Julie Hylton, co-founder of the event, lost her mother to ovarian cancer. “Art & Soul was founded on the principle that, to make gains in the early detection of ovarian cancer -- and ultimately the eradication of the disease -- more funding must be channeled toward leading research institutions that are dedicated to this critical women’s issue,” she says.

Proceeds from the event will benefit the Duke Gynecologic Oncology Research Program. Tickets are $35 each and can be purchased in advance at www.artandsoulorg.com or at the event. The auction will be held on Tuesday, March 7 at 6:30 p.m. on the American Tobacco Campus. It is open to the public.

For more information, call 919-313-4059.

This meeting is open to all center members and staff, as well as other Duke students and employees with an interest in the field of cancer. The meeting will be held from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and will feature
• A “State of the Cancer Center” presentation by DCCC Director H. Kim Lyerly, M.D.
• Presentations by the leaders of the DCCC’s research programs
• Poster competition with a monetary award
• Announcement of four awards (Bell, Joklik, Malek and Rundles Awards) presented to individual investigators at Duke to recognize excellence in research.

At the end of the meeting, the DCCC will join the Duke Center for the Study of Medical Ethics and Humanities to host the Nancy Weaver Emerson Lectureship. Maggie Little, associate professor of Philosophy and senior research scholar at The Kennedy Institute of Ethics, will give the lecture.

Guests may register to attend at www.cancer.duke.edu/annualmeeting.

A degree option in the program leads to a Master of Health Sciences in Clinical Research, a professional degree awarded by the Duke University School of Medicine. An advanced degree in a clinical science from an accredited institution is a prerequisite for admission either as a degree candidate or as a non-degree participant.

The program is now accepting applications for the academic year 2006-07. Applications will be accepted through May 15, 2006.

For a detailed description of the program and the course offerings, visit the CRTP website at http://crtp.mc.duke.edu.

For more information or to request an application packet, contact Gail Ladd, program coordinator, at 919-681-4560 or at gail.ladd @duke.edu.

Lunch & Learn sessions are free and open to the public, but registration is required. Sessions run from noon to 1 p.m. in the Bryan Research Building, Room 103. Sessions are approved for 1.2 nursing contact hours and 0.1 continuing education hours. Bring your lunch; the Compliance Office will provide drinks and dessert.

Upcoming sessions include:
• Monday, March 20 Clinical Trials Litigation with Kim Wilson, J.D.
• Thursday, April 6 Clinical Trials Billing with Donna Morris
• Friday, May 12, Humanitarian Use Devices with John Falletta, M.D.

To register for a session, send an email to CTQA@mc.duke.edu.

Classes include:
• The Management Challenge: Translating Strategy into Results. This new program prepares middle managers for the complex demands of leading their area of responsibility within their organizations.
• Advanced Management Program. This program focuses on leadership challenges facing senior executives and their organizations, including effective leadership, developing successful strategies, exploring opportunities for growth, and bringing about real and effective change.

To learn more about these and other upcoming executive education opportunities, visit www.ee.fuqua.duke.edu or call 919-660-8011.

His talk is entitled “The Evolution of Human Longevity.” He will discuss how the human life span has evolved in the last six million years since the chimpanzee and hominin lines diverged.

This lecture is supported by the George L. Maddox Lectureship Endowment of the Duke Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development in honor of the distinguished career of Maddox.

For more information, call 919-660-7502.

For more information on the Great 100 or to download a nomination form, visit www.great100.org.

On Saturday, March 11, from 1 to 4 p.m., the board will host a scrap-booking event in the lobby of the Duke Children’s Health Center to create the ICN’s first “Album of Hope.” They are asking for ICN “alumni” to drop by anytime during the event, bring photos of their miracle children, and tell their stories on scrapbook pages.

Please share this opportunity with parents you know who have experienced the care given at Duke’s ICN.

For more information, contact Jennifer McLamb with the Parent Advisory Board at ICN.PAB@mc.duke.edu.

The fee for the eight-week course is $395. Registration deadline is March 20.

To register, call 919-660-6745. For more information, visit www.dcim.org.

She was one of several nursing staff participating in a Robert Wood Johnson “time and motion” study aimed at identifying variables of the nursing work environment that can be changed to improve direct patient care activity and safety.

During the study, a wireless network tracked their movements. In addition, they carried PDAs in which they entered brief task reports at randomly selected times.

Duke’s participation is part of Phase II of this national study, which is taking place at 15 additional sites.

Junior Volunteers are teenagers (14 years or older) who can provide help at Duke during the summer with data entry, filing, running errands and other jobs. The volunteers begin in mid-June and usually work until school starts in August. You can request them for four or eight hour shifts, Monday through Friday.

All Junior Volunteers receive training in safety, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), compliance and customer service.

Each hospital has its own coordinator for Junior Volunteers. If you are interested in working with these capable youth, contact one of the following coordinators:
• Duke University Hospital and Duke University Medical Center -- Lisa Terry (919-681-6088 or terry033@ mc.duke.edu)
• Durham Regional Hospital -- Claudette Meeks (919-470-4150 or Claudette.Meeks @duke.edu)
• Duke Health Raleigh Hospital -- Volunteer Office (919-954-3887).

Employees with children who are eligible to be Junior Volunteers should encourage them to contact a coordinator to sign up.

“This was my first radiothon,” said Joseph St. Gemes, M.D., chair of the Department of Pediatrics. “I was deeply impressed with the involvement of the community in this wonderful event dedicated to improving the care of children and their families at Duke Children’s Hospital and Health Center.”

The radiothon was originally scheduled for September but was postponed because of Hurricane Katrina. In 2004, the donations for the MIX 101.5 radiothon totaled $740,082.77. Bringing in nearly $200,000 more was quite a feat this year.

“We are thrilled with these impressive results,” said Dennis Clements, M.D., Ph.D., chief medical director of Duke Children’s Hospital. “MIX 101.5, WRAL-FM, their listeners and the entire Capitol Broadcasting Company, help make miracles happen at Duke. We are indebted for their support, leadership and dedication to helping us year after year. It is truly amazing what a group of people can do when they join hands for a worthy cause.”

Want to help out, but didn’t get around to calling in? Items that were on sale during the radiothon can now be purchased at the Bouncing Ball gift shop in the Children’s Health Center.

The guest speakers at the event, sponsored by the Duke University Medical Center (DUMC) Library Social Committee, were Joyce Nichols and Clydie Pugh-Myers.

Nichols, a 1970 graduate of the Duke Physician’s Assistant Program, was the first female and the first African-American female to be formally educated as a physician assistant anywhere in the world.

Pugh-Myers was a member of the 1949 inaugural graduating class of the Durham School of Practical Nursing, which was a jointly sponsored program. The nine-month clinical part of the one-year program took place at Duke Hospital. The members of the class were the first licensed practical nurses (LPNs) to graduate in the state of North Carolina. Other members of the first and subsequent classes also attended the event.

A display located in the front lobby of the library commemorates these and other first events at DUMC.

To obtain an audiotape of the discussion, contact Jessica Roseberry at 919-383-2653 or at jessica.roseberry@duke.edu.

This year’s areas of funding are:

• Human Sexual Function
• Medical History
• Medical Ethics and Humanities
• International Studies.

The Trent Foundation grants average $3,000 and are available for one-year projects. The deadline for applications is April 3. Money for the projects approved will be available in July.

For details about application requirements, visit http://cfr.dev.duke.edu/trent_main.cfm.

“We hope employees across the health system will put on their walking shoes and join us in supporting the research and programs these organization have that save lives,” says David McQuaid, CEO of DRH and chair of both events. “One in eight women will give birth too early. Cancer still claims too many lives in the U.S. These events are the main fundraisers for March of Dimes and the American Cancer Society. We want to make them the most successful events to date. To do that, we need the support of employees and physicians throughout the health system.”

In addition to gathering team members across the system, DRH is placing a special call to babies born there. “In honor of our 30th anniversary, we’re also inviting babies born at Durham Regional and their families to participate in our March of Dimes WalkAmerica team,” says McQuaid.

Team captains and walkers for both events are needed. To get involved, call James Amos at 919-470-4278 or Hilda Southerland at 919-470-6520.

Let the world know by participating in the “Duke it Out” debate on the website of Duke’s Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy (IGSP). Join the debate at www.genome.duke.edu/edexchange/dukeitout.

The awards, themed Stepping into the Light, are designed to recognize the significant achievements of minority graduate and professional students as well as those who have supported their efforts.

The awards are named in honor of Julian Abele, the architect of the Duke campus. Known as the first major African-American architect in the country, Abele never visited Duke due to his revulsion to segregation.

The first Julian Abele Awards and Recognition Banquet was held in 1989 and unveiled a portrait of Abele, the first of an African-American to hang in the foyer of the Allen Building. In honor of Abele’s accomplishments and character, the Duke community has nominated several students, alumni, faculty or administration, and organizations that possess his virtues.

To attend the 2006 Abele Awards, contact tiaunia.bedell@law.duke .edu by March 20.