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Greetings!
The
remainder of February brings many opportunities for those involved in global
health. From an online discussion about Children's Health on February 13, to a
discussion about the Kilimanjaro AIDS program on February 14, to a Blue Jean Ball on Feb 16 and a fascinating
discussion about Building Schools in Kenya on February 20, there is
plenty to look forward to. More details about each of these items are in our
upcoming events listing at the end of this newsletter.
In
addition, we highlight in this newsletter work done by Duke medical students to
bring health care to rural North Carolina, and
news of the ongoing concern at Duke about the violence in Kenya and its long-term effects.
As always,
if you have ideas of other events or opportunities that we should highlight in
our newsletter, please email them to marsha.green@duke.edu.
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NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
NEW: Duke
students conduct vigil for Kenyan people
With the
violence in Kenya
continuing two months after a disputed election, Duke students held a
candlelight vigil in solidarity with Kenyans who have lost their lives and
livelihoods during the conflict.
NEW: Duke
Med Students Reopen Student-run Freemont People's Clinic in Rural NC
2007 marked a year
of new beginnings for both the rural town of Freemont and the Duke medical students who
volunteer their time there. Not only did the student-run Fremont People's
Clinic reopen after being closed for two years, but two students received a
grant that will help purchase much-needed supplies for the free, once-a-month
clinic located about 70 miles east of Durham.
NEW: DukeEngage launches new website
DukeEngage's
new website offers regular updates of news, announcements, events and active
blogging by those affiliated with DukeEngage.
NEW: New job
opportunities posted on DGHI website
Newly
posted job opportunities include a Coordinator for the WISER program, and a
Special Assistant to the Director for Duke Global Health Institute.
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SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
Duke Engage Deadline for Group
Project Applications Feb. 15
DukeEngage 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
Center on Global Change Request for Proposals from Duke Faculty:
Deadline March 1, 2008
Kenan Institute for Ethics Campus Grants Program:
$500 to support initiatives that promote ethical or moral reflection,
deliberation, and dialogue at Duke and beyond. Deadline: February 15, 2008
Research Funding Opportunity for complementary interventions
for HIV:
Deadline
February 25, 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
Burroughs Wellcome Fund
New Award for Graduate Education Programs Unifying
Population and Laboratory Based Science. Deadline for Letters of Intent: March
3
Youth Scholarship Competition for AIDS Walk Africa 2008 in
Swaziland:
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation has
announced a new initiative to fund you (ages 18-25) to participate in their
annual AIDS Walk. Deadline for full scholarship application February 29, 2008
Harvard Junior Research Fellows:
This 12-month program provides opportunities for recent
college graduates to train with Harvard Faculty and Senior Researchers on a
variety of global health related projects. Application Deadline March 15, 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
For other research opportunities, visit the Education
Announcements page on our website.
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Call for Papers/Posters/Abstracts
NEW: John Hopkins Malaria Institute's
Fourth International Malaria Conference:The
conference will be held March 17-18, 2008 in Baltimore, MD. Deadline for poster and abstracts is February 27, 2008
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ONLINE RESOURCE
Each week
we highlight an online resource of interest to people working in global health.
This week
we bring your attention to the December talk about climate change by Dr.
Margaret Chan, Director General of the World Health Organization.
According
to Chan, the nature of climate change during this century is likely to go
beyond human experience, with developing countries being hit first and hardest.
Climate change could vastly increase the already huge imbalance in health
outcomes that the Millennium Development Goals were designed to address, she said
at the 2007 David E. Barmes Global Health Lecture at the National Institutes of
Health
Her talk
was titled "Climate Change and Health: Preparing for Unprecedented
Challenges." The full
text is and a videocast
of the talk are available online.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Check our Duke Global
Health Institute Calendar regularly for more events.
DukeEngage
in Durham
February 13, 2008 - 3 - 4 p.m. -- Bryan Center, Duke
DukeEngage
in Durham
February 19, 2008 - 3 - 4 p.m. --Meeting Room A, Bryan
Center, Duke University
Outcomes
of the Durham Family Initiative
February 20, 2008 - Noon - 1:30 (please bring bag lunch) --Erwin Square
Mill Building,
Bay C Conference Room, Durham
UPCOMING
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
February
24-27, 2008
Microbicides 2008
Conference: "Striving for HIV Prevention", New Delhi, India
February 29, 2008
The Impact
of Poverty, Culture and Environment on Minority Health. Featuring the 10th
Annual William T. Small, Jr. Keynote Lecture: "The Science and
Epidemiology of Racism and Health in the United
States: an Ecosocial Perspective"by Nancy Krieger,
M.S., Ph.D. William and Ida Friday Continuing Education
Center, Chapel
Hill
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.
May 27 -
June 1, 2008
Global Health Councilhosts 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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