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Former Hart Fellow's Work Published in Environmental Research

Former Hart Fellow David Rosen recently had a study he assisted with during his Fellowship published in the journal Environmental Research.  In the 2017-2018 year, Rosen served as a Hart Fellow in Ketura, Israel with the Arava Institute, a leading environmental studies and research program in the Middle East. He sought to help evaluate the…

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HLP Director Gunther Peck comments on Supreme Court's DACA decision

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected by a 5-4 vote President Trump’s effort to end legal protections for young immigrants who are part of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (DACA) created in 2012 under the Obama administration. Duke Today released this news tip featuring HLP Director Gunther Peck's reaction. Peck regularly teaches…

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HLP Research Director Kate Whetten helps launch new LGBTQIA+ health initiative

Kathryn Whetten, research director of the Hart Fellows Program, is part of a new research initiative focused on health disparities among sexual and gender minorities. The new Duke Sexual and Gender Minority Health Program officially launched in February with a day-long interdisciplinary symposium that brought together researchers, clinicians and members of the LGBTQIA+ community to…

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PEP Fellows create audio documentary about ethical representation for Asian Americans in media

For their project as part of the Democracy Lab course, Political Engagement Project Fellows Erin Lee, Catherine Martinez, and Julianna Rennie sought to answer the question: what is ethical representation and how do we practice it? The group interviewed different members of the community to produce an audio documentary featuring a variety of perspectives and…

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