Dr. Jeuland will bring the Duke together to discuss water, health and climate change.
Published September 19, 2012, last updated on June 11, 2013 under Research News
Duke has awarded more than $60,000 to support 10 faculty projects related to Africa. The awards, ranging between $500 and $8,000, support faculty activities taking place on campus in Durham.
The funding is part of an Africa initiative launched in January to identify and create a network of Duke faculty members, staff and students with scholarly interests related to Africa. The initiative, led by Charles Piot, professor of cultural anthropology and African and African-American studies, and John Bartlett, professor of medicine and global health, aims to enhance sharing of knowledge and resources, build connections between Duke programs and schools, and explore new funding opportunities to support work related to Africa.
“There is a great deal of interest in Africa on campus,” said Provost Peter Lange, whose office provided the funding for the awards. “We were delighted by the breadth of the proposals we received, and pleased to provide awards to projects representing many disciplines and schools, from the humanities and natural sciences, to global health, history, and music,” Lange continued.
Among the award recipients are Marc Jeuland, assistant professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy and the Duke Global Health Institute, David Toole, associate dean of academic administration at the Divinity School and DGHI adjunct associate professor, and a team led by Erika Weinthal of the Nicholas School of the Environment.
Jeuland will use the funds to support a two-part workshop convening researchers and students from Duke and other institutions to focus on water, health and climate change. The workshops will explore issues of water, sanitation and health, and food security and climate change in Africa.
Weinthal received funding for a project with colleagues Giovanna Merli of the Sanford School of Public Policy and Duke Global Health Institute, and Claudia Koonz of History, to host a workshop on migration between China and Africa. With a focus on understanding the Chinese experience and business model in Africa, the workshop will provide a micro-level perspective of the experiences of Chinese and African migrants and communities.
Toole’s award will help organize a week-long series of events next spring that will explore questions at the intersection of population, health and environment. The events will focus on Uganda, and will bring together faculty and staff from the Duke Global Health Institute, The Nicholas School of the Environment, Arts and Sciences and the Divinity School.
See complete listing of funded projects and award recipients.
