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Sea creatures of all types brightened the walls of the Duke pediatric operating room hallways by the end of Memorial Day weekend.

Dennis Clements, professor of global health and senior adviser at the Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI), has been named as DGHI’s interim director.

Faculty and staff awards are announced. These awards celebrate individuals who have demonstrated their commitment to learning, discovery, engagement, and leadership which are the cornerstones of the department's mission.

Excerpts are provided from a conversation with three Duke health experts on ways to help vulnerable Hispanic communities during the ongoing pandemic.

This week's Faculty Spotlight shines on Trevor Burt, MD, associate professor of pediatrics in the Division of Neonatology. Burt talks to us about how he gravitated toward pediatrics early in med school – but was drawn to neonatology during his junior year of residency where he got to attend and participate in high-risk deliveries. He also talks about his research interests in human developmental immunology. Specifically, his lab studies human T cell development and function, with a particular interest in immune tolerance.

Excepts from Dr. Sallie Permar's article in USA Today arguing that ignoring children in the course of the pandemic is a mistake. "We are learning children are not immune to serious effects of COVID-19 — and moreover, they are likely key to its endgame."

A story about Duke pediatrician Heather Seabury McLean and her pug, Winston, and their whirlwind experiences with COVID-19.

The Duke Institute for Health Innovation (DIHI) has awarded a $50,000 2020 RFA Innovation Award to Muhammad Zafar, MBBS, assistant professor of pediatrics in the Division of Neurology, Matthew Vestal, MD, MBA, assistant professor of neurosurgery, and Abhi Kapuria, MD, chief resident in the Adult Neurology Residency Program for their project entitled, "Transforming epilepsy surgery with augmented reality."

Many Duke faculty and trainees are currently engaged in collaborative efforts across the University as well as with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH), among many others. Here some specific initiatives that put the shared commitment to collaboration with UNC-CH into practice are mentioned.

Duke Pediatrics faculty member and National Clinician Scholars Program (NCSP) scholar, Rushina Cholera, MD, PhD, was recently published in the journal Pediatrics for her op-ed on COVID-19’s impact on children in immigrant families.