Hailey Miller, postdoctoral associate, published the "Use of electronic recruitment methods in a clinical trial of adults with gout" article in Clinical Trials with experts from John Hopkins University, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the University of Vermont. 

Congratulations to Ran Xiao, assistant professor, who has received an award for his subcontract on a University of Southern California proposal to the NIH program entitled “Emergence of Arm Reaching Behavior and Lateralization of Motor Control in Infancy." This project was funded for a five-year period with a start date of December 1, 2020.

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Dori Steinberg, associate professor, was featured in the blog article "A Moment with Duke's Dori Steinberg: On Nutrition Beyond Calories and Health at Every Size." The article is part of Pattern Health's interview series featuring thought leaders in research and health care. 

Kudos to Tracey Yap, associate professor, and her entire team for the submission of their subcontract proposal to the University of Utah on their Department of Defense (DOD) application entitled: “Early Pressure Injury Prediction among Critical Care Patients: A Machine-Learning Approach.” This proposal is for a four-year period with a start date of September 29, 2021.

Congratulations to Jacqueline Brown, research program leader, and Norma Garcia Ortiz, clinical research specialist, for being nominated for the Duke Office of Clinical Research’s

Assistant Professor Schenita D. Randolph's recent Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (JANAC) article was the subject of a press release issued by Wolters Kluwer Health.

Tech Tip of the Week

Do you have students, gamers and multiple mobile devices on your home WiFi? It seems that we all have crowded WiFi these days. Watch this video from "Good Morning America" about boosting your WiFi signal at home. It has simple tips that you may find helpful. 

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I am pleased to announce two staff title changes for Glenn Setcliff and Christin Daniels. With shifts in the organization over the past year and increased complexity of the work in each of these areas, I thought it was warranted to make these title changes.

Glenn Setliff, MBA

Congratulations to Mariam Kayle, assistant professor, and her entire team who have received an award for their subcontract on a NCDHHS proposal to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention U58 program entitled: "North Carolina Sickle Cell Data Collection Program." This award is for a three- year period, awarded September 30, 2020 to September 29, 2023.