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The Beta Epsilon chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing will present "Rise Up! Managing Compassion Fatigue in the Time of COVID" on October 21 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Zoom. Brandon Knettel, assistant professor, will present.  

PhD student Kaitlyn Daly is presenting "Perceptions of Food, Faith and Health from a Christian Context: Preliminary Findings" on September 29 from noon to 1 p.m. on Zoom. 

Tech Tip of the Week

It’s well into the semester, and you’re probably spending a lot of time in front of your computer screen. Don’t forget to take a break. Follow the 20-20-20 rule: Every 20 minutes, look at something 20 feet away for about 20 seconds. Try it! It really works! 

New Zoom Security Rules

Duke is enabling several security requirements for all Duke Zoom meetings starting Sept. 27. Here’s what you need to know.

The Basics – What’s Changing?

Michelle Webb, assistant professor, was a panelist on a national town hall sponsored by the National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care. The presentation was titled "Conversations with Coalition Leaders: Acknowledging and Adapting to the New Reality - Impact on the Interdisciplinary Team" and occurred September 21.

Designed to help prepare the next generation of academic nursing leaders, the Foundation for Academic Nursing is pleased to announce the creation of the Deborah E. Trautman Future Nurse Leader Scholarship.

The Duke University School of Nursing offers a new outlet for students needing support regarding their emotional health and wellbeing – the Student Success Center.

The new center is open to any student needing assistance with stress management, resiliency, interpersonal challenges, mental health and wellbeing, and other types of stress that may be impacting their academic performance.

MSN students convened in person and through Zoom last week for the MSN Program's Fall 2020 On Campus Intensives (OCIs). The week's activities began September 20 and ended on September 27. 

Kudos to Devon Noonan, associate professor, and her entire team for the submission of their NIH R21/R34 application entitled: “Evaluating the Feasibility and Efficacy of using WhatsApp Messaging and Online Social Support for Oral Tobacco Cessation in India." This proposal requests funding for a five-year period with a start date of July 1, 2021.

Seed Global Health has opened recruitment for their next cohort of educators. The program places physicians, nurses, and midwives as visiting faculty at partner institutions in Malawi, Uganda, Zambia, and Sierra Leone for a minimum of one academic year, where they teach and work alongside local faculty.