity on innovation. Focusing on the United States from 1850 to 1940, we develop a novel surname-based measure of cultural diversity and combine this with patent data. Leveraging quasi-random variation in counties' surname compositions driven by historical immigration, we find that rising diversity increased both the quantity and quality of innovation within counties and for individual inventors.