Public Seminars
University Seminar on Global Health
The University Seminar on Global Health draws together faculty and students from the University and the Medical Center, opening critical dialogue among scholars and students from diverse backgrounds and interests. The seminar series is co-sponsored by the Duke Global Health Institute and the Duke University Center for International Studies.
All seminars take place at 4:30 pm at the John Hope Franklin Center at Duke University, unless otherwise noted. Parking is available.
These events are free, but registration is helpful to ensure that we have adequate seating and snacks.
The 2008-09 seminars series includes:
September 3, 2008
Mark Ottenweller
Global HIV/AIDS Coordinator, HOPE Worldwide
Topic: Global HIV/AIDS
October 2, 2008
Stephen Lewis
AIDS-Free World (6:30 pm, Sanford Institute)
Topic: Burden of HIV on Girls & Women in Africa
October 29, 2008
Katia Koelle, Department of Biology, Duke University and Alun Lloyd, Department of Biomathematics, North Carolina State University
Topic: Modeling in Dengue
November 19, 2008
Prabhat Jha, Director, Centre for Global Health Research, University of Toronto
Topic: Battling AIDS in India
December 3, 2008
Tom Quinn, Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health, Johns Hopkins University
Topic: TBD
January 14, 2009
Daniel Schmitt, Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University
Topic: TBD
February 4 , 2009
Robert Black, Chair, Department of International Health Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health
Topic: Child Nutrition
February 18, 2009 - TBD
March 4, 2009
Lawrence Gostin, O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University
Topic: Global Health Law
April 9, 2009
King Holmes, Chair, Department of Global Health University of Washington
Topic: AIDS/STD
