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Greetings!
There is
plenty happening in global health this week at Duke, from Seth Kalichman's
lecture on "Sex, Drugs, and Viral Load" on Nov. 15, to the Triangle Malaria Conference
being held the same day (program available online). At the same time, preparations are underway for the
conference on African Healthcare Worker Shortage to be held at Duke on Nov.
29-Dec. 1. We are very pleased to
announce that the opening evening of this conference will be free and open to
the public. The evening's events will include a poster session highlighting
student research and a keynote address by Francis Oswama, of the World Health
Organization.
Please continue reading to learn about more
opportunities to get involved in global health activities at Duke. As always,
if you know of any news, announcements or activities that should be included in
this newsletter, please email Marsha Green.
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News
NEW: Phil
Costanzo, professor of psychology, considers "The
obesity pandemic" in the Duke Chronicle's ongoing series on
global health.
NEW: Information about summer 2008 fieldwork
opportunities in global health is now available on the Duke
Global Health Institute web site.
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Announcements
NEW: Job
Opportunity at DGHI: The Duke Global Health Institute is looking for a Global Health
Education Program Director NEW: Volunteer Opportunity in Durham: The Duke GH PLUS
Program is asking for volunteers to help identify accumulated medical and
research equipment for potential donation. If you have knowledge of
medical equipment and can dedicate a few hours in November or December, please
contact Mary Crawford at mary.b.crawford@duke.edu or at 613-8352.
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Global Health Resource
Each week we introduce an online resource for people
working in the field of global health.
This Friday, November 16, from 2-3 p.m. EST, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will host a live webcast to discuss the state of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States.
In preparation for World AIDS Day, this online forum will
feature four speakers, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National
Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH; Dr. Deborah Parham Hopson,
Associate Administrator for HIV/AIDS, HRSA; Dr. Kevin Fenton, Director of the
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, CDC; and
Ms. Beverly Watts Davis, Senior Advisor on Substance Abuse, Office of the
Administrator, SAMHSA.
Space to watch the webcast live is limited to the first
1,000 participants. Visit their website to sign up. After the event, a video and transcript will
be available on http://www.AIDS.gov.
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Educational Opportunities
NEW: NIH/Fogarty
International Clinical Research Scholars New One Year Clinical Research
Training Program
Engineering World Health Offers One-Year Internship in Africa Applications
for Engineering World Health 2008 Summer Program Being Accepted.
OTHER
APPROACHING DEADLINES:
Call
for Applications for 2008 Duke Global Health Fellows. Participants spend
the summer in Geneva
in global health policy positions. Deadline is Nov. 15, 2007.
Child
Health Family International is accepting applications for Spring 2008
Scholarships: Deadline November 15, 2007.
NIH
Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars Program offers one-year
clinical research training to students still enrolled in medical and nursing
school or a doctoral-level program in health.
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Research Opportunities
NEW:National Science
Foundation - Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program supports
active research participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of
research funded by the NSF.
Previously listed opportunities: The Office of the Provost invites
applications for its new Postdoctoral
Scholars Program, which offers annually two competitive postdoctoral
research appointments for two years each in any field of study at Duke
University, including the Medical Center. Deadline, Feb. 15, 2008.
RFI: NIH
Soliciting Ideas on Priorities in Basic Behavioral and Social Sciences Research.
Response Date: Monday, November 26, 2007
Call for Abstracts for the 9th
Annual Women's Health Research Day at UNC (April 1-2, 2008). Looking for
unpublished research. Deadline, Dec. 3, 2007.
NIH - Planning Grants for International Malaria Clinical,
Operational and Health Services Research Training Programs. Deadline
for letter of intent, Dec. 12, 2007.
Call for Abstracts
for the Geneva
Health Forum: Strengthening Health Systems and the Global Health Workforce
(May 25-28, 2008).
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Upcoming Local Events
November
12-15
"Genocide Awareness Week," hosted by the student-run non-profit
organization at Duke, Discover Worlds. Activities include:
--T-shirt sales on the plaza
--Tuesday: Screening of "Darfur Diaries" at 7 p.m. in McClendon Media
Room
--Wednesday: Simon Deng, former child-slave from Sudan, gives a talk on "Do we
mean never again?" at Page Auditorium at 7 p.m.
November
14, 2007 Noon - 1 p.m.
Wednesdays at the Center presents "Recycle: Appropriations of Cultural
Products." Sponsored by the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute. For
more information, visit www.jhfc.duke.edu
or email Pamela Gution at p.gution@duke.edu
John Hope Franklin
Center, 2204 Erwin Road,
Room 240
November
14, 2007 Noon - 1:15 p.m.
International Scholar Brown Bag Lunch Series Presents "Reflections of the
Professional Life of an Accomplished Nigerian Medical Doctor and
Researcher" featuring Emmanuel Okocha, MD, medical doctor from Nigeria and
current Research Associate at Duke Medical Center. For more information,
contact Seun Bello Olamosu at seun.olamosu@duke.edu
or call 919-684-2512.
International House, 2022 Campus
Drive, Durham
November
15, 2007, 1 - 7 p.m.
Triangle Malaria
Symposium, sponsored by the Office of the Vice Chancellor of Science and
Technology at Duke, and the Duke Global Health Institute.
Duke University Searle
Center
November
15, 2007, 4:14 - 5:30 p.m.
CFAR Seminar presents Seth Kalichman, PhD, Professor of Psychology at the
University of Connecticut, speaking on "Sex,
Drugs and Viral Load: Integrating HIV prevention with treatment here and abroad"
Duke South Medical Amphitheater
November
28, 2007 Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Child and Family Research Series presents "Poverty Alleviation in South Africa:
The view from a range of perspectives" by Jenni Owen, director for Policy
Initiatives at the Center for Child and Family Policy.
Lunch served. RSVP required.
Registration
required.
Sanford
Institute for Public Policy
November
29, 2007 7:00 p.m.
Francis Omaswa, of WHO, gives Keynote Address at the African
Healthcare Worker Shortage Forum: Private Sector Response. Free and open
to the public.
Fuqua School of Business
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Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI) was founded in 2006 as a
University-wide institute that works to reduce health disparities both
in the local community and worldwide. Recognizing that many global
health problems stem from economic, social, environmental, political,
and health care inequalities, the DGHI brings together
interdisciplinary teams from schools and departments throughout Duke
University to work with partners to solve high priority global health
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