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Sunday Service - 3/20/2011 - Sam Wells
A service of worship in Duke University Chapel. The Reverend Dr Samuel Wells delivers a sermon entitled "Our Tortured State."Opening excerpt from the sermon: (40:37)
"There's one subject none of us want to think about, and few of us are willing to talk about. But it nonetheless remains at the center of our national imagination, and at the heart of our religious faith. So although it maybe doesn't impinge on the daily life of most Americans, I believe we have to talk about it. The subject is torture. I wonder if you've ever been truly afraid. I wonder if your stomach has twisted in knots and your throat run dry, your backside begun to quake and your forearms become too heavy to use -- because you realized something violent and painful and horrifying was about to happen and there was nothing you could do to stop it, because you realized there was no one you could call to for help. It's one thing to realize something dreadful's going to happen. But it's another thing entirely to realize there's someone who's actually trying to make it happen and to mean you genuine, physical harm"
Closing excerpt from the sermon: (1:00:24)
"Yes, we'd be afraid. Yes, we'd wonder if our body could withstand becoming part of the disappeared. Yes, we'd face pain, and degradation, and humiliation. But maybe then we'd truly see how radical Jesus truly is. Maybe then we'd truly see what following Jesus means. Maybe then we'd truly discover the political significance of the cross, as the Christian answer to torture. Maybe then we'd find it in ourselves to say, "These are our bodies, given for you." Maybe then, and only then, we'd truly be able to call ourselves the church."
Sermon begins at 40:37. John 3.1-17
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Published 2 years ago
Stanley Hauerwas on the Life of a Theologian
Duke University Professor Stanley Hauerwas discusses his new memoir "Hannah's Child" and answers questions from online viewers in an "Office Hours" webcast interview, May 7, 2010. Learn more at http://www.dukeofficehours.comPublished 3 years ago
The Academic Interview for Science & Engineering PhDs
On Thursday, October 6, 2011, a panel of Duke faculty members, and a postdoc who was successful on the academic job market (20 applications, 7 interviews, 3 offers), discussed the interview process for faculty jobs, including the campus visit, the job talk/chalk talk, and typical interview questions. This panel was geared toward postdocs and graduate students in the sciences and engineering.PANELISTS:
- Mingnan Chen, currently Postdoctoral Associate in Biomedical Engineering, soon to be Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Utah
- Dan Kiehart, Professor and Chair, Department of Biology and Professor of Cell Biology
- Beth Sullivan, Assistant Professor, IGSP/Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
- Anne West, Assistant Professor of Neurobiology
The 2011 Academic Job Search Series is co-sponsored by Duke Career Center, the Graduate School, and Duke Postdoctoral Services.
Published 1 year ago
Grains Bear Brunt of Missile and Meteorite Impacts
High-speed video of projectiles slamming into a bed of disks has given scientists a new microscopic picture of the way a meteorite or missile transfers the energy of its impact to sand and dirt grains. The transfer is jerky, not smooth, and much more complex than scientists previously thought, according to Duke physicist Robert Behringer, who led the research.In the study, supported by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, the team shot bronze disks into a narrow bed of photoelastic grains and used an ultrafast camera to track the collision energy as it shifted from the disk to the beads. The footage shows that the bronze disk loses most of its energy in intense, sporadic acoustic pulses along networks of grains, or force chains, in the bed of beads.
Published 6 months ago
The Climate in Qatar
Brian Murray, director for economic analysis at Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, discusses the significance of the locale of this year's Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change from Doha.Published 6 months ago
Coach P says: Compression-Only CPR Saves Lives
Compression-only CPR doubles a person's chance of surviving sudden cardiac arrest. This video walks viewers through the simple steps for performing compression-only CPR. For more info about CPR training classes, please call 1-888-ASK-DUKE.Published 10 months ago
Duke Pink Glove Video
Duke University joins Medline and the original Pink Glove Dance team at St. Vincent's Hospital in Portland, OR in the fight against breast cancer. This video represents "Partners" and "Survivors" and is used as an outreach tool to eliminate the barriers individuals face when accessing the healthcare system. It highlights the relationship between community organizations and the healthcare system. The goal is to:
€ promote breast cancer awareness through education
€ provide access to screening and treatment
€ promote community based participatory research
€ promote sponsors committed to closing gaps in our
healthcare system.
Most of all, this video emulates advocates, organizations and healthcare providers across the country who are dedicated to addressing our nation's health disparities. As we think "outside the box" we realize that one size does not fit all.
Produced by the Breast Wellness Clinic at Duke University.
Published 2 years ago
Gulag Follies
Video by Rodrigo Dorfman.
The Duke University Department of Theater Studies presented Gulag Follies, an adaptation of Varlam Shalamov's Kolyma Tales. Jody McAuliffe, Professor of the Practice of Theater and Slavic and Eurasian Studies, adapted the play and also directed.
Gulag Follies played in Sheafer Theater in the Bryan Center on Duke’s West Campus Feb. 19-21 at 8 pm.
“Shalamov's Kolyma Tales is one of the most awe-inspiring works of literature to have come out of the Gulag [Soviet forced-labor camps],” says McAuliffe. “The tales are at once a true historical record and a formidable piece of literary invention about ordinary people caught up in terrible circumstances, their hopes and plans extending no further than a few hours.”
As part of her research, McAuliffe traveled to Russia and participated in interviews with Gulag survivors. Her ensemble of actors, dancers, singers and musicians will portray a prisoners’ brigade who were fortunate to end up performing in a Gulag camp theater instead of mining or felling forests up to their waists in snow.
As the prisoners’ brigade, they put on Shalamov’s stories and sang and danced. Songs included “Rio-Rita,” from a Ziegfeld musical, “Do Russians Stand For War,” “I’m In Love With You Life,” “Lullabye” and other tunes performed by Bart Matthews (guitar, accordion), Jason Fagg (percussion), Kirill Zikhanov (piano) and the ensemble.
Jane Hawkins from the Duke Department of Music was head of the musical team. Clay Taliaferro returned to Duke to choreograph, Sonya Drum designed costumes and sets and Ross Kolman designed lights.
Gulag Follies
Adapted and directed by Jody McAuliffe, Theater Studies faculty
Sheafer Theater, Bryan Center
The show ran from Feb. 19th to the 21st, 2009. duke.edu/web/theaterstudies
Published 4 years ago
On Flipping the Classroom
Duke professor Laura Lieber discusses the benefits of team-based learning and the flipped classroom teaching concept.Published 4 months ago
Campaign Finance Reform
wo Democratic congressmen will discuss legislative solutions to the influence of big money in politics on Thursday, Jan. 31, at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy. "Big Money vs. Grassroots Democracy: Empowering Citizens to Take Back Their Government" will feature U.S. Reps. John Sarbanes, D-Md., and David Price, D-N.C. They will be joined on the panel by Anita Earls, the Executive Director of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, a nonprofit organization founded in Durham in August 2007 to assist families and communities engaged in social justice struggles, and NC Representative Larry Hall, the House minority leader, who represents the 29th disctrict, which includes parts of Durham.
Published 4 months ago
ADF 2011 Highlight Reel
ADF's 2011 season, Something New, Something Treasured, will celebrate the best in modern dance, both past and present, with 8 World Premieres, 6 ADF Commissions, 5 US Premieres, 5 Reconstructions, and 5 ADF Company Debuts. The season will feature works that honor the timeless classics of modern dance, while exploring the most innovative works that are shaping the field nationally and internationally with performances by renowned companies and choreographers including the Paul Taylor Dance Company, Pilobolus, Martha Clarke, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, Eiko & Koma, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker's Rosas, and Shen Wei Dance Arts.Check out the highlight reel for a taste of the incredible companies that will be here this summer! Tickets go on sale May 9th at 10:00am and will be available for order on the ADF website. While you're there take a look at all the company pages for special extras including bios, articles, and additional videos.
Published 2 years ago
The ADF Internship Program
Each summer, the ADF offers internships in all areas of arts administration and production. From graphic design to marketing and development, these administrative internships provide hands-on experience for those interested in arts management. Production interns work on the crew for the 40-plus performances of the ADF season. All interns work within an invigorating arts environment, as an integral part of the ADF staff, all while getting the chance to take a class everyday within the ADF School. For the entire summer, each intern plays an important role in carrying out the ADF's mission to serve dance, dancers, choreographers and artists in related fields. We couldn't do this without them!The ADF Video Blog had a chance to sit down with Bridget who is spending her summer interning with Kate Kyle and Ryan Smith in the Development office.
Published 2 years ago
The ADF Three Week School
The ADF is a program designed specifically for the training and education of dancers from the ages of 12-16. The faculty have a committed interest in working with this particular age group and are experienced and dedicated artists in the field. The focus of the program is to provide excellent training in a supportive and nurturing environment, while introducing younger dancers to the range and diversity of the dance profession today. Three Week School Directors Pam Pietro and Ursula Payne spoke with us about the program.Published 1 year ago
Seeds of Change at Duke
In 1963, President Kennedy was assassinated, the Civil Rights Act was sent to Congress, and the first African-Americans matriculated at Duke. Since then, America has grown more into a global melting pot. How has Duke further diversified its community and what impacts have allowed it to become a leading research university? The Vietnam War developed into a major social issue for the United States causing a dichotomy of views and support. Arguably, its impact forever changed a generation's view of war. Come join the classes of 1967 for insight on how these events impacted the University. For some, it awakened a new spirit, invoked others to action, or enlightened others to the fact that opposing ideologies do exist. What actions were taken, how did the events shape their life?Published 1 year ago
Supreme Court & Arizona's 'Racial Profiling' Law
March 22, 2012 - The Program in Public Law, Kenan Institute for Ethics, American Constitution Society (Washington, DC), and Duke Law ACLU present an exciting panel discussion on the Supreme Court's recent decision to hear arguments in Arizona v. United States. SB 1070 has been referred to in the media as the "racial profiling" law because it requires law enforcement officers in Arizona to inspect the documents of those suspected of unlawful presence in the state. Noah Pickus, Director of the Kenan Institute for Ethics and nationally renowned scholar in immigration policy, will be moderating a panel discussion on the legal issues in this highly controversial case. Gabriel "Jack" Chin, Professor of Law at UC Davis and an expert on SB 1070, and Lucas Guttentag, Founding Director of the ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project and Professor of Law at Yale Law and Stanford Law, will be joined by Duke Law Professor Ernest Young and Visiting Assistant Professor Margaret Hu. This event will be webcast.Published 1 year ago
