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Director of Duke's Center for the Study of Religion/Spirituality and Health

Paul tells us in Philippians to "not be anxious about anything", but for some, that anxiety can be crippling and inescapable. How are we to interpret Biblical truths along with the benefits of modern medicine, psychiatry and antidepressants? Dr. Warren Kinghorn from Duke University joined us in Chapel Hill to explore the proper role of both medication and spirituality for those living with mental health conditions. This lecture event was co-sponsored by Cru @ UNC, College Collective, and UNC Mental Health Ambassadors, with special thanks to Duke's Center for Christianity and Scholarship and Duke Cru for pioneering this event at Duke in 2017.

Self-regulation skills in childhood can be predictors of long-term outcomes from economic success to risks for substance use. Fortunately, they are skills that can be taught in the classroom the same way schools teach literacy. In this week's episode, we're talking about why self-regulation is important and how to teach the skills with Desiree Murray, a senior research scientist and associate director of research at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, who recently published a report on self-regulation as part of a collaboration with researchers at Duke's Center for Child and Family Policy.

Women earn 17 percent less per week than men, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Liz Ananat and Karin Agness debate the pay gap between men and women -- what it means, where it's worst, and what's driving it -- on this episode of Zeroing In: The Numbers Behind the 2016 Election, moderated by Aaron Chatterji. Zeroing In takes a look at key issues on the election agenda, one number at a time. Numbers matter, but in politics, they can be used to muddy the waters rather than enlighten. Each episode of Zeroing starts with one key statistic tied to a critical issue in the 2016 election. Experts from different points on the political spectrum debate what that number means -- and what it doesn't mean -- with help from moderator Aaron Chatterji, an associate professor at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business and Sanford School of Public Policy. Ananat is an economist, an associate professor in Duke's Sanford School of Public Policy and a faculty fellow of Duke's Center for Child and Family Policy. Agness is founder and president of the Network of Enlightened Women, an organization for conservative university women, and a contributor to Forbes.com. Music: "Tra-la-la" by Podington Bear, soundofpicture.com

Duke Divinity Veterans, a student group at Duke Divinity School, hosted and co-sponsored "Drone Nation," an interdisciplinary panel discussion on U.S. drone strikes, policy, ethics and technology. The panelists were: Professor Missy Cummings of the Humans and Anatomy Lab at Duke; Major General Charles J. Dunlap, Jr., executive director of Duke's Center on Law, Ethics and National Security; Murtaza Hussain, investigative reporter for The Intercept; and the Rev. Kara N. Slade, a Ph.D. student in Christian Theology and Ethics at the Divinity School. The panel was moderated by Phil Bennett, professor of the practice of public policy studies and journalism at Duke.

Soon millions of Americans will turn their attention to the red carpet in Hollywood for the Academy Awards. In advance of the big night, two Dukies with insights into the world of film and celebrity will participate 1 p.m. Feb. 25, in a live "Office Hours" webcast conversation on the Oscars. Watch the webcast live on the Duke YouTube channel and Tweet in your comments and questions to @DukeOfficeHours. Deirdre Haj, executive director of the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, will be joined in the discussion by alumnus Dave Karger, chief correspondent for the movie ticket website Fandango. David Jarmul, associate vice president of news and communications for Duke, will conduct the interview. Haj has been working in the entertainment industry for 25 years on both sides of the camera. Prior to joining Full Frame, she consulted on and produced numerous documentary and reality television projects. She came to Duke in 2010 when Full Frame became part of Duke's Center for Documentary Studies. Last year, Full Frame became a qualifying festival for the Academy Awards in the documentary short category. Karger was a longtime writer for Entertainment Weekly before joining Fandango. For the website's FrontRunners series, he recently interviewed actor Matthew McConaughey, who is a nominee for best actor for his role in "Dallas Buyers Club." A self-described "Oscar obsessive," Karger has been an official Red Carpet Greeter at previous Academy Awards ceremonies. "Office Hours" is a live webcast series for the university community and others to engage with Duke experts in their various fields.

On May 8th, North Carolina residents will vote on Amendment One, which proposes adding a clause to the state constitution that would define marriage as being only between a man and a woman. Janie Long, director of Duke's Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Life (LGBT), opposes the amendment and is concerned about how its passage might affect Duke students and families. Long, a 1981 graduate of Duke Divinity School, has served as the director of the LGBT center since 2006. Joining her will be Duke alumnus Steven Petrow, a former president of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association. Petrow has written numerous books and columns on LGBT issues. His work has appeared in The New York Times, CNN, NPR, The Huffington Post and elsewhere. In a live "Office Hours" interview on April 12, 2012, Long and Petrow discuss Amendment One and its implications. Conducting the interview is David Jarmul, Duke's associate vice president of news and communications.

Tom Rankin, director of Duke's Center for Documentary Studies, previews films of the 2011 Full Frame documentary film festival during a live '"Office Hours" webcast interview on April 15, 2011.