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Duke MSc-GH Sees Record Applications, Enrollment
The Duke Master of Science in Global Health (MSc-GH) for Fall 2013 has received a record number of applications - more than 40 percent more than the previous year. This year's applicants are from 17 countries and represent a wide variety of majors, backgrounds and experiences. The program is also on target to enroll its largest class ever, which is approximately 30 students.
Record applications and enrollment reflect the program's growing prestige as a leader in the field of global health, as well as a demand for high quality global health graduate opportunities. In its fifth year, the MSc-GH enables students to design a path that is tailored to their interests and career goals, with access to world-class faculty, funding for international field research and a multidisciplinary focus for addressing global health challenges.
Incoming MSc-GH student Claire Rotich, a Kenyan native who is completing a degree in biomedical engineering at Imperial College London, shares her thoughts on why she chose the Duke MSc-GH, what makes Duke stand out from the rest, and what she calls "The Duke Difference."
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 Orphan Mental Health Project Wins 2nd Place at ChangeWorks Competition
Duke Junior Craig Moxley, a public policy major pursuing a certificate in global health and minor in Spanish, has won 2nd place and $3,000 in the Duke ChangeWorks Competition for his project on orphan mental health. The project called COPE, is fully operational today in rural Uganda and is filling a need for counseling services that target orphaned and vulnerable children.
Craig worked on the project under the mentorship of DGHI faculty member Sumi Ariely and with partners in the rural area of Naama, Uganda, where he completed DGHI fieldwork last summer. Global health student and senior Grace Zhou helped develop the idea for the project two years ago, in connection with DGHI faculty member Kathryn Whetten and the POFO research project. Another team of students funded by DGHI will return to Naama this summer to continue working on COPE. Craig shares his hope for the project in a Q&A.
* The global health project Benefactory won 3rd place in the Duke ChangeWorks Competition, involving Duke students Connor Cotton, Mona Dai and Kushal Seetharam.
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 Call for Faculty Proposals for Bass Connections Global Health Projects
Deadline is May 30
DGHI is seeking proposals from Duke faculty to develop global health research projects involving students and trainees at all levels, as part of the campus-wide Bass Connections Initiative.
The global health theme of Bass Connections promotes educational and research activities that integrate disciplines and bring together various levels of students and trainees in teams to address challenging global health issues. Launched in January, Bass Connections is a university-wide educational initiative that links faculty and students to respond to complex challenges through problem-focused pathways and project teams.
Proposed global health projects would begin in fall 2013 or spring 2014, may be internationally or domestically focused, and requires an interdisciplinary team of motivated students to implement the project. Teams are also encouraged to foster connections and partnerships with institutions external to Duke.
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Duke in Pictures: Studying Mercury Contamination in Peru 
Duke Global Health Doctoral Scholar Sarah Diringer prepares a fish for chemical analysis in the Madre de Dios watershed of Peru. Students are part of a collaboration led by DGHI faculty member William Pan between DGHI, the Nicholas School of the Environment and Pratt School of Engineering to study how mercury contamination from local gold mining affects human and environmental health.
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