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[Global Health] Jeffrey Sonis – Cambodians’ Responses to the Khmer Rouge Trials: Justice, Desire for Revenge and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Posted: Jan. 20th, 2010 | Last modified: Feb. 9th, 2010 | Category: DUCIS Calendar Archive

Wed, January 20, 2010 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM John Hope Franklin Center 240. free and open to the public. Dr. Jeffrey Sonis – Assistant Professor of Social Medicine and Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Topic: TBD. The Duke University Seminar on Global Health series is a university¿wide interdisciplinary initiative which connects those (…)

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[Global Health] Geoffrey Garnett

Posted: Dec. 3rd, 2009 | Last modified: Feb. 9th, 2010 | Category: DUCIS Calendar Archive

When: Thursday, December 3, 2009 3:30 PMTags:  health, Seminar on Global Health, University Seminar

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Health, Politics and Justice

Posted: Nov. 9th, 2009 | Category: DUCIS News

This seminar aims to foster lively interdisciplinary conversations about health ethics, the political issues that arise in health policy planning and reform, and the place of ideas of justice and human rights in these political conversations. The seminar will address the following central questions:

  • What are the political philosophical issues that arise in contemporary debates about health and justice both

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Global Health

Posted: Nov. 9th, 2009 | Last modified: Jan. 4th, 2010 | Category: DUCIS News

Are you interested in Global Health? Do you want to find out what other students are doing and how you can contribute?

About Us

The Global Health Working Group is an entirely student-run group sponsored by the Duke University Center for International Studies as part of their Graduate Seminars on Global Issues. It is a uniquely interdisciplinary collection of (…)

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[Global Health] Marion Jacobs

Posted: Nov. 5th, 2009 | Last modified: Feb. 9th, 2010 | Category: DUCIS Calendar Archive

When: Thursday, November 5, 2009 4:30 PMTags:  Africa, health, Seminar on Global Health, University Seminar

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[Global Health] Susan Newcomer

Posted: Oct. 8th, 2009 | Last modified: Feb. 9th, 2010 | Category: DUCIS Calendar Archive

Duke University Seminar on Global Health: Susan Newcomer


When: Thursday, October 8, 2009 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Where: Perkins Library Breedlove Room

Cost: free and open to the public

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Description: DGHI/DuPRI Seminar – Dr. Susan Newcomer – National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health. Topic: TBD. Duke University Seminar on (…)

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[Global Health] Ron Mitsuyasu

Posted: Sep. 28th, 2009 | Last modified: Feb. 9th, 2010 | Category: DUCIS Calendar Archive

When: Monday, September 28, 2009 4:30 PMTags:  health, HIV/AIDS, Seminar on Global Health, University Seminar

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[Global Health] Lynn Morris

Posted: Sep. 16th, 2009 | Last modified: Feb. 9th, 2010 | Category: DUCIS Calendar Archive

Duke University Seminar on Global Health: Lynn Morris


When: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM

Where: John Hope Franklin Center 240

Cost: free and open to the public

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Description: Dr. Lynn Morris – Chief Specialist Scientist and Head of the AIDS Unit, National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) in South Africa. Topic: Doing (…)

Tags:  Africa, health, HIV/AIDS, Seminar on Global Health, University Seminar

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[Global Health] Global Health Law – Lawrence Gostin

Posted: Mar. 4th, 2009 | Last modified: Feb. 9th, 2010 | Category: DUCIS Calendar Archive

When: Wednesday, March 4, 2009 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Where: John Hope Franklin Center 240
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Description: Topic: Global Health Law. Dr. Lawrence Gostin, O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University. The University Seminar on Global Health is a series of public lectures that brings together a multidisciplinary audience from the University, the (…)

Tags:  globalization, health, Seminar on Global Health, University Seminar

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2008 Travel Report – Meredith Barrett – Madagascar

Posted: Mar. 2nd, 2009 | Last modified: Feb. 9th, 2010 | Category: Travel Reports

The DUCIS Global Health Graduate Award funds allowed me to complete the majority of the data collection that I will need for my dissertation research project. I worked in Madagascar from June until October and visited four research sites: Kirindy Mitea National Park, Betmapona Strict Nature Reserve, Parc Ivoloina and Analamazaotra Nature Reserve. At (…)

Tags:  Africa, health, research grants, Travel Reports

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