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Duke Engineers and Chemists Partner to Develop Nanostructures, Potential Biological Sensors

June 30, 2008

Particles could penetrate cells and provide important information on cellular processes.
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Duke Global Health Institute Director Calls for Broader Understanding of HIV/AIDS Transmission

June 25, 2008

Dr. Michael Merson, head of the Duke Global Health Institute, says that prevention efforts should be at the forefront in the current fight over AIDS funding in the U.S. Senate.
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Finite Oceans Need Firm Policies

June 11, 2008

Crowder and others in the Nicholas School of the Environment are trying to turn their years of study on the current and futures states of the oceans into sound policy decisions that would allow humans to continue harvesting the ocean's bounty. 
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Divinity School institute sponsors play about end-of-life issues

Spring 2008

Institute on Care at the End of Life licenses "Vesta," an emotional and educational story of one family’s struggle.
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Center for Health Policy Shifts to Duke Global Health Institute

May 30, 2008

A new chapter opened in the life of the Center for Health Policy this year as it began its transition to a new home within the Duke Global Health Institute.
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Duke Institute for Brain Sciences announces Research Incubator Awardees

May 30, 2008

The DIBS Research Incubator Awards provide seed funding for collaborative research projects that will lead to a better understanding of brain function and translate into innovative solutions for health and society.
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Academic Council supports DGHI faculty appointments

May 9, 2008

The Academic Council voted to give the Duke Global Health Institute authority to appoint regular rank non-tenure track faculty members.
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Two Duke Professors Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

April 28, 2008

Two faculty, both of which are involved in interdisciplinary institutes, have been elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
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World Health Day 2008

April 6, 2008

The Duke Global Health Institute celebrates World Health Day 2008 with a student essay on Biodiversity and Health
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Interdisciplinary Faculty Hires

March 25, 2008

New program supports interdisciplinary faculty hires between schools and university institutes.
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Primate Evolutionary Family Tree Mapping

February 22, 2008

Duke Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy partners with Lemur Center to map evolutionary family tree.
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