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Greetings!
As January
draws to a close, global health efforts at Duke continue to flourish. In this
week's newsletter we highlight the new Duke Travel Policy, an opportunity to
help raise money for women's health in Kenya,
an invitation to get involved in Duke's first Global Health Week, new summer service
opportunities in Durham and Ethiopia, and much more.
In such a
wealth of opportunities, we'd like to make a special invitation for you to mark
your calendars for two opportunities to learn more about improving health
locally and globally.
On
February 9, Dr. Dennis Clements, a
member of the Duke Global Health Institute, will participate in the Carolina and Duke Consortium Conference
on Politics of Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean. He will be part
of a panel discussion on how politics and culture affect healthcare for the
Latino population in Durham.
On
February 14, DGHI and DUCIS welcome Dr. John
Bartlett at the University Seminar on Global Health. He will give an update
on his experience with the Kilimanjaro HIV/AIDS Program in Tanzania.
Both
events are free, but registration is required.
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NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
NEW: Duke Enacts New International
Travel Policy
Duke's New
International Travel Policy has been enacted to ensure a consistent set of
travel standards for all members of the University community. The site includes
specific information for undergraduates, graduate & professional students,
staff and faculty travel. The policy includes a list of restricted regions to
which Duke will not send undergraduate students. Because Kenya is currently on the restricted region
list, DGHI is following the policy and not planning to fund student travel to Kenya
at this time. We remain in contact with
our Kenyan colleagues and look forward to re-establishing a strong student
presence again in Kenya
once it is safe again for student travel.
NEW: Duke OB/GYN Hosts Blue Jean Ball
Fundraiser for Women's Health in Kenya
Join your
colleagues on Feb. 16 at the Hilton Hotel on Hillsborough Road in Durham for a Blue Jean
Ball (formal tops and blue jean bottoms). A silent auction will be held
from 6 - 8 p.m. The auction is free and open to the public. Dinner and dancing
begin at 8 p.m. Tickets to the dinner/dance are $100.
Be part of Duke's First Global
Health Week (March 23-29, 2008)
Apply for a grant
from the Duke
Global Health Student Action Committee to help with funding. Applications
due by February 1. Email board@dukeglobalhealthforum.com
for more information about getting involved in Global Health Week.
Job Opportunities:
The Duke Global Health Institute has added a new employment page
to our website to highlight global health related employment opportunities at
the Institute and other departments at Duke.
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DGHI IN THE NEWS
Global
health efforts at Duke were recently mentioned in the following media:
·
January 24, 2008 (WebWire) Duke Blue Jean Ball to Benefit Global Health in Kenya
on February 16. read
more
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January 23, 2008 (Duke Chronicle) Merson decries unfair world health policies at
pediatric ground rounds. read more
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SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
NEW: Recent
additions to the list on our website of service opportunities
with other agencies include service in Durham
and in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Letters
of Interest for DGHI opportunities are due January 31, 2008.
DukeEngage now has an overview of group projects opportunities available on
their website. The deadline for application for funding for group projects if
Feb. 15, 2008.
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RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
NEW: Call
for 2008-2009 SSRI Faculty Fellows: Medical Decision Making.
Information Meeting February 1, 2008
NEW: Research
Funding Opportunity for complementary interventions for HIV: Deadline
February 25, 2008
NEW: Call for Proposals: Foundation
of AIDS Research (amFAR) Grants in Biomedical or Social & Behavioral
Research:
Deadline Feb. 12, 2008
NewAID
Foundation Public Health Research Grants:
Deadline January 30, 2008
Call
for CFAR and CCC Collaborations:
Deadline February 1, 2008
Provost's
Postdoctoral Scholars Program:
Deadline: Feb. 15, 2008
For other research opportunities, visit the Research
Announcements page on our website.
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EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
NEW: Post-Bachelor
Fellowship in Global Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington.
Deadline: January 31, 2008
Register to attend the Carolina and Duke Consortium Conference
on Politics of Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean: This will
include a panel discussion on health of the Latino population. Deadline Jan.
29, 2008
Apply for the 2008-2009
Hart Fellowship in Global Health for University Graduates. Deadline:
February 8, 2008
Apply to Attend the Clinton
Global Initiative University
Inaugural Meeting at Tulane
University March 14-16.
Deadline: February 18, 2008
STOP
Hunger Scholarships to Recognize Students for Community Service. Deadline:
February 29, 2008
Apply to NIH/Fogarty
International Clinical Research Fellows Program: Deadline April 30, 2008
Global
Health Council Membership: Duke
students have can access many benefits through the Duke Global Health Institute's
membership in the Global Health Council. For other research opportunities, visit the Education
Announcements page on our website.
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Call for Papers/Posters/Abstracts
Essay Contest. The Kaiser Family Foundation offers a $1,000 prize for the winning 800 word
essay on health priorities for the new U.S. administration. Deadline:
March 17, 2008.
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ONLINE RESOURCE
Each week
we highlight an online resource for global health. This week we highlight
information about Google.org's recent announcement that its philanthropic arm will
focus on five core initiatives over the next five to ten years, starting with
more than $25 million in grants and investments to partners working in each
area.
The
five initiatives include the Predict and
Prevent initiative, to identify emerging threats early; the Inform and Empower to Improve Public
Services initiative, to improve the delivery of basic services to the poor
in India and East Africa; the Fuel the
Growth of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises initiative, to help lower
their investment transaction costs and create opportunities for small- and
medium-sized enterprises; the Develop
Renewable Energy Cheaper Than Coal initiative; and finally, the Accelerate the Commercialization of Plug-In
Vehicles initiative.
Read the Google
press release here.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Check our
Duke Global Health Institute Calendar regularly
for more events.
CFAR
Chalk Talk: Discussion of the Failed STEP Study, with Kent Weinhold, John
Bartlett & Sam Katz
January 30, 2008 -
5:00-7:00 p.m.
MSRB I, Room 001
Ethical
Issues in Global Short-term Medical Outreach: A Symposium. This is a UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke
collaborative event for the medical community interested in the ethics of short
term global health experiences in the context of medical education.
February 5, 2008 - 7 - 9 p.m
Hock Plaza Auditorium. Carolina
and Duke Consortium Conference on Politics of Culture in Latin America and the
Caribbean. February 8-9. This includes a panel
discussion on "The Effects of Culture and Politics on health Care for Latino/as
in Durham" at
3:15 on Saturday, Feb. 9.
Franklin Center
at Duke and FedEx Global Education Center at UNC Chapel
Hill
UPCOMING NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCES
February 24-27, 2008
Microbicides 2008 Conference:
"Striving for HIV Prevention", New Delhi, India
March 14-16, 2008
CGI U, a new project of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI),
will hold its inaugural meeting March 14-16, 2008 at Tulane
University, New Orleans. Applications are due February 18,
2008.
March 10-12, 2008
Partnering for Global Health
Forum 2008 organized by BIO Ventures for Global Health (BVGH) and the
Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) and sponsored by the Bill &
Melinda Gates Foundation. Washington, DC
April 12-13, 2008,
Unite for Sight Fifth
Annual International Health Conference "Building
Global Health For Today and Tomorrow" with keynote Addresses by Dr.
Jeffrey Sachs, Dr. Sonia Sachs, Dr. Susan Blumenthal, and Dr. Jim Yong Kim. Yale University,
New Haven, Connecticut.
Early
Bird Rates end January 30, 2008.
May 27 - June 1, 2008
Global Health Council hosts its annual international meeting Washington
DC
June 18-20, 2008
RAISE: Reproductive Health in
Emergencies Conference 2008, Munyonyo,
Kampala, Uganda. Deadline for
Abstracts, Jan. 31, 2008.
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