| Wednesday, November 4, 2009 |
| «10/26 - 12/21» |
- The Mindful Way to Reduce Stress: A Home Study Program
- Location: Center for Living
- Cost: $325; DISCOUNTS: $300 * Duke employees, students, retirees, and health care providers
- Contact: See description
- Sponsor: Duke University Health System
- Description: For the first time, Duke Integrative Medicine offers its renowned Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course in an 8-week at-home program. Join a group of participants and an expert instructor, and 'meet' once a week via telephone conference, from wherever you may be. The Home Study Program consists of 8 weekly call-in sessions lasting 1.5 hours each. Each week focuses on a facet of mindfulness, and practicing mindfulness techniques as a group. Contact: Guest Services at info@dukeintegrativemedicine.org.
- Link: More Info
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| Wednesday, November 4, 2009 |
| «11/3 - 11/5» |
- 2009-2011 Courage to Serve -Retreat I
- Location: Divinity School
- Contact: See description
- Co-sponsors: Divinity School Leadership Education and Divinity School
- Description: Courage to Serve is an eighteen-month program of quarterly retreats designed for the personal and professional renewal of ministers. The Duke Endowment has made it possible for the Divinity School to offer this unique new program to honor the work of rural pastors.The fifth retreat will be in Stoneville, NC. For more information please contact Leadership Education at 919.613.5323 or by email at leadership@div.duke.edu
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| Wednesday, November 4, 2009 |
| All day |
- The Nature Conservancy Diversity Internship Program Virtual Presentation
- Location: Webcast
- Contact: None
- Sponsor: Career Center
- Description: The Diversity Internship Program is designed to help The Nature Conservancy (TNC) attract individuals from a variety of socio-cultural experiences. The goal is for each intern to have a high- quality experience, a committed mentor, and a relevant project that provides them with additional skills and training. TNC will be hiring students to fill OVER 40 PAID INTERNSHIP positions during summer, 2010. To view the PowerPoint presentation on this wonderful opportunity, visit the Career Center's BlackBoard organization page. If the Career Center is not already on your organization page, enter the keywords "Career Center" in the search box on the Organization tab. Select the "Enroll" button to the right of the Career Center listing.
- Link: More Info
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| Wednesday, November 4, 2009 |
| All day |
- Announcement for Honors Researchers: Sign Up for a Research Reception@ the Library
- Location: None
- Contact: None
- Sponsor: Libraries
- Description: We invite all honors researchers to a reception at Perkins Library on Wednesday, November 11 from 3-5 p.m. Drop in to enjoy refreshments, meet the librarians in your discipline, find out how the Libraries can support your thesis research, and learn about the new spaces for honors researchers in Perkins and Bostock.
RSVP to Diane Harvey at diane.harvey@duke.edu by Friday, Nov 6.
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| Wednesday, November 4, 2009 |
| 7:00 AM |
- Registration Begins for Spring Semester 2010
- Location: None
- Contact: None
- Sponsor: Registrar's Office
- Description: Registration begins for spring semester 2010.
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| Wednesday, November 4, 2009 |
| 10am - 12pm |
- Villanova Law School Visit
- Location: See description
- Contact: None
- Sponsor: Prelaw Advising
- Description: Breedlove BoardRoom Dean Noe Bernal from Villanove Law School will hold a group information session. Sign-up in 04 Allen starting 10/28/2009
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| Wednesday, November 4, 2009 |
| 10am - 4pm |
- Live For Life HealthCheck @ Public Policy Room 287 Rubenstein Hall
- Location: See description
- Contact: Unknown
- Sponsor: Live for Life
- Description: Call 684-3136, option 1 to schedule an appointment.
This is a free, confidential health assessment. Spend approximately 30 minutes with a LIVE FOR LIFE nurse and discover all the positive health habits you have...plus develop strategies for those you may want to change. HealthCheck measures your cholesterol, blood pressure, blood glucose (if at risk), weight, and body mass index. A computerized report provides feedback on your current health measures and health practices. A nurse will help you get started on small changes to improve your health. Duke employees eligible for health care benefits may participate annually on work time.
- Link: More Info
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| Wednesday, November 4, 2009 |
| 11:25am - 12:25pm |
- Service of Word and Music
- Location: Goodson Chapel
- Contact: See description
- Sponsor: Divinity School
- Description: Worship in the Taize Tradition
Contact: Rebecca Brown-660-3539
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| Wednesday, November 4, 2009 |
| 11:40am - 1:10pm |
- Macro and International Reading Group
- Location: Social Sciences 327
- Contact: None
- Sponsor: Economics
- Description: Tae Bong Kim, TBA
- Link: More Info
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| Wednesday, November 4, 2009 |
| 11:45am - 1:15pm |
- Applied Microeconometrics Lunchgroup
- Location: Social Sciences 111
- Contact: None
- Sponsor: Economics
- Description: Robynn Cox, TBA
- Link: More Info
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| Wednesday, November 4, 2009 |
| 12pm - 1pm |
- Regulatory Networks in Health and Disease | Turning T Cells Off and On with Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors | Arthur Weiss, M.D., Ph.D. | University of California, San Francisco
- Location: Bryan Research 103
- Contact: Martelon, Trena
- Co-sponsors: Pharmacology and Cancer Biology and Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Description: Arthur Weiss, M.D., Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco, "Turning T Cells Off and On with Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors"
- Link: More Info
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| Wednesday, November 4, 2009 |
| 12pm - 1pm |
- Wednesdays at the Center | The Struggle to Picture Evolution. Darwin and Visual Media | Iain McCalman
- Location: John Hope Franklin Center 240
- Cost: free & open to the public
- Contact: None
- Sponsor: Franklin Humanities Institute
- Description: Wednesdays at the Center is a topical weekly noontime series in which distinguished scholars, artists, and journalists speak informally about their work in conversation with the audience. All events in the series are open to the public and a light lunch is served; no reservation is necessary. The series is presented by the Franklin Humanities Institute and John Hope Franklin Center with other campus partners. Questions? Please e-mail fhi@duke.edu
- Link: More Info
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| Wednesday, November 4, 2009 |
| 12:30pm - 1:30pm |
- seminar title TBD
- Location: Marine Lab Auditorium
- Contact: McGregor, Anna
- Co-sponsors: NSOE Marine Lab and Nicholas School of the Environment
- Description: Seminar speaker: Meg Caldwell, J.D., Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University
Duke Marine Lab Fall 2009 Seminar Series
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| Wednesday, November 4, 2009 |
| 2:00 PM |
- The Discourse-Based Approach to Natural Resources Management & Policy
- Location: See description
- Contact: See description
- Sponsor: Nicholas School of the Environment
- Description: A seminar by Dr. Steven Daniels, Utah State University. This event is cosponsored by NCSU Natural Resources Leadership Institute; NCSU College of Natural Resources; and the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University. The seminar will be held at NC State University, 203 Brickhaven Bldg. For more information call (919)515-4683.
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| Wednesday, November 4, 2009 |
| 2:30pm - 3:30pm |
- Systems Biology Seminar | Emergent bistability in bacteria and implications for effective antibiotic treatment | Cheemeng Tan| Duke University
- Location: French Family Science Center 4233
- Contact: Boquist, Blythe Booher
- Sponsor: Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy
- Description: The seeds of the CSB were nurtured by regular open meetings that interleave research presentations with tutorials and journal clubs. The basic character of these meetings remains the same: free and open discussions where all are invited, and so-called dumb questions are not only accepted but welcomed. These questions are critical to educating ourselves and forming crucial links between disciplines.
Meetings are held weekly in Room 4233 of the CSB space in the French Family Science Center; during Fall 2009 the meetings are at 2:30pm on Wednesday afternoons.
- Link: More Info
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| Wednesday, November 4, 2009 |
| 3:45pm - 5:15pm |
- Applied Microeconomics Workshop
- Location: Social Sciences 111
- Contact: None
- Sponsor: Economics
- Description: Ronni Pavan (Rochester) , TBA
- Link: More Info
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| Wednesday, November 4, 2009 |
| 4pm - 6pm |
- Rowland Redington Memorial Lecture
- Location: Searle Center Lecture Hall
- Contact: See description
- Sponsor: Duke University Health System
- Description: Norbert Pelc, PhD, Professor of Radiology and Associate Chair for Radiology Research Radiological Sciences Lab, Stanford University. Recent advances in computed Tomography (CT): Redington's Legacy. Contact Sally Zimney at sally.zimney@duke.edu for more information.
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| Wednesday, November 4, 2009 |
| 4:30pm - 5:30pm |
- Beckett's Thing: Bram Van Velde and the "art of incarceration"
- Location: John Hope Franklin Center 240
- Contact: None
- Sponsor: Franklin Humanities Institute
- Description: By David Lloyd, University of Southern California
An Innovating Forms Seminar Program
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| Wednesday, November 4, 2009 |
| 4:30pm - 5:30pm |
- Witnessing Iran: 1979 and 2009
- Location: Perkins Library 217
- Contact: Nelson, Ilene
- Sponsor: Libraries
- Description: A discussion of the changing role of the eyewitness account in the creation of historical narrative--with Iran as the context. Speakers will include:
Mark Bowden, author of Guests of the Ayatollah : The First Battle in America's War with Militant Islam. Bowden will talk about the interviews he conducted with hostages and hostage-takers in the Iranian hostage crisis of 1979. The Duke Library holds the interviews Mark Bowden conducted as well as Tim Wells' interviews with 36 of the 1979 hostages; these interviews are the basis for his book, 444 Days: The Hostages Remember. Negar Mottahedeh, associate professor in the Literature Program, will speak about social networks and new media in the reporting of current events in Iran. Moderated by Bruce Kuniholm, dean of the Sanford School of Public Policy and a member of both the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Policy Planning Staff during the Carter administration.
- Link: More Info
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| Wednesday, November 4, 2009 |
| 5pm - 6pm |
- Duke Run/Walk Club - Durham Regional Hospital
- Location: Durham Regional Hospital
- Contact: None
- Sponsor: Live for Life
- Description: The Run Walk Club provides walking, run/walking, and running programs for all fitness levels. Group leaders will guide you through the 12-week program, with motivation and encouragement, while you are having fun exercising with your co-workers. This exercise program is for all fitness levels, from new exercisers to those training for 5K events. The Duke Run/Walk Club is open to all Duke faculty and staff. Participants are divided into groups based on fitness level. The Club meets every Monday and Wednesday from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m., beginning August 24th through November 11th,2009. Location: DRH Employee Entrance
- Link: More Info
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| Wednesday, November 4, 2009 |
| 5pm - 6pm |
- Israel, World Affairs and the Peace Process - Isaac Herzog
- Location: Sanford Fleishman Commons
- Contact: Joyce, Katie
- Co-sponsors: Vice Provost for International Affairs, Center for Jewish Studies, Duke University Center for International Studies and Sanford School of Public Policy
- Description: The Honorable Isaac Herzog, Israeli Minister of Welfare and Social Services, will deliver the Rudnick Endowed Lecture on "Israel, World Affairs and the Peace Process". The talk will be followed by a reception in the Sanford Lobby.
- Link: More Info
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| Wednesday, November 4, 2009 |
| 5:15pm - 6:15pm |
- Catholic Daily Mass
- Location: Duke Chapel Crypt
- Contact: Nash, Nicole
- Sponsor: Duke Catholic Center
- Description: Catholics at Duke celebrate Mass on Sunday mornings at 11am in White Lecture Hall on East Campus and on Sunday nights (when classes are in session) at 9pm in Duke Chapel. The Duke Catholic Center sponsors retreats, socials, service projects and other activities to provide Catholic students with opportunities for fellowship, prayer, learning and fun. We operate from two locations: in the basement of Duke Chapel and across from East Campus at the corner of Buchanan Blvd. and Trinity Ave. Daily Mass schedule and other information: catholic.duke.edu
- Link: More Info
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| Wednesday, November 4, 2009 |
| 5:30pm - 6:30pm |
- Duke Run/Walk Club
- Location: See description
- Contact: None
- Sponsor: Live for Life
- Description: The Run Walk Club provides walking, run/walking, and running programs for all fitness levels. Group leaders will guide you through the 12-week program, with motivation and encouragement, while you are having fun exercising with your co-workers. This exercise program is for all fitness levels, from new exercisers to those training for 5K events. The Duke Run/Walk Club is open to all Duke faculty and staff. Participants are divided into groups based on fitness level. The Club meets every Monday and Wednesday from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m., beginning August 24th through November 11th,2009. Location: East Campus Wall and Wallace Wade Stadium @ West Campus.
- Link: More Info
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| Wednesday, November 4, 2009 |
| 5:30pm - 7pm |
- Dinner with UNC Asian American Studies Professor Jennifer Ho
- Location: Bryan Center Multicultural Center
- Contact: None
- Co-sponsors: Multicultural Center and Prism Selective Living Group (PRISM)
- Description: Part of the Multicultural Center "Down to Earth Dinner Series" and Prism Professor Discussions:
Jennifer Ho, a transplanted Californian by way of New England, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English & Comparative Literature at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She teaches courses on Asian American literature, contemporary American literature, and American Studies that examine race in American culture. Her research interests focus on racial ambiguity and mixed race Asian Americans, which is also the topic of her current book project, "What ARE you?": Racial Ambiguity in Contemporary Asian American Culture.
- Link: More Info
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| Wednesday, November 4, 2009 |
| 5:30pm - 6:30pm |
- Hart Fellows Program Information Session
- Location: Sanford Rhodes Conference Room
- Contact: See description
- Sponsor: Hart Leadership Program
- Description: Are you currently in your last year as an undergraduate at Duke? Are you interested in working and living in a developing country? Do you want to combine academic research with service to a community organization?
If the answer to any of those questions is "Yes!" then consider applying to become a Hart Fellow!
The Hart Fellows Program, which is part of the Hart Leadership Program and is based out of the Sanford School of Public Policy, offers recent Duke graduates the opportunity to spend 10 months working with organizations around the world that are facing complex social, political and humanitarian problems.
Come find out more about the program, the experiences of past fellows, and the application process. Don't miss out on this opportunity to combine travel, research, and international service!
For more information, check out our website: www.pubpol.duke.edu/hfp. If you have any questions, contact the Hart Fellows Program Coordinator at andrea.marston@duke.edu.
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| Wednesday, November 4, 2009 |
| 6:00 PM |
- Climbing Wall Belay Classes
- Location: Wilson Recreation Center
- Cost: $25
- Contact: None
- Sponsor: Health, Physical Education, and Recreation
- Description: The climbing wall is open for regular climbing hours for the Fall 09 semester.
Want to use the climbing wall in Wilson Center! Come take a belay class or the advanced test for those of you who are experienced climbers. Monday Belay classes start at 6:00pm. Sign-up at the front desk of Wilson Center.
Visit http://www.duke.edu/web/intramural/outdoor/climbing
- Link: More Info
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| Wednesday, November 4, 2009 |
| 6:00 PM |
- The Duke Environment & Society Lectureship
- Location: LSRC B101
- Cost: Free and open to public
- Contact: Kelly, Nancy
- Sponsor: Nicholas School of the Environment
- Description: "Profitable Solutions for Climate, Oil, and Proliferation," presented by Amory Lovins, Chairman and Chief Scientist, Rocky Mountain Institute, Denver, Colorado. Lovins was educated at Harvard and Oxford, is the recipient of 10 honorary degrees, a MacArthur Fellowship, the Blue Planet, Volvo, Heinz, Lindbergh, Right Livelihood ("Alternative Nobel"), World Technology, National Design (Design Mind), and Time Hero for the Planet Awards; the Benjamin Franklin and Happold Medals; and the Nissan, Shingo, Mitchell, Jean Meyer, and Onassis Prizes. He advises governments and major firms worldwide on advanced energy and resource efficiency, and has led the technical redesign of >$30 billion worth of facilities in 29 sectors to achieve very large energy savings at typically lower capital
cost.
A reception prior to the talk will be held at 5:15 in the Hall of Science. The talk followed by Q&A will last one hour.
- Link: More Info
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| Wednesday, November 4, 2009 |
| 6pm - 9pm |
- Black Swan Origami-An Insider Unfolds the Credit Crisis
- Location: Law School 3041
- Contact: See description
- Sponsor: Law School
- Description: Bob Cochran, former chairman & CEO of Financial Security Assurance Inc., to speak. Duke Law School students and faculty/staff invited to participate. Pizza served. For more information, contact Doris Ann Kelly at dkelly@law.duke.edu.
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| Wednesday, November 4, 2009 |
| 7pm - 10pm |
- AMES Presents Film Screening- "Born into Brothels" (2004) Director: Zana Briski & Ross Kaufman
- Location: Bryan Center Griffith Film Theater
- Contact: See description
- Co-sponsors: Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, Asian Pacific Studies Institute, Center for Documentary Studies, Duke University Center for International Studies, Program in Arts of the Moving Image (AMI), Cultural Anthropology and Women's Studies Program
- Description: Within the Red Light District of Calcutta this documentary explores the hopeless lives of the sons and daughters of prostitutes through photography and film. The director (Zana Briski) is determined to use the photography to provide the children with the opportunity for higher education, hope and a better life. Of the children, only one of which, Avijit, is able to separate himself from the rest through actual talent with the rest being young and imaginative kids, the same that one would find anywhere else in the world. By the end of the film most of the children are enrolled and attending classes, however not all take the opportunity and choose to return to the brothels.
Contact: richm021@duke.edu or 668-2603
- Link: More Info
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| Wednesday, November 4, 2009 |
| 7pm - 8pm |
- Around the World in One Night
- Location: Bryan Center Reynolds Industries Theater
- Contact: None
- Sponsor: Discover Worlds (DW)
- Description: A benefit concert for Discover Worlds, a non-profit benefiting Rwandan orphans.
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