Child and Family Research Workshop - Ken Dodge
Tue, February 9, 2010 12:00 PM // 1:30 PM
Erwin Square Building
Open to CCFP staff and invited guests. Fast Track: A Randomized Controlled Trial to Prevent Chronic Violence
Sanford School of Public Policy
Duke University
Public Policy Events at Duke
Coming to America: The Story of an Iraqi Refugee - Tue, February 9, 2010
Tue, February 9, 2010 12:15 PM // 1:15 PM
Law School 4047
Every year thousands of refugees use the legal system to immigrate to the United States. Through RASP, many law students contribute to refugees' cases by providing translation services and creating country reports to support their claims. This lunch will be an opportunity for students to hear about the experience of an Iraqi refugee who recently resettled in the Durham area. He will discuss his work as a translator for the U.S. Marine Corp. in Iraq; the process through which he gained refugee status; and his experience so far in America. Lunch will be served. Please contact janan.crocker@duke.edu with any questions.
Tue, February 9, 2010 12:15 PM // 1:15 PM
Law School 4047
Every year thousands of refugees use the legal system to immigrate to the United States. Through RASP, many law students contribute to refugees' cases by providing translation services and creating country reports to support their claims. This lunch will be an opportunity for students to hear about the experience of an Iraqi refugee who recently resettled in the Durham area. He will discuss his work as a translator for the U.S. Marine Corp. in Iraq; the process through which he gained refugee status; and his experience so far in America. Lunch will be served. Please contact janan.crocker@duke.edu with any questions.
Global Health Exchange: Jennifer Toller Erausquin
Tue, February 9, 2010 12:00 PM // 1:00 PM
Trent 124
Topic: Women's Health in the Dominican Republic. Jennifer Toller Erausquin is one of DGHI's newest postdoctoral fellows. She earned master and doctorate degrees in Public Health at UCLA. Erausquin's dissertation examined HIV knowledge and preventive behaviors among women in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Erausquin's study was the first known multilevel study of women and HIV-related outcomes in the Caribbean region. The goal of her current project is to design effective health interventions that build on existing relationships and community institutions, and are culturally consistent and sustainable.
Tue, February 9, 2010 12:00 PM // 1:00 PM
Trent 124
Topic: Women's Health in the Dominican Republic. Jennifer Toller Erausquin is one of DGHI's newest postdoctoral fellows. She earned master and doctorate degrees in Public Health at UCLA. Erausquin's dissertation examined HIV knowledge and preventive behaviors among women in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Erausquin's study was the first known multilevel study of women and HIV-related outcomes in the Caribbean region. The goal of her current project is to design effective health interventions that build on existing relationships and community institutions, and are culturally consistent and sustainable.
Genomic Medicine Forum | Laura Beskow | Informed Consent and Genomic Studies
Thu, February 11, 2010 9:00 AM // 10:00 AM
Fitzpatrick-CIEMAS 2240
Laura Beskow presents Informed Consent and Genomic Studies
Thu, February 11, 2010 9:00 AM // 10:00 AM
Fitzpatrick-CIEMAS 2240
Laura Beskow presents Informed Consent and Genomic Studies
Global Governance and Democracy: Michael D. Bordo
Thu, February 11, 2010 5:30 PM // 7:00 PM
John Hope Franklin Center 240
Thu, February 11, 2010 5:30 PM // 7:00 PM
John Hope Franklin Center 240
Haiti Symposium at Duke: Alex Dupuy - "And the State Came Crumbling Down: Haiti Before & After the Earthquake"
Thu, February 11, 2010 12:00 PM // 2:30 PM
John Hope Franklin Center 240
This is a good opportunity to converse with specialists on Haiti. CLACS's Mellon Visiting Professor, and former Haitian Ambassador to the UN, Jean Casimir, will also be participating in this conversation. CONTACT: Michaeline A. Crichlow, crichlow@duke.edu
Thu, February 11, 2010 12:00 PM // 2:30 PM
John Hope Franklin Center 240
This is a good opportunity to converse with specialists on Haiti. CLACS's Mellon Visiting Professor, and former Haitian Ambassador to the UN, Jean Casimir, will also be participating in this conversation. CONTACT: Michaeline A. Crichlow, crichlow@duke.edu
SSRI/DuPRI Seminar: Amar Hamoudi "Assets, Local Conditions, and Stress-related Health Outcomes in the Health and Retirement Survey"
Thu, February 11, 2010 3:30 PM // 5:30 PM
Perkins Library Breedlove Room
The Duke Population Research Institute (DuPRI), an affiliate of SSRI, is dedicated to the conceptual unification of the demographic sciences. We host a regular Thursday afternoon speaker series presenting innovative research during the academic year that all members of the Duke community are invited to attend.
Thu, February 11, 2010 3:30 PM // 5:30 PM
Perkins Library Breedlove Room
The Duke Population Research Institute (DuPRI), an affiliate of SSRI, is dedicated to the conceptual unification of the demographic sciences. We host a regular Thursday afternoon speaker series presenting innovative research during the academic year that all members of the Duke community are invited to attend.
Unpopular Press (An Ethics Retreat)
Fri, February 12, 2010 8:00 AM // 8:00 PM
West Duke 101
An undergraduate/graduate student ethics retreat, sponsored by the Kenan Institute for Ethics, focused on representations in the New Media. Topics for discussion include the ethics of investigative journalism and documentaries. These thought-provoking discussions are accompanied by leadership and team-building activities. Retreat starts off at the Kenan Institute for Ethics, then goes off-campus. Transportation and food provided free of charge. Survey form required, please e-mail Michelle Wu for more information if interested. Space is limited.
Fri, February 12, 2010 8:00 AM // 8:00 PM
West Duke 101
An undergraduate/graduate student ethics retreat, sponsored by the Kenan Institute for Ethics, focused on representations in the New Media. Topics for discussion include the ethics of investigative journalism and documentaries. These thought-provoking discussions are accompanied by leadership and team-building activities. Retreat starts off at the Kenan Institute for Ethics, then goes off-campus. Transportation and food provided free of charge. Survey form required, please e-mail Michelle Wu for more information if interested. Space is limited.
Citizens (dis)United: A Discussion of the Recent Campaign Finance Decision
Wed, February 17, 2010 12:15 PM // 1:15 PM
Law School 3041
Join Duke University Professors Guy-Uriel Charles, Michael Munger, and Neil Siegel for a lively panel discussion of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Initially, the question before the Court was whether federal campaign finance laws restricting corporations and labor unions from using their general treasury funds to pay for "electioneering communications" applied to a film critical of presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, which the filmmakers intended to show in theaters and on-demand to cable subscribers. Following oral argument in March of 2009, the Court took the unusual step of ordering reargument on the more fundamental question of the facial validity of these restrictions and whether it should overrule two of its most important precedents in this area, Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce and parts of McConnell v. FEC. On January 21, 2010, the Court, dividing 5-4, held that the restrictions were unconstitutional and overruled Austin and parts of McConnell.
Wed, February 17, 2010 12:15 PM // 1:15 PM
Law School 3041
Join Duke University Professors Guy-Uriel Charles, Michael Munger, and Neil Siegel for a lively panel discussion of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Initially, the question before the Court was whether federal campaign finance laws restricting corporations and labor unions from using their general treasury funds to pay for "electioneering communications" applied to a film critical of presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, which the filmmakers intended to show in theaters and on-demand to cable subscribers. Following oral argument in March of 2009, the Court took the unusual step of ordering reargument on the more fundamental question of the facial validity of these restrictions and whether it should overrule two of its most important precedents in this area, Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce and parts of McConnell v. FEC. On January 21, 2010, the Court, dividing 5-4, held that the restrictions were unconstitutional and overruled Austin and parts of McConnell.
Duke Conference on Sustainable Business & Social Impact (SBSI)
Wed, February 17, 2010 12:00 AM // 12:00 AM
Fuqua School of Business
Are you contemplating the impact you will create in this world? Are you interested in learning how you can use your leadership and business skills to make a difference? This year's SBSI Conference will educate and inspire you to examine the roles that sustainability and social responsibility can play in your professional endeavors, regardless of industry sector or function. Join us as we hear practitioners on the frontlines discuss the issues most relevant to creating environmental and social impact and how they are working across sectors to make it happen. Explore a variety of topics through a mix of keynote addresses, thought-provoking panels and networking sessions.
Wed, February 17, 2010 12:00 AM // 12:00 AM
Fuqua School of Business
Are you contemplating the impact you will create in this world? Are you interested in learning how you can use your leadership and business skills to make a difference? This year's SBSI Conference will educate and inspire you to examine the roles that sustainability and social responsibility can play in your professional endeavors, regardless of industry sector or function. Join us as we hear practitioners on the frontlines discuss the issues most relevant to creating environmental and social impact and how they are working across sectors to make it happen. Explore a variety of topics through a mix of keynote addresses, thought-provoking panels and networking sessions.
Foundation Impact Seminar: Dina Habib Powell, Goldman Sachs, Corporate Engagment
Wed, February 17, 2010 4:30 PM // 6:00 PM
Sanford Rhodes Conference Room
Dina Habib Powell is global head of the Office of Corporate Engagement at Goldman Sachs, which is comprised of the Goldman Sachs Foundation, Charitable Services Group, 10,000 Women and Goldman Sachs Gives. She serves as principal liaison to NGOs, philanthropic and other non-profit service organizations. Ms. Powell will speak on foundation decision-making and impact and the roles foundations play in public policy issues.
Wed, February 17, 2010 4:30 PM // 6:00 PM
Sanford Rhodes Conference Room
Dina Habib Powell is global head of the Office of Corporate Engagement at Goldman Sachs, which is comprised of the Goldman Sachs Foundation, Charitable Services Group, 10,000 Women and Goldman Sachs Gives. She serves as principal liaison to NGOs, philanthropic and other non-profit service organizations. Ms. Powell will speak on foundation decision-making and impact and the roles foundations play in public policy issues.
University Seminar on Global Health: Kirk R. Smith
Wed, February 17, 2010 4:30 PM // 6:00 PM
Perkins Library 217
His research work focuses on environmental and health issues in developing countries, particularly those related to health-damaging and climate-changing air pollution from energy production and use, and includes ongoing projects in India, Nepal, Guatemala, and China. He serves on a number of national and international scientific advisory and editorial boards, including those for the WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines and for the Global Energy Assessment.
Wed, February 17, 2010 4:30 PM // 6:00 PM
Perkins Library 217
His research work focuses on environmental and health issues in developing countries, particularly those related to health-damaging and climate-changing air pollution from energy production and use, and includes ongoing projects in India, Nepal, Guatemala, and China. He serves on a number of national and international scientific advisory and editorial boards, including those for the WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines and for the Global Energy Assessment.
SSRI/DuPRI Seminar: Michael Kremer, Harvard University
Thu, February 18, 2010 3:30 PM // 5:30 PM
Perkins Library Breedlove Room
The Duke Population Research Institute (DuPRI), an affiliate of SSRI, is dedicated to the conceptual unification of the demographic sciences. We host a regular Thursday afternoon speaker series presenting innovative research during the academic year that all members of the Duke community are invited to attend.
Thu, February 18, 2010 3:30 PM // 5:30 PM
Perkins Library Breedlove Room
The Duke Population Research Institute (DuPRI), an affiliate of SSRI, is dedicated to the conceptual unification of the demographic sciences. We host a regular Thursday afternoon speaker series presenting innovative research during the academic year that all members of the Duke community are invited to attend.
"Something More Out of Life" Artist's Talk
Thu, February 18, 2010 5:30 PM // 7:00 PM
Rubenstein Hall 200
Photographer Gretchen Ferber photographed students in the Adult Literacy Program in Boston during her Lewis Hine Fellowship. Ferber will discuss her work and the exhibit, along with an introduction by Alex Harris, director of the Lewis Hine Fellows program and remarks by Rebecca Shaffer of the Durham Literacy Center. A reception will follow. This event is free and open to the public. Contact Jackie Ogburn, jacqueline.ogburn@duke.edu, (919)-613-7315.
Thu, February 18, 2010 5:30 PM // 7:00 PM
Rubenstein Hall 200
Photographer Gretchen Ferber photographed students in the Adult Literacy Program in Boston during her Lewis Hine Fellowship. Ferber will discuss her work and the exhibit, along with an introduction by Alex Harris, director of the Lewis Hine Fellows program and remarks by Rebecca Shaffer of the Durham Literacy Center. A reception will follow. This event is free and open to the public. Contact Jackie Ogburn, jacqueline.ogburn@duke.edu, (919)-613-7315.
Airport Security in an Age of Terror
Thu, February 18, 2010 12:15 PM // 1:15 PM
Law School 3037
A discussion with Paul Rosenzweig, former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Dept. of Homeland Security and founder of Red Branch Law & Consulting. Details forthcoming. For more information, contact Nick Rueter at nick.rueter@duke.edu.
Thu, February 18, 2010 12:15 PM // 1:15 PM
Law School 3037
A discussion with Paul Rosenzweig, former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Dept. of Homeland Security and founder of Red Branch Law & Consulting. Details forthcoming. For more information, contact Nick Rueter at nick.rueter@duke.edu.
Ambassador William Burns: Life in the Foreign Service
Mon, February 22, 2010 4:00 PM // 5:30 PM
Sanford Rhodes Conference Room
Burns is Career Ambassador, the highest rank in the Foreign Service, and became Under Secretary for Political Affairs, the highest career position in the State Department, in May 2008. Ambassador Burns served from 2005 until 2008 as Ambassador to Russia. He was Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs from 2001 until 2005, and Ambassador to Jordan from 1998 until 2001. He will discuss his career and current foreign affairs.
Mon, February 22, 2010 4:00 PM // 5:30 PM
Sanford Rhodes Conference Room
Burns is Career Ambassador, the highest rank in the Foreign Service, and became Under Secretary for Political Affairs, the highest career position in the State Department, in May 2008. Ambassador Burns served from 2005 until 2008 as Ambassador to Russia. He was Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs from 2001 until 2005, and Ambassador to Jordan from 1998 until 2001. He will discuss his career and current foreign affairs.
Sulzberger Distinguished Lecture - Glen H. Elder, Jr.
Tue, February 23, 2010 3:30 PM // 5:00 PM
Sanford Rhodes Conference Room
Tue, February 23, 2010 3:30 PM // 5:00 PM
Sanford Rhodes Conference Room
"The Yes Men Fix the World" 2010 Ethics Film Series
Tue, February 23, 2010 7:00 PM // 7:00 PM
Bryan Center Griffith Film Theater
For more information, contact Rebecca Dunning at the Kenan Institute for Ethics (919-660-2431)
Tue, February 23, 2010 7:00 PM // 7:00 PM
Bryan Center Griffith Film Theater
For more information, contact Rebecca Dunning at the Kenan Institute for Ethics (919-660-2431)
SSRI/DuPRI Seminar: Cai Young, "Social forces behind China's below replacement fertility"
Thu, February 25, 2010 3:30 PM // 5:30 PM
Perkins Library Breedlove Room
This study challenges the conventional wisdom that attributes fertility and its local variation in China as functions of government's birth planning policy. The study compares fertility in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, two of the most developed provinces in China, to examine the relationship between socioeconomic development and low fertility in a global context. My analysis demonstrates that although low fertility in China was achieved under the government's restrictive one-child policy, structural changes brought by socioeconomic development and ideational shifts accompanying the new wave of globalization must have played important roles in China's fertility reduction.
Thu, February 25, 2010 3:30 PM // 5:30 PM
Perkins Library Breedlove Room
This study challenges the conventional wisdom that attributes fertility and its local variation in China as functions of government's birth planning policy. The study compares fertility in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, two of the most developed provinces in China, to examine the relationship between socioeconomic development and low fertility in a global context. My analysis demonstrates that although low fertility in China was achieved under the government's restrictive one-child policy, structural changes brought by socioeconomic development and ideational shifts accompanying the new wave of globalization must have played important roles in China's fertility reduction.
FIRG Seminar - Leonard Aube, Executive Director, Annenberg Foundation
Wed, March 3, 2010 4:30 PM // 6:00 PM
Sanford Rhodes Conference Room
Len Aube, Executive Director of the Annenberg Foundation, will speak on foundation decision-making and impact and the roles foundations play in public policy issues.
Wed, March 3, 2010 4:30 PM // 6:00 PM
Sanford Rhodes Conference Room
Len Aube, Executive Director of the Annenberg Foundation, will speak on foundation decision-making and impact and the roles foundations play in public policy issues.
Health Rights in History and Today | John Dittmer
Wed, March 3, 2010 12:00 PM // 1:00 PM
John Hope Franklin Center 240
Wed, March 3, 2010 12:00 PM // 1:00 PM
John Hope Franklin Center 240
Provost's Lecture Series : The Future of the Past, the Future of the Present: the Historical Record in the Digital Age
Wed, March 3, 2010 5:00 PM // 6:30 PM
Social Sciences 139 LaBarre
Gaming History: The Battle for Narrative Control in the Digital Age - a lecture by and discussion with Jonathan Zittrain, Professor of Law and Co-Founder of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University. The Internet has been rightly seen as a vehicle for freedom: each day there is more information available to more people than the day before. What are the factors that could slow, halt, or even turn the tide of access and contribution to knowledge? How do we create and hide our digital tracks? What impact will ubiquitous human computing have on the enterprise of recording and establishing history?
Wed, March 3, 2010 5:00 PM // 6:30 PM
Social Sciences 139 LaBarre
Gaming History: The Battle for Narrative Control in the Digital Age - a lecture by and discussion with Jonathan Zittrain, Professor of Law and Co-Founder of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University. The Internet has been rightly seen as a vehicle for freedom: each day there is more information available to more people than the day before. What are the factors that could slow, halt, or even turn the tide of access and contribution to knowledge? How do we create and hide our digital tracks? What impact will ubiquitous human computing have on the enterprise of recording and establishing history?
SSRI/DuPRI Seminar: Manoj Mohanan, "Using Standardized Patients to measure Quality of Care in Developing Countries"
Thu, March 4, 2010 3:30 PM // 5:30 PM
Perkins Library Breedlove Room
The Duke Population Research Institute (DuPRI), an affiliate of SSRI, is dedicated to the conceptual unification of the demographic sciences. We host a regular Thursday afternoon speaker series presenting innovative research during the academic year that all members of the Duke community are invited to attend.
Thu, March 4, 2010 3:30 PM // 5:30 PM
Perkins Library Breedlove Room
The Duke Population Research Institute (DuPRI), an affiliate of SSRI, is dedicated to the conceptual unification of the demographic sciences. We host a regular Thursday afternoon speaker series presenting innovative research during the academic year that all members of the Duke community are invited to attend.
Peter Bergen "Obama's War on al-Qaeda and its Allies"
Tue, March 2, 2010 5:30 PM // 7:00 PM
Sanford Fleishman Commons
Peter Bergen is a print and television journalist; a senior fellow at the New America Foundation in Washington D.C. where he co-directs the Counterterrorism Strategy Initiative; and CNN's national security analyst. He has written books on the Middle East conflicts, including a biography of Osama bin Laden. This is a Sanford Inaugural event, sponsored by the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security and is a Steel Lecture.
Tue, March 2, 2010 5:30 PM // 7:00 PM
Sanford Fleishman Commons
Peter Bergen is a print and television journalist; a senior fellow at the New America Foundation in Washington D.C. where he co-directs the Counterterrorism Strategy Initiative; and CNN's national security analyst. He has written books on the Middle East conflicts, including a biography of Osama bin Laden. This is a Sanford Inaugural event, sponsored by the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security and is a Steel Lecture.
The Freedom Agenda and the Middle East: Elliot Abrams
Tue, March 16, 2010 5:30 PM // 7:00 PM
Sanford Fleishman Commons
Foreign policy expert Elliot Abrams gives the Von Der Heyden Lecture. A top White House adviser on Middle Eastern issues, Abrams served in major foreign policy positions for two Republican U.S. Presidents, George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan. He is currently a Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies with the Council on Foreign Relations.
Tue, March 16, 2010 5:30 PM // 7:00 PM
Sanford Fleishman Commons
Foreign policy expert Elliot Abrams gives the Von Der Heyden Lecture. A top White House adviser on Middle Eastern issues, Abrams served in major foreign policy positions for two Republican U.S. Presidents, George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan. He is currently a Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies with the Council on Foreign Relations.
Foundation Impact Seminar - Paul Grogan, President and CEO, The Boston Foundation
Wed, March 17, 2010 4:30 PM // 6:00 PM
Sanford Rhodes Conference Room
Paul Grogan, President and CEO of the Boston Foundation, will speak on foundation decision-making and impact and the roles foundations play in public policy issues.
Wed, March 17, 2010 4:30 PM // 6:00 PM
Sanford Rhodes Conference Room
Paul Grogan, President and CEO of the Boston Foundation, will speak on foundation decision-making and impact and the roles foundations play in public policy issues.
"Soft Power and Obama's Grand Strategy" Joseph Nye
Tue, March 23, 2010 5:30 PM // 7:00 PM
Sanford Fleishman Commons
Von der Heyden Lecturer Joseph Nye pioneered the theory of soft power, which became popular with the use of this phrase by members of the Clinton administration, and more recently the Obama Administration. A Harvard professor, Nye also serves as a Guiding Coalition member for the Project on National Security Reform. This event is also part of the Sanford Inaugural series.
Tue, March 23, 2010 5:30 PM // 7:00 PM
Sanford Fleishman Commons
Von der Heyden Lecturer Joseph Nye pioneered the theory of soft power, which became popular with the use of this phrase by members of the Clinton administration, and more recently the Obama Administration. A Harvard professor, Nye also serves as a Guiding Coalition member for the Project on National Security Reform. This event is also part of the Sanford Inaugural series.
Rebecca Skloot: "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks"
Wed, March 24, 2010 5:30 PM // 7:00 PM
Sanford Fleishman Commons
Science-writer Rebecca Skloot discusses the ethical issues raised in her book "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" in the 2010 Crown Lecture in Ethics. Cells taken from Henrietta Lacks in 1951 are still living today, a crucial resource in medical research. Skloot will explore the issues of informed consent, ethics in bio-medicine and journalism raised in her book. Reception to follow.
Wed, March 24, 2010 5:30 PM // 7:00 PM
Sanford Fleishman Commons
Science-writer Rebecca Skloot discusses the ethical issues raised in her book "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" in the 2010 Crown Lecture in Ethics. Cells taken from Henrietta Lacks in 1951 are still living today, a crucial resource in medical research. Skloot will explore the issues of informed consent, ethics in bio-medicine and journalism raised in her book. Reception to follow.
"Inside North Korea": film screening by Liberty in North Korea (LiNK)
Tue, April 6, 2010 5:30 PM // 7:30 PM
Sanford 04
Liberty in North Korea (LiNK) is coming to Duke on April 6, 2010 to host a screening of a National Geographic documentary called "Inside North Korea." Hosted by Lisa Ling, field correspondent for The Oprah Winfrey Show and sister of Laura Ling - one of the two American journalists detained in North Korea in November 2009 - the documentary looks at what life is like inside North Korea.
Tue, April 6, 2010 5:30 PM // 7:30 PM
Sanford 04
Liberty in North Korea (LiNK) is coming to Duke on April 6, 2010 to host a screening of a National Geographic documentary called "Inside North Korea." Hosted by Lisa Ling, field correspondent for The Oprah Winfrey Show and sister of Laura Ling - one of the two American journalists detained in North Korea in November 2009 - the documentary looks at what life is like inside North Korea.
Sanford Building