DURHAM -- N.C. Central University's Institute for Homeland Security and Workforce Development will convene a Critical Industrial Incidents Summit on Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Whiting Criminal Justice Building.
Leaders from several disciplines will discuss the impact of large-scale industrial incidents on low-income communities and the best practices for preparedness, response, mitigation and recovery.
The summit will include panels on education, economics and communications and serve as the opening event for a year-long series of working groups designed to build collaboration among first responders, public officials, industry leaders, the private sector and the public.
Mark Haraway, fire chief for Apex, will be the keynote speaker, along with Emily Young, assistant director for recovery, N.C. Division of Emergency Management.
Registration is $20 in advance and $25 the day of the event; lunch will be provided. For information, contact the Institute for Homeland Security and Workforce Development at 530-6928.
Osher director to begin UNCA post
ASHEVILLE -- Catherine Frank, director of Duke University's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, has been named executive director of UNC Asheville's North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement. She will begin her new post June 1.
Frank has served as director of Duke's Osher institute for the past three years. The institute, founded in 1977, has 1,500 members and offers 100 courses each semester both on and off campus. Since 2004, it has been a member of the Osher Lifelong Learning Network, a group of more than 100 lifelong learning institutes dedicated to providing education for adult learners and to extending the demographic served by traditional universities.
Frank teaches literature courses at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and provides academic support to members of the UNC Chapel Hill men's basketball team. Previously, she served for six years as executive director of the Preservation Society of Chapel Hill.
Student named to AIC dean's list
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Jordan Lee of Durham has been named to the fall 2009 dean's list at American International College. Lee was one of more than 360 AIC students recognized for their academic achievements.
To be named to the dean's list, students must have a grade-point average of at least 3.3.
Berkman founder, archivist to speak
DURHAM -- Two separate events at Duke University this month will bring to campus the co-founder of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University and the archivist of the United States.
Jonathan Zittrain, professor of law and co-founder/faculty co-director of the Berkman Center, will discuss "Gaming History: The Battle for Narrative Control in the Digital Age," at 5 p.m. Wednesday. The discussion, in Room 139 of the Social Sciences Building on Duke's West Campus, is free and open to the public.
Zittrain will look at the factors that affect access and contribution to knowledge and the impact that ubiquitous human computing may have on the enterprise of recording and establishing history.
David Ferriero, archivist of the United States, will discuss, "Are We Losing Our Memory? The View from the National Archives." Ferriero is the former University Librarian at Duke and former director of the New York Public Library. His speech, at 5 p.m., March 22, in Room 130 of the Social-Psychology Building, is also free and open to the public.
Sidney Minter law review editor
DURHAM -- Sidney Minter has been voted editor-in-chief of the 33rd volume of the N.C. Central Law Review.
The law review, established in 1969, features articles, comments and case notes about various areas of the law written by professors, practitioners and students. Guided by a faculty adviser, student members select and edit articles for publication and manage the law review's business accounts.
Also joining the law review board for the 2010-11 volume are Tiffany Mack, executive editor; Tara-Anne Canada, notes & comments editor; Whitney Frye, articles editor; LyTia Blackmon, managing editor; and Tiffany Smith, symposium editor.
Modi funds to give $2,500 to student
DURHAM -- The Aalok S. Modi Global Health Fieldwork Fund will award $2,500 to one undergraduate student at Duke University each year to carry out a research project dedicated to solving domestic and international health issues.
The fund will be administered by the Duke Global Health Institute through its summer fieldwork program, and the selection process will include members of the Modi family, the fundraising committee and Duke faculty.
Modi, a chemistry major who had served as a leader of the Global Health Student Action Committee, died Feb. 14, 2008, when he collapsed during an intramural basketball game in Wilson Gym.
To donate to the fund, visit www.asmgrant.org/.
North Greenville names dean's list
TIGERVILLE, S.C. -- North Greenville University has recognized Emily Pittman of Durham for academic accomplishments by naming her to the dean's list for the fall semester.
To qualify for the list, students must maintain a minimum 3.5 grade-point average.
Duke student new research fellow
DURHAM -- Thomas Holland has been selected as a 2010 Fogarty International Clinical Research Fellow at Duke University. Holland is a second year Infectious Disease Fellow and a Global Health Resident at Duke, and is currently enrolled in the Duke Global Health Institute's Master of Science in Global Health.
After completing MSc-GH coursework this spring, Holland will spend seven months in Eldoret, Kenya, as a Fogarty International Clinical Research Fellow working closely with a team of Kenyan and U.S. researchers from Moi, Brown, Indiana and Duke universities to research the prevalence of rheumatic heart disease in western Kenya.
DTCC offering lab assistant courses
DURHAM -- Durham Technical Community College is offering a variety of new and existing laboratory assistant courses through the Corporate and Continuing Education division.
The courses are taught in a newly created laboratory with cutting-edge equipment. Upon completion of the courses, students would be eligible for employment at biotechnology companies, pharmaceutical labs, clinics and hospitals.
The courses are for those starting their career, looking for a career change or wanting to refresh their skills. This program will soon offer a co-operative "externship" for students to obtain more experience in this field.
To find out more, visit www.durhamtech.edu/html/current/noncredit/biopharma.htm#labasst or call 536-7252.
Company officials who are interested in partnering with Durham Tech to offer student externships should contact Ingrid Charles at 536-7252 or charlesi@durhamtech.edu.
Duke-NUS names vice chancellor
DURHAM -- Duke Global Health Institute founding director Michael Merson has been named vice chancellor for Duke-National University of Singapore Affairs.
Beginning this month, Merson will act as the primary liaison between Duke-NUS, Duke Medicine and Duke University to increase collaboration and strengthen partnerships between the three entities. This responsibility is in addition to his role as DGHI director.
Merson replaces R. Sanders Williams, who left at the end of February to become president of The J. David Gladstone Institutes.
The Duke-NUS Medical School was established in 2005 as part of a national strategy to become a leading center for medical research and education.
-- Compiled by Neil Offen. Contact him at noffen@heraldsun.com.
