A paper co-authored by Duke’s Cheryl Lin and Pikuei Tu on “Confidence and Receptivity for COVID-19 Vaccines” shows a correlation between declining vaccine acceptance and demographic, socioeconomic, and partisan divides. Quoted by USA Today , Cheryl Lin calls for a national campaign to target vaccine hesitancy within distrustful communities.

Duke professor Gary Gereffi spoke in the first episode of a new podcast hosted by the German Development Institute. The podcast is now available on multiple platforms.

On November 10, APSI and DUCIGS organized a local webinar about science and technology cooperation and engagement between the U.S. and China featuring Duke Professor Denis Simon, Richard P. Suttmeier (University of Oregon), Mark Cohen (University of California, Berkeley), and Paul Triolo (Eurasia Group). The event was a local follow-up to the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations' CHINA Town Hall.

Veteran Foreign Service officer, George Sibley brings 32 years of experience as the new Diplomat in Residence for the Mid-Atlantic Region.