Kudos to Chip Bailey, associate professor, and his entire team for the submission of their Duke Roybal Center proposal entitled: “Communication Intervention for People with ALS and their Care-partners”. This proposal request funding for a one-year period with a start date of June 1, 2021.…
Before it was the Durham Center for Senior Life (DCSL), the nonprofit was known as the Golden Age Society. Founded in 1949, the Golden Age Society focused on social gatherings as they coordinated neighborhood social clubs for Durham’s elderly residents. Today, the DCSL offers various services aimed…
DUHS leadership has expressed how grateful they are to all DUSON volunteers who have staffed the employee and community vaccine clinics during the past three weeks. In December, our faculty, staff and student volunteers worked a total of 21 vaccine clinic shifts and 25 so far in January…
The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and the Dean's Office will present "Racial Justice Committees Town Hall" on January 27 from 1 to 2 p.m. EST. The event will occur on Zoom.
A Duke Health & SingHealth - Duke-NUS AMC joint webinar series, "Adaptation and Innovation Across the Pacific in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic" will continue with "Part 2- Research - from Bench to Bedside/Community." The session will be February 2 from 8:15 to 9:30 p.m. (SGT) for those…
The DUSON website is one of our most powerful communication vehicles. In 2020, more than 1.6 million people visited the DUSON website, and nearly 50 percent did so on a mobile device or tablet.
DUSON’s presence on the internet is necessary to our mission. Nearly all requests for a web presence…
DUSON was featured in the "A Brief History of the Duke University School of Nursing" article by Phoebe Politt for the Winter 2021 edition of the Tar Heel Nurse. The publication is produced by the North Carolina Nurses Association, of which Politt is a member and Nursing History Council co-…
In recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s. birthday and Black History Month, you are invited to a virtual event on January 26 to view Phil Allen Jr.'s documentary "Healing the Intergenerational Wounds of Racism Open Wounds: A Story of Racial Tragedy, Trauma, and Redemption." The event is…
Duke-Margolis addresses critical health policy challenges with innovative, evidence-based solutions to improve health and the value of health care. Their interdisciplinary approach brings students and faculty from Duke’s schools of medicine, nursing, law, public policy, business, and…
Jacqueline Nikpour, PhD student, submitted a grant to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for her post-doc. It is a grant that is meant for RWJF Future of Nursing Scholars to attain supplemental funding to continue their research in their postdoctoral position. Her post-doc will be at the University…
Jacqueline Nikpour, PhD student, and Dean Marion E. Broome co-wrote "Impact of Nurse Practitioner Scope of Practice on Treatment for Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder: A Scoping Review" for Journal of Nursing Regulation.
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Kudos to Isaac Lipkus, professor, and his entire team for the submission of a subcontract proposal to The Ohio State University on their NIH R01 application entitled: "Efficacy of a Tailored mHealth Messaging Cessation Intervention for Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking in Young Adults." This proposal…
This month’s research seminar features faculty and staff from the Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI) who will discuss various aspects of the Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Program. Deondra Rose from the Sanford School of Public Policy will be the discussant.
Sara LeGrand will speak on…
Hanzhang Xu, assistant professor, wrote "Perceived Versus Actual Risks of 30-Day Readmission in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease" in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. Bradi Granger, professor, is a coauthor.
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Hanzhang Xu, assistant professor, contributed to "Acceptance of Love and Remarriage Among Older Adults in the Philippines" in Journal of Aging and Health.
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Objectives: Later-life re-partnership has been linked to healthy aging, but little is known about…
Please keep in mind you must submit your expense report(s) to start the approval workflow. If you have a staff assistant or someone who creates or edits expenses report(s) for you, that individual will click on notify employee to transfer expense report to you for your approval. You will receive a…
Congratulations to Marta Mulawa, assistant professor, on the award of her proposal to the Duke Global Health Institute Small Research Grant Program for a project entitled: Supporting the Customization of a Smartphone App to Improve Treatment Adherence among South African Adolescents Living…
Staff members gathered last week to put together packages of masks for faculty and staff: Karen Jackson, administrative assistant to the associate dean of Finance and Administration, Rometa Summerlin, staff assistant, Chloe Hayim, director of Institutional Research, Jennifer…
Congratulations to AnnMarie Walton, assistant professor, and her entire team who have received an award for their Duke School of Medicine Core Facility Voucher Grant proposal entitled: “Using Silicone Wristbands to Assess Nurses' Exposure to Antineoplastic Drugs: A Feasibility Study.” …
Registration is now open for the International Center for Academic Integrity's 6th Annual Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference, hosted virtually this year by the USM William E. Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation and the University of Maryland Global Campus on February 3-4, 2021. The theme of the…
Amber Johnson, DNP'20, recently accepted a faculty position with Seed Global Health at Lira University in Uganda for the 2021-22 academic year. She'll be working both as a nursing/midwifery instructor in their nursing school as well as helping to launch their new graduate program in midwifery.
Effective Jan. 12, 2021, Zoom has implemented security updates and enhancements requiring that all meetings have passcodes or waiting rooms enabled. This change will not affect telehealth video visits using Zoom.
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All Duke Zoom users must have one of…
Jennie C. De Gagne, professor, wrote "A Qualitative Analysis of Nursing Students’ Tweets During the COVID‐19 Pandemic" for Nursing & Health Sciences with Eunji Cho, PhD'20, Hyeyoung K. Park, PhD'19, Jeehae D. Nam, Master of Science in Global Health student, and Dukyoo Jung, a…
The NC AHEC Nurse Council and the NC Community College System invite you to attend "The 2021 Academic Progression Conference: Innovative Approaches to Nursing Education During Uncertain Times." The event's focus will be addressing challenges with alternative teaching strategies, student/faculty…