Duke Spotlights: Global Stories
The Duke community is engaged in research, education and partnerships to address some of the world's most pressing global challenges. Check out our curated list of stories for a window into Duke's global academic engagement.
IDEAS for Hope: Integrating Suicide Prevention into HIV Care in Tanzania
Duke Nursing faculty member Brandon Knettel, PhD, discusses an intervention he led to address high rates of suicide among people living with HIV in Tanzania.
Gennifer Weisenfeld Explores Corporate Advertising in Modern Japan
Trinity sat down with the Walter H. Annenberg Distinguished Professor of Art, Art History and Visual Studies to explore her book’s unexpected origins, why Japan’s corporate advertising history has so often gone unrecognized and the pivotal role the 1964 Olympics played in bringing it into focus.
The Evidence That Drove China's Big Move on HPV Vaccines
A Duke research team produced some of the key findings that led to the first expansion of China’s immunization program since 2008.
Pulling Back the Curtain on Russian Language Learning
“The Russian program is experiencing a noticeable shift in those who can see themselves studying the language,” Duke faculty Jehanne Gheith shares, “and I think that speaks to how we’re teaching at Duke — through more engaging materials and dynamic faculty who are expanding the reach, the inclusivity and the relevance of the program.”
Tax Policy for Practitioners: Building Global Expertise and Networks
Professionals from around the world attended the executive education program at Duke Sanford to develop the skills needed to address emerging challenges in tax policy, from digital economies to climate change.
Sung Eun Kim Explores the Military Ties Between Korea and the U.S.
Sung Eun Kim is an historian of modern Korea whose scholarship examines how race and gender shaped the experiences of colonial soldiering, particularly at the intersection of Korean militarism and U.S. imperialism in the Asia-Pacific region.
Lessons in Resilience From One of the Hottest Places on Earth
Duke professor Herman Pontzer studies a community of pastoral animal herders in northern Kenya who endure some of the harshest conditions on the planet. But efforts to improve their health may be undermining their most successful survival strategies.
Student Voices: How the Arab World Changed My Perspective on Culture and Self
“It reminded me of the power of language, of empathy, and of shared humanity—the reason why I came there in the first place—not just to study, but to connect.” – Folu Adenuga.
Designing Health Care Solutions with DukeEngage Uganda
For Duke biomedical engineering professor Ann Saterbak, DukeEngage — an eight-week program in which students work with community partners to address key issues — became a way to support a collaboration that could address the needs of Ugandan healthcare facilities.
Khwezi Mkhize on Reclaiming the Pan-African Narrative
How do we understand history and the stories that shape our world—and who gets to dictate them? This central premise can be found through the research and teaching of Khwezi Mkhize, Assistant Professor of African & African American Studies, whose focus on African literature, Black political thought, and postcolonial intellectual history wrestles with this question.