http://fds.duke.edu/db/news.html Duke University Faculty Database System News en-us Wed, 15 May 2013 11:20:38 EDT Duke University Faculty Database System 2000-01-01T00:00:00-0500 2 hourly http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-13-0-0-5735 Prof. Steve Vogel has brought out the second edition of his acclaimed textbook "Comparative Biomechanics." From a review of the first edition: "[T]his book is tremendous fun to read. Biology Wed, 15 May 2013 11:20:38 EDT Vogel Publishes 2nd Edition of "Comparative Biomechanics" http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-13-0-0-5734 Prof. Mark Rausher is one of 25 Duke faculty to be awarded a distinguished professorship in May 2013. Recipients must be nominated for the honor, which recognizes the quality and the impact of the candidate's intellectual contribution as evaluated by distinguished scholars in their field. Biology Wed, 15 May 2013 11:12:24 EDT Rausher Recognized as Distinguished Professor http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-13-0-0-5732 Prof. Daniele Armaleo has received funding for a project entitled "Identifying a secondary metabolite network in the lichen Cladonia grayi." Prof. Sherryl Broverman was awarded funding to start a new research project this summer in Kenya examining the link between nutrition and cognition on students in the WISER (Women's Institute of Secondary Education and Research) primary school program. Biology Tue, 14 May 2013 17:01:43 EDT Biology Faculty Win Arts & Sciences Research Grants http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-69-0-0-5728 <img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8399/8683430425_b2a8d7f25a_m.jpg">Justin Becker (JD/MIDP '12) advises us that he will be working as an attorney at the Department of Commerce in the International Trade Administration where he is expected to participate in the Commercial Law and Development program. Duke Center for International Development Thu, 02 May 2013 11:17:23 EDT MIDP Graduate in Law and Development Obtains Dream Job http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-13-0-0-5724 Jill Foster, assistant to the Director of Undergraduate Studies, has been awarded the Meritorious Service Award for her work with the Biology majors and their their families. Biology Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:21:39 EDT Jill Foster Receives Meritorious Service Award http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-13-0-0-5723 Prof. Mohamed Noor has received the Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award, the only teaching award selected by undergraduate students. Students in Biology 202 said Noor visits each of the nearly 30 lab sections and talks weekly with every student. Biology Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:39:22 EDT Alumni Distinguished Undergrad Teaching Award goes to Noor http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-13-0-0-5722 Prof. Xinnian Dong has been elected to Fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology. The Academy, the honorific leadership group within the American Society for Microbiology, Biology Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:43:22 EDT Dong Elected to American Academy of Microbiology http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-5721 <a href="https://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Chemistry/faculty/p.charbonneau">Professor Patrick Charbonneau</a> has been named one of the top 20 reviewers for 2012 by <a href="http://jcp.aip.org/top_20_reviewers_for_2012 ">The Journal of Chemical Physics</a>. Chemistry Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:09:52 EDT Charbonneau is a Top Reviewer at The Journal of Chemical Physics http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-69-0-0-5712 <img src="https://d1zqayhc1yz6oo.cloudfront.net/thumbs/thumb-d7c0a827808743b49660b3e376001b6d.jpg"><br><br>"A team from the Sanford School of Public Policy traveled to Boston in March to compete in the regional round for the $1 million dollar Hult Prize for student social entrepreneurs. Duke Center for International Development Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:45:48 EDT MIDP Team Featured in Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs Newsletter http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-69-0-0-5711 <img style="width: 356px; height: 236px;" src="http://dcid.sanford.duke.edu/sites/dcid.sanford.duke.edu/files/images/IMG_4564.JPG"><br>On April 12, 2013, Sanford Dean Dr. Bruce Kuniholm and Dr. Joyce Teo Siew Yean, Dean Faculty of Business and Economics (FBEPS) &amp; Director of the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) at UBD signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Cooperation Agreement. Duke Center for International Development Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:08:26 EDT Sanford and the University of Brunei Darussalam (UBD) sign Cooperation Agreement http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-5709 <a href="http://people.duke.edu/~bjw24/people.html">Aaron Rathmell</a> has received the <a href="http://www.mrs.org/gsa/">Material Research Society Silver Graduate Student Award</a> for his work on copper nanowires in <a href="https://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Chemistry/faculty/bjw24">Prof. Benjamin Wiley's</a> lab. Chemistry Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:35:50 EDT Rathmell Wins Graduate Student Award from Materials Research Society http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-5694 Dr. Chris Roy has been selected as the 2012-2013 recipient of the <a href="http://trinity.duke.edu/academics/faculty/teaching-awards">Robert B. Cox Teaching Award</a>. Read more in <a href="http://today.duke.edu/2013/04/teaching2013">Duke Today</a>. Chemistry Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:14:34 EDT Roy Receives University Teaching Award http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-5670 Post-docs <a href="http://www.chem.duke.edu/~beratan/groupmembers.htm">Aaron Virshup</a> and Julia Contreras-Garcia, working in the groups of Profs. <a href="https://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Chemistry/faculty/david.beratan">Beratan</a> and <a href="https://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Chemistry/faculty/weitao.yang">Yang</a>, together with <a href="http://www.chem.pitt.edu/people/faculty/peter-wipf">Adjunct Prof. Wipf</a>, Chemistry Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:12:55 EDT A new approach for explorations in uncharted chemical space. http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-5667 Chemistry graduate student Cameron Brown from the <a href="https://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Chemistry/faculty/stephen.craig">Craig group</a> has been selected to receive a <a href="http://www.nsfgrfp.org/">2013 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship</a>. Chemistry Mon, 01 Apr 2013 09:08:32 EDT Cameron Brown Awarded NSF Graduate Fellowship http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-5666 The Department is pleased to announce that Dr. Dorian Canelas has accepted the position of Assistant Professor of the Practice in Chemistry. Dr. Canelas has been teaching in the department over the past four years, Chemistry Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:02:11 EDT Assistant Professor of the Practice http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-69-469-0-5639 DCID Faculty Dr. Natalia Mirovitskaya and DCID Founder Professor William Ascher have recently published the first in a series of books on economic development and conflict, Duke Center for International Development Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:14:23 EST New Book Series on Development and Conflict http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-69-469-0-5638 <img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8529/8538653581_ed62dfe319_z.jpg">Six MIDP fellows and a graduate student from the Duke Law School formed two panels on this theme during the UNC-Duke Consortium Conference "Realizing Visions of Latin America and the Caribbean" on February 15-16, Duke Center for International Development Fri, 08 Mar 2013 10:03:34 EST MIDP Fellows and Faculty discuss “The Significance of the Emerging Middle Class in Latin America” at the annual UNC-Duke Consortium Conference http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-5636 Dr. Steven Malcolmson, Dr. Jennifer Roizen, and Dr. Amanda Hargrove will join the Department as Assistant Professors starting this summer. Dr. Malcolmson's and Dr. Roizen's research interests are in the area of Organic Synthesis and Dr. Hargrove's research interests are in the area of Chemical Biology. Chemistry Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:10:23 EST Three New Professors to Join the Faculty in Summer 2013 http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-5614 Check out <a href="https://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Chemistry/faculty/p.charbonneau"> Prof. Charbonneau's</a> CHEM 89 <a href="http://today.duke.edu/2013/04/chemcookingbanquet#slideshow">class blog</a> on the chemistry and physics of cooking. Chemistry Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:21:25 EDT The Science of Cooking Class Blog http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-69-469-0-5601 <p>An MIDP team made up of 5 fellows from 5 different countries has been selected to attend the Hult Prize regional challenge in Boston on March 2. 10,000 teams competed worldwide representing more than 150 countries and over 350 colleges and universities. Of those, 200 teams were selected to compete in regional finals in 5 cities across the world (Boston, San Francisco, London, Dubai and Shanghai).</p> <p>The Hult Prize is a start-up accelerator for social good, dedicated to launching the next wave of social entrepreneurs through identifying, funding, mentoring, advising and launching new social businesses. The 2013 challenge addresses the Global Food Crisis. </p> <p>A detailed case study on the Global Food Crisis, narrated by President Bill Clinton, has been released to all selected teams to set the framework for this year's challenge. The challenge can be found <a href="http://www.hultprize.org/en/prize-2013/case-study/">here</a>. Competitors are asked to develop social enterprises that answer the President's Challenge. </p> <p>The MIDP team is comprised of Ana Lucia Garcia Briones, Pankhuri Dutt, Silvia Fontana, Aung Thant, and Hrachya Topalyan. Special thanks to Frank Webb for providing the inspiration and congratulations and good luck to our team!</p> Duke Center for International Development Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:03:56 EST MIDP Team Selected for Hult Prize Regional Challenge http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-69-0-0-5567 <img src="http://dcid.sanford.duke.edu/sites/dcid.sanford.duke.edu/files/styles/medium/public/field/image/Toyp_award_2.jpg" hspace="3" vspace="3" align="right"> <p> Former Duke-UNC Rotary Center fellow Bautista Logioco (MIDP ‘04) was recently honored in his home country of Argentina with The Outstanding Young Persons (TOYP) award in the “Contributions to Children, World Peace and/or Human Rights” category. This award was given to Mr. Logioco by the Juniors Chamber International (JCI) Argentina and the Argentinean Chamber of Commerce in honor of his outstanding work in the field of peace and conflict resolution. Mr. Logioco is currently working as a Programme Officer at the UN Peacebuilding Support Office in New York City, where he supports the development and implementation of peace building programs in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Prior to that he served as a Programme Specialist in the Secretariat of the UN Framework Team for Preventive Action, where he supported UN entities to “deliver as one” in developing conflict prevention/sensitivity strategies and programs.</p> </p>DCID proudly congratulates Bautista on earning this award and wishes him the best of luck in his future endeavors. (B. Logioco pictured third from left)<p> <p>&nbsp;</p> Duke Center for International Development Sun, 13 Jan 2013 11:27:58 EST Duke-UNC Rotary Center Fellow Honored for Work in Peace & Conflict Resolution http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-69-0-0-5561 <img src="http://dcid.sanford.duke.edu/sites/dcid.sanford.duke.edu/files/styles/medium/public/field/image/IMAG0181.jpg" hspace="3" vspace="3" align="right"> <p>As part of DCID's community service effort, we actively seek out and participate in group volunteer projects around the local Durham area. This holiday season, several faculty and staff members came together at Urban Ministries of Durham to prepare food for the homeless and poverty-stricken population in our community.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> Duke Center for International Development Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:59:32 EST DCID Faculty and Staff "Walk the Talk" http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-69-0-0-5516 David Usupashvili (MIDP ’99) has been approved as the Chairman of the Parliament for the newly elected government of the Republic of Georgia. David previously served as chairman of the Republic Party of Georgia, Duke Center for International Development Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:45:50 EST MIDP Alumnus Approved as Republic of Georgia's New Chairman of the Parliament