The Kenan Institute for Ethics launched an online archive of Case Studies in Ethics. The collection includes cases from the research project Institutions in Crisis, the undergraduate Business Ethics course, and teaching caselettes for training students and others in situation-specific ethical leadership. more>
The Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, with a team of international forestry experts, produced a series of policy briefs on issues surrounding greenhouse gas emissions from tropical deforestation. The briefs provide a concise overview of forest carbon policy proposals and the economics of international forest carbon incentives in non-technical terms that policymakers, forest managers, investors and other stakeholders can readily comprehend. more>
Center for Child and Family Policy Research Scientist Elizabeth Gifford developed a new website that can help people better understand the nature of substance abuse problems in every county in North Carolina and track trends over time. The site can provide policymakers and practitioners at the state, county and local levels with useful information for planning prevention strategies, determining community service needs and evaluating the benefits of alternative programs and policies. more >
The Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy organizes Genome Academy, a series of short courses offered each semester free of charge to the Duke Community. Genome Academy is intended to help researchers at all levels gain the background to begin or enhance their own genomics research projects. more >
The Duke Human Rights Center is developing the Pauli Murray Project that will examine Durham’s complex racial history, with a goal to promote reconciliation and improve cross-community dialogue. Named for and inspired by the Durham native and community activist, the project will engage the community in various ways, and will culminate in a report and recommendations to inform local policy-makers who are shaping a future Durham history museum. more >
The Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions is publishing a series of policy briefs on how to incorporate greenhouse gas mitigation from entities outside of a regulatory policy. The series provides in-depth analysis of offsets in cap-and-trade climate policy for policymakers, business leaders and landowners. more >
The Kenan Institute for Ethics, with Duke researchers, developed Measure Up, a free online assessment tool to help organizations identify and understand the strengths and weaknesses of their ethical culture. more >
Faculty at the Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy published several op-eds on the recently-passed federal Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). The op-eds explain next-steps and potential implications for research, healthcare, and insurance. more >
Students at the Duke Global Health Institute engaged in service and research projects around the world this summer. The field work sites partnered faculty, students and service organizations in applying classroom knowledge and providing value to communities. more >
The Kenan Institute for Ethics launched Project Change, a new pre-orientation program in which teams of incoming, first-year students partner with local non-profits in a “service challenge” to design and pilot programs to solve critical problems and improve services to the community. more >
The Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions presents options for designing an economically viable, environmentally sound U.S. policy to account for greenhouse gas offsets, which would include domestic and international emissions reductions and sequestration. more >
Jacob Vigdor, associate professor at the Sanford Institute of Public Policy, and affiliate at the Center for Child and Family Policy, authored the first annual Index of Immigrant Assimilation, which offers valuable insight for the immigration policy debate. more >
The Children’s Environmental Health Initiative at the Nicholas School of the Environment analyzes environmental exposure, physical development and demographic characteristics to map health disparities among children. That research is then translated into usable tools for communities to improve their environmental health. more >
The Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy launched a study to find out what people who decide to get genome-wide scans hope to gain by knowing what's "written" in their DNA, and what they will do with the information once they have it. more >
The Center for Child and Family Policy was selected by America's Promise Alliance to evaluate the first phase of its new five-year nationwide effort to deliver developmental resources to 15 million young people in an effort to improve high school graduation rates. more >
The Kenan Institute for Ethics, through its business ethics program, helps organizations build long-term economic success, increase customer loyalty, and improve employee retention by creating ethically effective employees, leaders, and cultures. more >
The Center for Documentary Studies (CDS) developed a public art project, Face Up: Telling Stories of Community Life, which grew out of local conversations about neighborhood goals in Southwest Central Durham, NC. Linking the documentary arts with community development, Face Up connected individuals and organizations on the Duke campus and in diverse Durham neighborhoods through creative engagement, resulting in large, permanently installed murals featuring historic and contemporary people and stories. more >
