Arts and Sciences Faculty Approve One of Nation's First Liberal Arts Majors in Global Health
The Trinity College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Council voted last week to approve the creation of a global health major and minor for Duke undergraduates. The vote establishes one of the country's first liberal arts majors in global health. The major offers students a rigorous, liberal arts program that approaches global health challenges from disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives, and will be offered only as part of a double major program of study.
* Interested in pursuing the major or minor? Curious how the existing global health certificate is affected? RSVP to an upcoming info session on March 27 or April 4.
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 Duke on Display at Global Health Conference in Washington, D.C.
Duke's work to train the next generation of leaders and seek solutions for the world's greatest challenges is in the spotlight this week as faculty, students, alumni, staff and partners of the Duke Global Health Institute gather in Washington, D.C. for the annual Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Conference. More than 1,500 global leaders, researchers, policymakers, educators and students from around the world are expected to come together for the fourth annual CUGH conference.
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 Duke's Graduate and Professional Schools Remain Highly Ranked
Duke University's graduate and professional schools continue to rank among the top institutions in their disciplines, according to the latest rankings from U.S. News & World Report.
In the newest rankings, which were released Tuesday, the law school remained 11th; the Fuqua School of Business moved up one spot to 11th; Duke's medical school was tied for eighth for research, up from ninth last year; and the Pratt School of Engineering remained ranked at 28th.
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 "We Must Continue Our Legacy of Saving Lives"
HIV/AIDS is widely studied at the Duke Global Health Institute, with projects under way in more than a dozen countries. Bill Frist, former US Senator and member of DGHI's Board of Advisors, encourages continued US support for HIV/AIDS.
"A decade ago, as I was beginning my time as Senate majority leader, bipartisan consensus in Washington helped launch a new era of progress in global health just when it was sorely needed. Twenty years had passed since I first saw AIDS patients in Boston, though at the time we didn't even have a name for this savage disease. Advances in treatment and technology were helping control HIV in the United States, but AIDS was decimating communities worldwide."
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