What does it mean to serve a nation when our ideals often outpace our reality?

Join Kenan Institute for Ethics and host Adriane Lentz-Smith for a conversation with General Charles Q. Brown, Jr. about duty, mission, and what it means to fight for America. At a time of evolving geopolitical landscapes and amidst many reminders that America is an unfinished project, General Brown will help us consider our responsibilities to those who have labored to fulfill our nation's promise - and what our obligations beyond our borders might be as the greatest military power in the world.

Why do inequities in social and economic conditions translate into inequities in health? This colloquium will feature research from Drs. Keisha Bentley-Edwards and Latesha Harris examining how structural factors, including racism and socioeconomic disadvantage, interact with psychosocial stressors to shape health across the life course. The discussion will highlight emerging evidence on the biological consequences of chronic adversity, pathways to cardiometabolic risk, and the role of resilience, community strengths, and intervention science in promoting health equity.

A discussion guided by Duke Professors Marguerite Nguyen and Susan Thananopavarn about why they love to teach Thi Bui's graphic memoir The Best We Could Do.

The faculty and graduate student affiliates of the Institute will present their own works-in-progress at monthly lunches from September 2026 through January 2027, to get to know each other better, provide feedback to improve current work, and promote collaboration.

Register for the lunch meeting: duke.is/JusticeAI

Jewish Life at Duke presents an evening with journalist and political analyst Haviv Rettig Gur. Haviv Rettig Gur is an Israeli journalist, host of the "Ask Haviv Anything" podcast, Middle East analyst at "The Free Press," and senior analyst at "The Times of Israel."

Rettig Gur has covered Israel's politics, foreign policy, education system and relationship with the Jewish diaspora since 2005, reported from over 20 countries, served as director of communications for the Jewish Agency for Israel, Israel's largest NGO, and taught at prestigious pre-military academies.

SAVE THE DATES for the eleventh annual Energy Week at Duke: November 9-13, 2026! The student-led event will offer opportunities to learn and network with Triangle-area professionals, students, faculty, and staff.

In the meantime, check out our photo essay on the record crowd students drew for last year's Energy Week at Duke.

The Congregation's Racial Equity Group invites you to a "Lunch and Learn" at the Nasher on Sunday, November 8 from 1-3 PM. Their current exhibit "Turn the Volume Up" examines how artists, activists, and everyday people have used their voices to challenge injustice.

Our group will meet near the Nasher front desk at 1:00 to get oriented to the exhibit. We will gather again after experiencing it to discuss what we have to learn from the artists and activists highlighted.

This seminar, led by Dr. David Aers (Duke) and Dr. Chandler Fry (PCC), is open to college students from Duke University, UNC-Chapel Hill, NC State, Durham Tech, and Piedmont Community College. Sponsored by Duke's Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program and UNC's Morehead-Cain Impact Educator

In partnership with Pets at Duke, LIVE FOR LIFE offers therapy dog visits for staff! Take a break to get some puppy cuddles or to enjoy the relaxing atmosphere to paw-sitively impact your mental health! Pet therapy can reduce stress and depression while providing a sense of companionship. Please note: Patients are not permitted to staff visits.

Departments can submit a request to schedule a dog team for a department event!

In partnership with Pets at Duke, LIVE FOR LIFE offers therapy dog visits for staff! Take a break to get some puppy cuddles or to enjoy the relaxing atmosphere to paw-sitively impact your mental health! Pet therapy can reduce stress and depression while providing a sense of companionship. Please note: Patients are not permitted to staff visits.

Departments can submit a request to schedule a dog team for a department event!