The Office of Information Technology will be hosting a TechFair for faculty, instructors and researchers on Friday, Nov. 3 from 1-4 p.m. at the Technology Engagement Center in the Telecommunications Building.
This open-house style event will feature faculty-oriented table-top demos and…
Join women's health and policy experts from Duke and beyond at the Women's Health Symposium, "Advancing Women's Health in a Changing Political Environment" on Friday, Oct. 20 from 1 to 6 p.m. (registration begins at 12 p.m.) in the Great Hall of the Trent Semans Center for Health Education.…
Christopher Plowe, the founding director of the Institute for Global Health at the University of Maryland's School of Medicine and a leading expert on malaria elimination, has been named director of the Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI). He will start in January. (Read more)
Vanessa Curlee and her mentor, Beth Merwin have received a National Institute of Health National Research Service Award for Curlee's proposal entitled "Gender, Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health, Substance Use Disorders, and Behavioral Health Treatment Utilization in US Parolees and…
This year is a celebration of our recognition as the #1 ranked graduate school of nursing in the country and our collective work in bringing this distinction to the Duke University School of Nursing. Together, every member of the School of Nursing family played an important role on the…
An informational presentation about using 3D printing for research, education and clinical practice will be held on Oct. 30 from 1-2 p.m. in Pearson 1014. Chip Bobbert, a media engineer at the Duke Innovation Co-Lab will be presenting. RSVP here.
Congratulations to Danett Cantey, Julie Cusatis, Kimberly Jackson, Carla Nichols and Nicholas McNeill on being recognized for their Commitment to Excellence. This staff recognition program celebrates staff who demonstrate the…
PhD alumna Latefa Dardas, faculty Susan Silva, Devon Noonan, Leigh Ann Simmons and PhD student Ashlee Vance published an article entitled "Psychosocial Correlates of Jordanian Adolescents' Help-Seeking Intentions for Depression: Findings From a Nationally Representative School Survey…
For universities and colleges across the country, scheduling courses and faculty to teach them has not been an easy task. Balancing needs of students and the courses they need, with the faculty who are available and experienced to teach them, was a cumbersome task until Duke University School of…
The secretary general of the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for the Global Network will serve as the keynote presenter at the 10th Annual Dorothy L. Powell Global Health Lecture on Wednesday, October 25.
Sponsored by the Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) Office of Global…
DUSON Wellness Week will kick off in the week of Oct. 2 with several events taking place to highlight the new wellness initiative.
Tuesday, Oct. 3:
Join us for a yoga class on Tuesday's at 11:30 a.m. located in Pearson 1140. Participation is first come, first serve. Please…
Faculty members, Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda and Margaret Bowers and associate Rosa Solorzano were joined by students in providing screening for 88 Hispanic participants with El Centro Hispano. The screenings included blood pressure, BMI and glucose.
Solorzano and Irene Felsman were…
Do you know someone who has suffered a heart attack or a stroke? What about high cholesterol, diabetes or arrhythmia? If you don’t know someone personally, we’re sure you don’t have to look very far to find someone who has been touched by some form of cardiovascular disease or stroke. The…
This year, the Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) awards five students scholarships to help lower educational costs and help further their education. The University Scholarship is awarded each year, to one recipient. This year, the DUSON Business Development Office (BDO) announced the…
Alumna Virginia Lang, an emeritus member of the Nursing Alumni Council and current chairperson of the Nearly New Shoppe, recently received the Charles A. Duke Award for Volunteer Service for her leadership in the Nearly New Shop which has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for…
Did you know that job applicants have an opportunity to seek disability related reasonable accommodations when applying for positions at Duke University and Health System? Types of common applicant accommodations are sign language interpreters, special parking arrangements, modified interview…
Several faculty recently attended the 2017 National League for Nursing Education Summit in San Diego, Cali. In attendance were: Beth Phillips, Marilyn Oermann Terry Valiga, Janice Humphreys, Margie Molloy, Helen Gordon, Angela Richards-Eaglin, Queen Utley-Smith and Jennie De Gagne.
Phillips and…
Les Harmon was an invited speaker at the 13th annual Fall Scientific Retreat of The Duke Cancer for AIDS Research held at Duke on Sept. 18. Harmon gave a podium presentation entitled "The HIV Specialty for Nurse Practitioners at the Duke University School of Nursing."
Shannon Docherty and her entire team submitted an application to Alex's Lemonade Stand entitled "Peer and Parent Coaching Intervention for Adolescents and Young Adults with Pediatric Cancer Transitioning into Survivorship." The proposal requests funding for a three-year period with a…
Faculty, staff and students raised $2,835.16 for Hurricane Week. This money will be going to the Houston Food Bank to support Hurricane Harvey Relief.
Donations were made through bake sales, coin competitions and events hosted through Pure Barre and The Tavern.
ABSN student Rachel Turner,…
Duke Institute for Health Innovation is requesting applications for its 2018 RFA. All faculty, staff and trainees across Duke are encouraged to submit their ideas.
DIHI promotes transformative innovation in health and health care by catalyzing multidisciplinary teamwork across Duke…
This summer, DGHI and partners across Duke launched the Duke Global Health Innovation Center (GHIC) to study and support the scaling and adaptation of health innovations, and related policy reforms, to address critical health challenges worldwide. (Read more)
TROSA presents: BBQ and Friends: A foodie fundraiser for TROSA on Sunday, Oct. 8 from 1 to 4 p.m. at TROSA.
This fun, family-friendly event will feature music, games, make-and-take crafts with The Scrap Exchange, ice cream from Ben & Jerry's, and an amazing sampling of food from the…
This year is a celebration of our recognition as the #1 ranked graduate school of nursing in the country and our collective work in bringing this distinction to the Duke University School of Nursing. Together, every member of the School of Nursing family played an important role on the…
CTSI funding RFAs and project award announcements... Read More.