On HuffPo Live, KIE professor Walter Sinnott-Armstrong joined an online panel in discussing the potential use of FMRI brain scans in criminal cases, either to establish prejudices or even to prove innocence or guilt, much like a lie detector test.

This summer, another set of students participating in KIE’s DukeEngage: Dublin program are learning about the immigrant experience in Ireland’s capital city through engagement with local communities and organizations. This week, in the Letters Home, Sam Marks discusses progress in educational diversity and working with separated children. You can also read Sam and Gayle Powell’s case study on the affects of migration on educational systems. Stay tuned for continued reports from the students, which are also being published in the Irish publication Metro Eireann.

Also, be sure to follow incoming notes from KIE’s intern at the World Food Programme office in Nepal, as well as our two Kenan Summer Fellows.

The Kenan Institute for Ethics is looking for two work study candidates for the coming academic year.

Communications Assistant
Primary responsibilities for this part-time position will include graphic design, video editing, website updates, and assistance with social media. Secondary responsibilities will include assisting with strategy to reach a mixed audience of faculty, students, general public, and other stakeholders.

Requirements
• Highly organized and able to work with minimal supervision
• Attention to detail
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite, basic html
• Experience or ability to quickly learn video editing software, WordPress
• Intermediate PowerPoint skills, basic Word and Excel
• Ability to zero in on what’s most interesting to a lay audience

Please send resume and cover letter to katherine.e.scott@duke.edu

Research Analyst Assistant

The Kenan Institute for Ethics is looking for part-time student help during the academic year. The position will report to the Research Analyst. Primary responsibilities will include event set up and management, note taking, secondary research and analysis on regulatory issues.

Interest in policy, ethics and interdisciplinary research is a plus!

Please send resume and cover letter to kelly.lipford@duke.edu

The Kenan Institute for Ethics is looking for a new Student Program Coordinator. Any interested candidates should apply through Duke’s HR website, requisition number 400735832. Please email Dana Hall or reach her by phone at (919) 660-3189 for more information.

As the academic year has come to a close, undergraduates in Kenan programs are trading classrooms for exciting new opportunities around the globe. The students in KIE’s DukeEngage: Dublin program will be learning about the immigrant experience in Ireland’s capital city through engagement with local communities and organizations. The two students in this year’s Kenan Summer Fellows program will be traveling to Greenland and Korea to delve into projects exploring ethical dimensions of globalization and adoption. In a new endeavor, Kenan is continuing its relationship with the World Food Programme in Nepal through a summer intern who will aid the WFP in evaluating the effectiveness of its educational and assistance programs. All of these students will be writing back to KIE throughout the summer with reflections on their experiences.

Check out the new hub for student engagement journals for easy access to current and past journals kept by students in various KIE programs, and stay tuned for incoming updates from our far-flung correspondents!