This collection of stories showcases the transformative work our Duke Latiné/Hispanic employees are doing in their professional lives and within our communities. Send us your stories.
Climate Change and Health
Health experts at Duke University School of Medicine are scrutinizing the myriad ways in which shifting environmental conditions, from sweltering temperatures to severe storms, shape our well-being.
Centennial Spotlight: Luis von Ahn
The Duke Centennial spotlights Luis von Ahn, the creator of the anti-spam tool reCAPTCHA. The Guatemalan native and Duke graduate is a national leader in computer science and technology.
Duke Junior Wins Truman Scholarship
Duke junior Yadira Paz-Martinez is among the 60 students that were selected as 2024 Truman Scholars from more than 700 candidates nominated by 285 colleges and universities.
Nasher Museum Names New Curator of Contemporary Art: Xuxa Rodríguez
Duke University’s Nasher Museum of Art has named Xuxa Rodríguez as curator of contemporary art. Rodríguez brings expertise in modern and contemporary Latinx and Latin American art, African diasporic art, feminist and queer art, transnational artists, and time-based media, with strengths in performance and video.
Expanding Scholarly Perspectives Reflect Latinidad at Duke
From course offerings to faculty research to entire programs of study, Latinidad — a Spanish-language term often used by scholars to refer to the cultural and social identity of people of Latin American descent — is expanding at Duke, reflecting changes in student population.
Student Group Celebrates Jewish and Latino Heritage
Jewish communities have deep roots in Latin American history, with the first synagogue in the Americas built in Brazil in 1636. A student group known as “Jewtinos at Duke” celebrates this connection of shared Jewish and Latino heritage.
Hip-Hop As Education and Inspiration in Brazil and the United States
A multiyear Bass Connections team linking Duke and North Carolina Central University has been exploring the global links among education, hip-hop, and community building.
Saint Óscar Romero Relic Dedicated in Goodson Chapel
A service in Goodson Chapel was held at the culmination of the International Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (Jan. 18–25) to dedicate a relic of Saint Óscar Romero. Duke Divinity School welcomed the Most Reverend Luis Rafael Zarama, bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Raleigh, N.C., as the guest preacher.
Wider Access to Antivenom in Brazil’s Amazon a Worthy Investment
Scaling up availability in hospitals and community health centers is a cost-effective route to preventing deaths and injuries from snakebites, new research shows.
From Classroom to Cow Farm: What I Learned in DukeEngage Costa Rica
DukeEngage is a fully funded program where students spend eight weeks during the summer working with a community to address big issues. The program in Costa Rica focused on Agriculture and Sustainable Development, with their community partner, Universidad Earth.