There's still time to honor and celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Wednesday, Jan. 23. Join members of the Duke community for the 2019 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration address "Why Words Matter: From Dissent to Dialogue." This two-part series Shaun King at…
Join the Duke University School of Medicine on Jan. 24 and 25 for a symposium on Advancing an Anti-Racism Curriculum in the Health Professions: Putting Knowledge into Practice. The symposium will open on Thursday evening the 24 with the 2019…
Latin Americans are the largest immigrant population in Durham, making up 13.4 percent of the population in 2016. According to the 2017 Durham County Community Needs Assessment, access to health care coverage and the English-Spanish language barrier were among the major health disparities faced by…
On Jan. 22, 2019 from 8 a.m. until 1:30 p.m., the SER Hispano Project and D-CHIPP return for another Access for Immigrants symposium. This symposium will bring state and local community members and resources on immigrant and refugee health. The goal of this symposium is to provide…
Duke University School of Nursing (building) will be closed, Monday, December 24 through Tuesday, January 1. Outlined below is information regarding building access and office closures during this timeframe.
The building exterior doors will be locked with badge access only starting at 4:00…
Mariah Prince, DNP '18, recently published an article entitled "Improving Transitional Care: The Role of Handoffs and Discharge Checklists in Hematologic Malignancies" in the Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing. Co-authors include Deborah Allen, Sarah Chittenden, Joey Misuraca and Marilyn…
La Monica Hunter, DNP '18, recently presented her DNP project entitled "Implementing a Parent Education Program in the Special Care Nursery" at the North Carolina Nurses Association (NCNA) DNP Education Symposium.
Jing Wang, PhD student; Zhao Ni, PhD student; Melanie Bunn, MSN '93; and Hanzhang Xu, medical instructor; recently published an article entitled "Working together to learn new oral hygiene techniques: Pilot of a carepartner-assisted intervention for persons with cognitive impairment…
YOUR WEIGH TOGETHER
Sign up for Your Weigh… Together, a group program for healthy living and weight management. Led by a dietitian and held at DUSON in the spring, this class provides positive feedback and encouragement in helping you to harness your personal power to get healthy…
On Tuesday, Jan. 8, attend the Foundation Grants for the Sciences workshop to learn about funding opportunities from private foundations. Topics include best practices in approaching foundations and writing proposals and funding opportunities of particular note. Meet Duke's Foundation Relations…
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is pleased to join with The DAISY Foundation™ to issue a National Call for Nurse Faculty Recognition to honor academic leaders responsible for preparing the nation's nursing workforce. AACN encourages all…
The Durham-Orange County Medical Society (DOCMS) recognizes the community's unsung volunteer heroes who meaningfully improve the health and well-being in these counties. Irene Felsman, assistant professor, was recently named a recipient of The Jerry Nance Community Service award.
Ms. Nance…
Cristina Hendrix, associate professor, was recently featured in an article entitled "Cover Story: Elder Orphans: Numbers rise as challenges soar" published in Triangle Business Journal.
One study found that more than one fifth of Americans are at risk of being alone as they age. Add to that…
Anna Li, director of assessment and evaluation, recently completed the course requirements for the Supervisory Excellence Certificate offered through Duke Learning and Organization Development (L&OD).
The Supervisory Excellence Certificate requirements consist of three core classes and…
Diane Uzarski, chief of staff; and Bebe Mills, director of student services; recently graduated from the 2018 Duke Leadership Academy at the Freeman Center for Jewish Life on Duke's campus.
The Duke Leadership Academy offers emerging leaders from across the university the opportunity to…
Duke Social Science Research Institute launched a new masters degree in Interdisciplinary Data Science (MIDS) this year with a group of 36 remarkable students who are currently taking a year of core data science classes. In their second year (beginning fall of 2019), they will become members…
Kudos to Michael Relf, associate dean for global and community health affairs, and his entire team for the submission of his Duke Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) application entitled "Testing the Acceptability of an Internalized Stigma Reduction Intervention among Women Living with HIV (…
Mary Affronti, associate professor, was recently invited by Seminars in Oncology Nursing to be the guest editor of the special journal issue on Adult Gliomas. The long-term project included mentorship of oncology advanced practice providers and collaboration with neuro-oncology interdisciplinary…
On Thursday, Jan. 10, Margie Molloy, assistant professor; and Michele Kuszajewski, assistant director of the Center for Nursing Discovery; will present "Got Evidence? Support for Teaching with Simulation" in Pearson 1011 from 12-1 p.m. as part of the Spring 2019 Teaching…
Jennie De Gagne, associate professor, recently presented a lecture entitled "The Foundation and Dissemination of Evidence-Based Practice Change” at the Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University in Seoul, South Korea.
This lecture was presented through live video-conference using…
It’s my pleasure to announce the following:
Promotions
Dori Steinberg, Assistant Research Professor in the School of Nursing to Associate Professor in the School of Nursing, effective Nov. 1, 2018.
Appointment
Valerie M. Howard, Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing, effective Jan. 1,…
Kudos to Matthew LeBlanc, PhD student; and his sponsors Sophia Smith, associate professor; and Paula Tanabe, associate dean for research development and data science; for the resubmission of his NIH NRSA F31 application entitled “Symptom Burden and Quality of Life in Multiple Myeloma…
Kudos to Morine Cebert, PhD student, and her sponsors Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda, associate professor; and Eleanor Stevenson, associate professor; for the submission of her NIH NRSA F31 application entitled “Understanding Decisions to Initiate and Continue Treatment Seeking Among…
Kudos to Jane Ralphe, PhD student and her advisors for the submission of her NIH NRSA Fellowship application entitled "Exploring the Association Between Longitudinal Body Temperature Instability and Respiratory Morbidity in the Very Premature Infant." This proposal requests…
Around our country, our state, and our campus, people in our communities are coming together and coming forward to have conversations and ignite change around issues of race. We hope you will join us for an incredible opportunity to explore these questions and issues, right here at DUSON.…