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Duke University Faculty Database System News http://fds.duke.edu/db/news.html Duke University Faculty Database System News en-us Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:48:53 EST Duke University Faculty Database System 2000-01-01T00:00:00-0500 2 hourly <a href="https://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Chemistry/faculty/p.charbonneau">Prof. Patrick Charbonneau</a> and collaborators http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-5145 have taken another crack at the glass problem. Read more in the recent issue of <a href="http://prl.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v108/i3/e035701">Physical Review Letters</a>. Chemistry Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:07:16 EST <a href="https://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Chemistry/faculty/p.charbonneau">Prof. Patrick Charbonneau</a> and collaborators <a href="https://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Chemistry/faculty/stephen.craig">Prof. Stephen Craig's</a> innovative Chem 43 http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-5141 is one of the first university courses to be distributed through Apple's new <a href="http://today.duke.edu/2012/01/newitunesu">iTunes U app</a>! The course was again featured in the <a href="http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/">Duke News</a>. Chemistry Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:19:38 EST <a href="https://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Chemistry/faculty/stephen.craig">Prof. Stephen Craig's</a> innovative Chem 43 Dr. Alan Gelfand delivers 15th P. C. Mahalanobis Memorial Lectures http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-28-0-0-5135 In January, Alan Gelfand delivered the 15th P. C. Mahalanobis Memorial Lectures – seven lectures over two weeks in three cities (Kolkata, Delhi, Bengaluru). These lectures honor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, founder of the <a href="http://www.isical.ac.in/">Indian Statistical Institute</a> and pioneering contributor to statistical theory and methodology in sample survey work and in multivariate analysis. Previous winners include Samuel Karlin, Sir David Cox, Peter Hall, and Jim Berger. Dr. Gelfand also presented the Presidenti al Invited Lecture at the 22nd annual meeting of <a href="http://www.environmetrics.org/">The International Environmetrics Society</a> (TIES2012) in Hyderabad. Statistical Science Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:16:21 EST Dr. Alan Gelfand delivers 15th P. C. Mahalanobis Memorial Lectures Shannon McDermott Wins Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-13-0-0-5134 Shannon McDermott has received the 2012 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. The award recognizes three graduate students "who best exemplify the characteristics of effective college teaching." Biology Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:06:27 EST Shannon McDermott Wins Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching Teaching Award http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-5133 <a href="http://www.chem.duke.edu/~toone/labgroup/schmitt.html">Allison Schmitt</a>, a graduate student from the <a href="http://www.chem.duke.edu/~toone/labgroup/">Toone lab</a>, has received a prestigious <a href="http://gradschool.duke.edu/prof_dev/awards/deans_teach/index.php">2012 Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching</a> for her outstanding work with undergraduate education. Congratulations to her! Chemistry Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:20:59 EST Teaching Award Undergraduate Research in Latin America http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-92-0-0-5132 Mellon Travel Grants deadline, March 1, 2012 <A href="http://clacs.aas.duke.edu/funding/undergrad.php"> more info </A> Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:35:34 EST Undergraduate Research in Latin America Prof. Alberts Honored for Excellence in Mentoring http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-13-0-0-5131 Prof. Susan Alberts has been selected to receive the 2012 Dean's Award for Excellence in Mentoring. This award recognizes graduate faculty who exhibit a consistent record of good mentoring practices. Biology Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:09:37 EST Prof. Alberts Honored for Excellence in Mentoring 2012 Summer & Tennis Camp registration now available http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-115-0-0-5130 Registration is now open for the 2012 Summer and Tennis Camps. Click on the "Camps" link above for more information. Duke Faculty Club Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:52:33 EST 2012 Summer & Tennis Camp registration now available <a href="https://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Chemistry/faculty/j.liu">Professor Jie Liu</a> Joins Editorial Board of Nanoscale http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-7-0-0-5069 Congratulations to Professor Jie Liu, who was named as <a href="http://blogs.rsc.org/nr/2011/12/07/jie-liu/">co-Editor-in-Chief</a> for North America of <a href="http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Journals/JournalIssues/NR">Nanoscale</a>, a peer-reviewed RCS journal publishing experimental and theoretical work across Chemistry Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:06:56 EST <a href="https://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Chemistry/faculty/j.liu">Professor Jie Liu</a> Joins Editorial Board of Nanoscale DCID faculty Tony Elson quoted in USA Today http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-69-0-0-5028 In a USA Today article Friday, December 9, 2011, on the potential role of economists in determining the European Union’s future, Sandra Block quotes DCID faculty member Tony Elson regarding examples of economists who were successfully called to lead their country during fiscal crises. Duke Center for International Development Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:48:53 EST DCID faculty Tony Elson quoted in USA Today Panelists address NGO-military relations in post-conflict situations http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-69-0-0-4981 Collaboration between civilian organizations and the military is crucial in providing support to fragile and post-conflict areas, panelists said Thursday evening. Representatives from military and developmental civilian groups discussed both the challenges and potential benefits of working together in relief operations. Duke Center for International Development Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:40:38 EST Panelists address NGO-military relations in post-conflict situations Children of the Amazon – a Discussion with MIDP and Rotary Peace Fellow Eduardo da Costa http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-69-469-0-4978 <img src="http://sanford.duke.edu/centers/dcid/images/daCostaAmazon2011.JPG" title="Children of the Amazon talk"/>Bringing the concerns of local peoples in the Amazon forest to students at Duke has been a passion for MIDP⁄Rotary fellow Eduardo da Costa. Eduardo, Duke Center for International Development Sat, 19 Nov 2011 10:59:11 EST Children of the Amazon – a Discussion with MIDP and Rotary Peace Fellow Eduardo da Costa Art Exhibits http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-92-0-0-4829 Narco Nations/Drug Borders/Utopian Futures and Stories through Murals:From the Dominican Republic to Durham Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:21:08 EST Art Exhibits After the "Rose Revolution" http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-69-0-0-4949 Rewriting a nation’s entire tax code might seem like a pipedream to most policymakers, but that’s what alumnus Aleksi Aleksishvili MIDP ’04 was able to do for his home country of Georgia. Duke Center for International Development Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:37:56 EST After the "Rose Revolution" <a href="http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2011/11/us-forests-climate-change-not-adapting/1">Study: Most U.S. forests not adapting to climate change</a> http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-103-569-0-4962 none Environmental Sciences and Policy Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:26:35 EST <a href="http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2011/11/us-forests-climate-change-not-adapting/1">Study: Most U.S. forests not adapting to climate change</a> NSF Awards $3 Million To Triangle Scientists To Improve Federal Data http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-28-0-0-4916 Faculty from the Duke Departments of <a href="http://stat.duke.edu/">Statistical Science</a>, <a href="http://econ.duke.edu/">Economics</a> and <a href="http://polisci.duke.edu/">Political Science</a> in collaboration with <a href="NISS">NISS</a> have been awarded a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation (in partnership with the US Census Bureau) to improve the way that federal statistical agencies analyze and disseminate economic and demographic data to the public. Investigators from Statistical Science include Jerry Reiter (PI), David Dunson, and Fan Li. The team will use the award to create the <a href="http://sites.duke.edu/tcrn/">Triangle Census Research Network (TCRN)</a>, one of eight such networks across the country. The TCRN will develop cutting edge statistical methodologies to help statistical agencies (i) release data that maintain subjects' confidentiality while still enabling valid inference, (ii) handle missing and faulty values, and (iii) combine information across sources. The team will apply methodologies to high profile Census Bureau datasets, thereby improving analyses for hundreds of other researchers. There are multiple opportunities for graduate students, both PhD and Masters, to be a part of the TCRN research. Interested students should contact <a href="http://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/stat/faculty/jerome.reiter">Jerry Reiter</a>. Statistical Science Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:16:06 EDT NSF Awards $3 Million To Triangle Scientists To Improve Federal Data MIDP Fellow’s Master’s project contributes to important policy in India http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-69-469-0-4901 For his graduation in May 2009, Rajesh Bansal focused his Master’s project “Targeting government expenditure through e-governance in India: Duke Center for International Development Sat, 24 Sep 2011 10:26:41 EDT MIDP Fellow’s Master’s project contributes to important policy in India Tucson, AZ Reportback from DukeEngage: Encuentros de la Frontera 2011 http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-4853 Tucson, AZ Reportback: DukeEngage Encuentros de la Frontera 2011 September 16, 2011 at 1pm in Friedl 225 Latino/a Studies Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:36:38 EDT Tucson, AZ Reportback from DukeEngage: Encuentros de la Frontera 2011 Mi Gente Kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-4870 Mi Gente Kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month on the Plaza: 11am - 2pm, Bryan Center Plaza with FREE FOOD and CALENDARS detailing events planned by Mi Gente and other complimentary groups on campus, including Latino/a Studies and the Center for Multicultural Affairs. Latino/a Studies Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:03:11 EDT Mi Gente Kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month Mi Gente Dinner and Movie: Even the Rain http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-4871 Mi Gente Dinner and a Movie: Even the Rain, 7:00pm, Center for Multicultural Affairs Lounge First in our series, Even the Rain (También La Lluvia), encompasses a number of issues including the Cochabamba protests of 2000 after the privatization of water in Bolivia and the omnipresent prejudice against the indigenous citizens of Bolivia, Latino/a Studies Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:11:57 EDT Mi Gente Dinner and Movie: Even the Rain Down to Earth Dinner: Dr. Jacob Vigdor http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-4872 Down to Earth Dinner with Dr. Jacob Vigdor, 5:30pm, Center for Multicultural Affairs (Bryan Center) Down to Earth is a dinner series where students can learn from the diverse experiences and research of staff and faculty in a relaxed environment. Latino/a Studies Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:11:17 EDT Down to Earth Dinner: Dr. Jacob Vigdor Mi Gente Dinner and Movie: Paraiso Travel http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-4873 Mi Gente Dinner and a Movie: Paraiso Travel, 7:45pm, Center for Multicultural Affairs Lounge  Adapted from Jorge Franco's acclaimed novel of the same title, we bring you the story of a young Colombian man who flees his comfy life with girlfriend, traveling through Guatemala, and Mexico and into the US. Paraiso Travel lifts the veil of the immigrant dream and shows the harsh reality of immigrant life. Latino/a Studies Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:07:13 EDT Mi Gente Dinner and Movie: Paraiso Travel Culture Clash http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-4875 Culture Clash: 6:00pm, Center for Multicultural Affairs (Bryan Center)  Culture Clash aims to build and strengthen bridges between different cultural communities at Duke University and in the broader Durham community. Latino/a Studies Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:05:56 EDT Culture Clash Mi Gente Movie Night http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-4876 Mi Gente Movie Night: Under the Same Moon 6:30pm, Ubuntu Common Room (215 Alexander, Apt E) Third in series, this film centers on the journey of a young boy across the US/Mexico border to reunite with his mother, who is working undocumented in the United States hoping to one day send for her son. Latino/a Studies Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:05:37 EDT Mi Gente Movie Night Mi Gente Dinner and Movie: Voces Inocentes http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-4877 Dinner and a Movie with Mi Gente: Voces Inocentes-7:00pm, Center for Multicultural Affairs Lounge (Innocent Voices) The final movie in the series, Innocent Voices tells the story of a young boy who is caught up in a dramatic fight for his life as he tries to avoid the war raging all around him. Set in the Salvadorian Civil War in 1980, the film shows the injustice against people forced to fight in wars. Latino/a Studies Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:05:06 EDT Mi Gente Dinner and Movie: Voces Inocentes Race Speaks http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-4878 Race Speaks: Time TBA, Center for Multicultural Affairs (Bryan Center) RACE SPEAKS! is a multifaceted initiative that aims to increase understanding of the role that race plays in everyday life. Latino/a Studies Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:04:24 EDT Race Speaks HHM Game Day Cookout http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-4879 Game Day Cookout for closing of Hispanic Heritage Month: Prior to Football Game Join Mi Gente as we celebrate the closing of Hispanic Heritage Month with a Football Game Day Cookout. The cookout will occur before the Florida State home game. Latino/a Studies Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:04:03 EDT HHM Game Day Cookout The Future is Mestizo http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-4869 The Future is Mestizo: Communities of New Creation at the Borders of Separation- September 16-17, 2011 Featuring Fr. Virgilio Elizondo, professor of pastoral and Hispanic theology at Notre Dame, and Kit Danley, founder of Neighborhood Ministries in Phoenix, Ariz. Latino/a Studies Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:58:01 EDT The Future is Mestizo Alta Gracia Worker Tour: Clothes that Make a Difference http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-4855 Duke Students for Humane Borders presents, Alta Gracia Worker Tour: Clothes that Make a Difference September 20, 2011 at 5pm in Social Sciences 105 Latino/a Studies Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:49:09 EDT Alta Gracia Worker Tour: Clothes that Make a Difference Tucson, AZ Reportback from DukeEngage: Encuentros de la Frontera 2011 http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-4854 Tucson, AZ Reportback from DukeEngage: Encuentros de la Frontera 2011 Sept 16, 1:00pm, Friedl 1:00pm, Friedl 225 Latino/a Studies Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:39:49 EDT Tucson, AZ Reportback from DukeEngage: Encuentros de la Frontera 2011 Ariel Dorfman: Feeding on the Dreams http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-4847 Ariel Dorfman: Feeding on the Dreams Wednesday, October 5, 2011 4:00 - 6:00 pm at Perkins Library Gothic Reading Room, Duke West Campus. Latino/a Studies Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:44:07 EDT Ariel Dorfman: Feeding on the Dreams Desarrollando Nepantler@s: Rethinking the Knowledge Needed to Teach Mathematics http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-4845 The Latina/os and Education Project of the UNC Latina/o Studies Program & the UNC Latina/o Cultures Speakers Present: Desarrollando Nepantler@s: Rethinking the Knowledge Needed to Teach Mathematics-Rochelle Gutierrez Latino/a Studies Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:30:26 EDT Desarrollando Nepantler@s: Rethinking the Knowledge Needed to Teach Mathematics Translators & Interpreters Needed at EK Powe Elementary http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-4836 EK POWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEEDS YOUR HELP! EK Powe Elementary School (located near Duke's East Campus) is looking for Spanish speakers to assist with interpretation and translation work throughout the school year.  On SEPTEMBER 15, EK Powe needs about 6 students to sign up for interpretation and translation work in the evening (5:30-7)  for a classroom event. Free pizza will be served. Students who are interested in putting their name on a contact list for translation/interpretation on an "as needed" basis OR if you want to sign up for the September 15 event, please contact Alice Anne Kern at EK Powe(<A href="mailto:onlya2@frontier.com" target=_blank>onlya2@frontier.com</A>). Latino/a Studies Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:00:51 EDT Translators & Interpreters Needed at EK Powe Elementary Lasch Solo Show in NY and Open Call: Twin Towers http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-4839 The opening reception for Pedro Lasch's (Asst Res Prof, AAHVS) solo show at Stephan Stoyanov Gallery in New York will take place on September 7th, with the exhibit Latino/a Studies Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:46:49 EDT Lasch Solo Show in NY and Open Call: Twin Towers Joan Soriano http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-4833 Duke Performances presents- JOAN SORIANO 8pm at Motorco Music Hall 723 Rigsbee Avenue Latino/a Studies Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:33:24 EDT Joan Soriano Orquesta GarDel http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-114-0-0-4835 Orquesta GarDel October 14th, 2011 doors open at 9pm at Motorcross Music Hall 723 Rigsbee Avenue Latino/a Studies Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:31:50 EDT Orquesta GarDel Provost Peter Lange speaks at graduation lunch of second USAID cost-benefit analysis program http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-69-0-0-4806 Provost Peter Lange congratulated the twenty-five senior USAID officials from around the world who completed on July 29, 2011 a four-week intensive workshop on Applied Cost-benefit and Cost-effectiveness Analysis at the Duke Center for International Development (DCID). He underlined the importance attached by Duke University to such a program that extends the university’s global reach while putting knowledge at the service of society both in the US and developing countries. This is the second year that DCID offers this program, which uses an integrated analytic framework based on the pioneering work of Professor Arnold Harberger to ensure judicious selection of investment projects in developing countries. The framework consists of three main components: financial analysis, economic analysis and distributive (stakeholder) analysis, complemented by sensitivity analysis, and risk analysis and management. At the end of their program, participants grouped in 8 country teams demonstrated their mastery of the methodology by publicly presenting its application to a project selected from their country’s portfolio. Duke Center for International Development Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:15:22 EDT Provost Peter Lange speaks at graduation lunch of second USAID cost-benefit analysis program DCID advising Egypt on taxation and governance http://fds.duke.edu/db?listnews-69-0-0-4807 While on an assignment to advise the Government of Egypt on its tax policies, DCID Professor Roy Kelly spoke on April 7, 2011 at the American University in Cairo on some of the governance and tax policy challenges that post-revolutionary Egypt might need to consider. Duke Center for International Development Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:48:20 EDT DCID advising Egypt on taxation and governance