Dr. Merson met with Secretary of State Clinton and USAID Administrator Raj Shah while in Washington for the announcement.
Duke Awarded $10M for Launch of Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator
Duke will draw on its expertise in social entrepreneurship and innovation to tackle global health challenges, thanks to a $10 million award from the U.S. Agency for International Development announced last Friday in Washington, D.C. As one of the founding partners of the Higher Education Solutions Network - a new USAID initiative intended to leverage the power of universities to create breakthrough development solutions - Duke will launch the Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator at Duke (SEAD), a global health development lab that scales the impact of innovations in quality, access and delivery of health care in low- and middle-income countries. SEAD is a joint initiative between the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship at the Fuqua School of Business, the International Partnership for Innovative Healthcare Delivery at Duke Medicine, and the Duke Global Health Institute. It also involves collaboration with the Developing World Healthcare Technology at Pratt School of Engineering. Duke was one of seven universities chosen from more than 500 applications.
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DGHI Hosts First Annual Global Health Showcase
Dozens of Duke students and trainees took the spotlight Monday afternoon at the Duke Global Health Institute's first annual Global Health Showcase. The event brought together nearly 100 students, faculty and friends from departments across campus, and included poster and oral presentations from students and trainees who shared their fieldwork experiences. Students from all academic levels presented posters on their fieldwork projects which spanned the globe -- from Ethiopia and Kenya to Sri Lanka, India, China and Haiti. Five individuals were also selected to deliver oral presentations. Hear what students thought of the event, watch the TEDx-style presentations and see more photos.
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 Students to Honor World Diabetes Day on Chapel Quad
Several hundred Duke students are expected to gather at the Duke statue on the Main Quad Wednesday to pay tribute to friends, families and the international community battling diabetes for World Diabetes Day. The Duke event is organized by global health and cultural student groups. Students will be dressed in blue, the signature color of World Diabetes Day, and form a human circle while holding blue LED candles at 6:30pm Wednesday night on the Main Quad. An aerial view photo will be taken from the top of the chapel. From 11am to 3pm tomorrow, student groups will also share information about diabetes on the Main Quad.
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