A proposed ban on gun stores and other firearms businesses in Newton has divided local gun control advocates and raised concerns that the measure may draw the city into a court fight over the constitutional right to bear arms. Darrell A. H. Miller, a law professor at Duke University School of Law and codirector of the Duke Center on Firearms Law, said Newton faces the “live risk” of litigation if the city implements a ban against gun stores. Read the full article here. read more about Darrell Miller: Newton’s proposed gun store ban could invite Second Amendment court challenge »
Wednesdays at the Center is a topical weekly series in which scholars, students, artists, journalists, and others speak informally about their work in conversation with Duke students, staff, faculty, and community members. We accept applications on a wide range of topics that are of both local and global interest. Inspired by Dr. Franklin’s legacy and in line with past series, we look forward to submissions that promote conversations on racial equity, social justice, and community engagement. Please submit… read more about Call for Proposals: Wednesday night lecture series at the John Hope Franklin Center »
Reparations for Black American descendants of persons enslaved in the United States would have decreased COVID-19 transmission for Black Americans and the population as a whole, according to a new study conducted by a team of researchers, including William A. (“Sandy”) Darity Jr., Samuel DuBois Cook professor of public policy. Read more here. read more about Study shows reparations to Black Americans could have decreased COVID-19 transmission rates across US »
In this Vox article legal expert and law professor James Coleman expresses the difficulty in hate crime laws as a preventative measure against anti-Asian hate crimes. He shares: “It’s really hard to predict who is going to be the perpetrator,” says Duke law professor James Coleman. “People in the community need to be speaking out against it, people seeing these actions taking action against it. It requires a community response that makes it costly for people to do this.” Read more here. read more about Hate crime laws won’t actually prevent anti-Asian hate crimes »
"In many ways, as Dubois and others say, music is the soul of Black folks," said Rev. Dr. Luke Powery, the dean of the Duke University Chapel. Watch the full segment here. read more about Black hymns: The legacy honored on Juneteenth and every day »
Dr. Mark Anthony Neal on punitive policies, pop culture, and the myth of the "absent Black dad." Read the full feature here. read more about Dr. Mark Anthony Neal: "They Didn’t Really See Black Men as Parents" »
The Duke site of the National Clinician Scholars Program (NCSP) welcomes new faculty leadership as it enters its third year as part of this national consortium. Dr. Tolu Oyesanya will become the new School of Nursing Associate Program Director and is currently an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing and a member of the Healthcare in Adult Populations Division. Congratulations! For more information read here. read more about New Faculty Join NCSP Core Leadership Team »
Dr. William “Sandy” Darity, Jr. details the shortcomings of HR40, legislation to establish a study commission to develop proposals for a black reparations plan in the United States, and his suggestions to alter its directions. Read the full piece here. read more about What HR40 Gets Wrong and Why »
The Collegium for African Diaspora Dance (CADD), a community that supports scholars and artists committed to dance of the African diaspora, has been awarded $25,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts, the organization announced on May 12. Dr. Thomas F. DeFrantz, professor in both the Dance Program and the Department of African and African American Studies, is a founding member of the Collegium for African Diaspora Dance. He wrote the grant to support the project, “Dancing the African… read more about NEA supports project led by Duke Dance professor Thomas DeFrantz »
Dr. Melissa J. Scott and Dr. Keisha L. Bentley-Edwards, both of the Cook Center, have recently been awarded a pilot grant from the Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI) and the Nicholas School of the Environment (NSOE) for their proposed investigation into the racialized effects of climate change. The funding, awarded to the chosen projects that promise to “stimulate interdisciplinary research in global environmental health,” will help jumpstart the researchers’ plan to study whether national trends of neighborhood… read more about Cook Center Researchers Awarded Grant for Investigation of Heat-Based Racial Disparities »
Each year Dr. Thomas DeFrantz and Dr. Martin Brooke teach a class called Performance and Technology that blends engineering and dance concepts. The result is a variety of emotional but high tech performances, asking every student to step out of their comfort zones and into the future of art. Watch a video on their classes' work here and learn more about the course here. read more about Each year, Dr. Thomas DeFrantz collaborates to create an engaging performance and technology course »
Duke Divinity School Professors David Emmanuel Goatley, Ph.D., director of the Office of Black Church Studies and a research professor of theology and Black Church Studies, and Will Willimon, S.T.D., director of the Doctor of Ministry Program and professor of the Practice of Christian Ministry, hosted a series of online conversations with Duke Divinity School alumni around this critical calling for the Church today and in the future. The conversations looked at how pastors, particularly in predominately white… read more about ICYMI: Dr. David Emmanuel Goatley discusses Confronting Racism Through Preaching »
The George M. O'Brien Kidney Translational Core Center at the University of Michigan invited proposals for pilot and feasibility (P&F) grants involving the pathophysiology, basic mechanisms, therapeutic approaches, translational studies and clinical outcomes of chronic kidney diseases. The intent of this pilot program is to provide seed monies for researchers to obtain subsequent extramural funding. Congratulations to Dr. Samira Musah who was named a recipient for 2021. Learn more about the grant here.… read more about Congratulations to Dr. Samira Musah on her recent grant! »
The George M. O'Brien Kidney Translational Core Center at the University of Michigan (P30 DK081943) invites proposals for pilot and feasibility (P&F) grants involving the pathophysiology, basic mechanisms, therapeutic approaches, translational studies and clinical outcomes of chronic kidney diseases. The intent of this pilot program is to provide seed monies for researchers to obtain subsequent extramural funding. If funded, the proposed start date for the P&F grants… read more about The George M. O'Brien Kidney Translational Core Center is currently accepting proposals! »
RegMedNet recently featured Dr. Samira Musah as a part of their ‘Women to Watch’ series this year. Learn more about the accomplished Dr. Samira Musah and her extensive research here. read more about Women to Watch: using patient-derived stem cells to study organ development and disease with Dr. Samira Musah »
In 2020 Dr. Tolu Oyesanya was honored with the Didactic Teaching Award from the American Association fo Colleges of Nursing. The purpose of the AACN Novice Faculty Teaching Awards is to recognize excellence and innovation in the teaching of nursing by novice faculty at AACN member schools. Learn more here and join us in congratulating her on this accomplishment! read more about Congratulations to Dr. Tolu Oyesanya on winning the Didactic Teaching Award »
Dr. Sarah Gaither is quoted in Duke Today discussing DukeLine, a peer texting program created by Duke undergraduates for mental health support. Read more here. read more about ‘IN-THE-MOMENT’ MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS FROM THEIR PEERS »
The Cultural Competence in Computing (3C) Fellows Program, headed by Dr. Nicki Washington along with Dr. Shaundra B. Daily, is accepting applications for Cohort 2. The deadline is July 21st, 2021. You can find more information on the program and application here. read more about Cultural Competence in Computing (3C) Fellows program accepting applications! »
June marks Black Music Month—an annual celebration of Black musicians, producers, songwriters, and more. Started more than 40 years ago, the observance celebrates the history and scope of Black music from classical and folk to hip hop and rock. For more on the origins and evolution of Black music Month, The Takeaway spoke to Nabil Ayers, writer and general manager of the record label 4AD, and Mark Anthony Neal, James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of African… read more about Black Music Month Honors the Black Artists Who Have Shaped Music »
The Duke Institute for Brain Sciences (DIBS) supports two seed-grant funding programs. These high-risk/high-return funding mechanisms provide funding for research that is exploratory and therefore not yet ready for external funding. The Research Incubator Awards, for teams of faculty representing at least two departments or areas of research, and the Research Germinator Awards, for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, residents or faculty, offer the chance to explore new lines of questioning. Learn more here… read more about DIBS Competitive Seed-Grant Funding accepting applications »
Duke staff and faculty get creative with their home offices. Read more here about how Dr. Deondra Rose set up her go-to Zoom meeting spot at her dining room table. read more about Dr. Deondra Rose on Getting the Job Done in Unique Workspaces »
The Duke Endowment of Charlotte, N.C., is supporting Duke University’s efforts to expand its faculty in computation, materials science and the resilience of the body and brain by completing the second phase of a $100 million investment. This is the largest award Duke University has ever received. The funds form the base of Duke Science and Technology, a faculty-hiring and fund-raising effort designed to elevate excellence in the sciences at Duke. “At Duke, we are redefining what is possible in preventing and treating… read more about $100 Million to Advance Duke Science and Technology Research »
The Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts at the National Gallery of Art (the Center) has announced that Dr. Richard J. Powell, the John Spencer Bassett Professor of Art & Art History at Duke University, will give the 71st annual A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts in spring 2022. Entitled Colorstruck! Painting, Pigment, Affect, the lecture series will be held in the East Building Auditorium at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, over six Sundays from March 20 to May 1, 2022. Read more… read more about Dr. Richard Powell Announced as 2022 A. W. Mellon Lecturer »
Dr. Adia Ross, Duke Regional Hospital's chief medical officer, answers your questions about COVID-19 with ABC11 News. Watch the full segment here. read more about Q&A with Dr. Adia Ross: Who is still hesitant to get the COVID vaccine? »
The 123rd Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Bar Association will be held on Thursday and Friday, June 17-18. They will honor Professor Jim Coleman, co-director of The Wrongful Convictions Clinic at Duke Law as a Legal Legend of Color! Learn more about the organization and the honor here. Congratulations to Professor Jim Coleman! View the full ceremony here. read more about Congratulations to Law Professor Jim Coleman on being honored as a Legal Legend of Color! »
In 2015, Black Man in a White Coat explored the challenges confronting Black doctors, and the disproportionate health burdens faced by Black patients, ultimately seeking a way forward. In this program, A. Eugene Washington returns with author, Dr. Damon Tweedy, to revisit his examination of the difficult and often contradictory terrain of race and medicine. Watch the full program here. read more about Revisiting Black Man in a White Coat »
Congratulations to Lamonte Aidoo, Kiser Family Associate Professor of Romance Studies, and Charmaine Royal, Robert O. Keohane Professor of African & African American Studies,who were among six Duke professors who were selected as the 2021 Bass Fellows for their excellence both in research and undergraduate education. "These Bass Scholars blend scholarly excellence with a commitment to the transformative power of faculty-student engagement, said Gary Bennett, vice… read more about Six New Bass Fellows Honored for Excellence in Research and Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching »
Dr. Keisha L. Bentley-Edwards is a developmental psychologists whose interdisciplinary research focuses on how racism, gender and culture influence development throughout the lifespan, primarily for African Americans. In her talk "What Looks Like Normal on an Ordinary Day" she discusses how “Normal determines what we decide is acceptable, actionable & who we hold accountable," and how this impacts the Black community. Watch the full talk here. read more about Dr. Keisha Bentley-Edwards shares moving talk at TEDxDuke »
Professor Gina-Gail Fletcher, along with colleague Veronica Root Martinez, argue that institutional investors should require firms to disclose info about the demographic diversity of their workforces/supply chains, and report measurable/specific plans to improve racial equity in a piece in The Yale Law Journal Forum. Read their full piece here. read more about Duke Law Professor Gina-Gail Fletcher discusses race and inequality in the Yale Law Journal Forum »
Duke’s icons are the people everyone knows—for their kindness, passion, talent or intellect. They’re the people who you’ll see surrounded by a crowd of adoring students on the quad or plastered across the television in your living room. The icons on this year’s Chron15 list include Dr. Mark Anthony Neal. See the full list here. read more about Dr. Mark Anthony Neal makes list of 2020-21 Icons from Duke Chronicle »