LinCS 2 Durham Newsletter

Final Issue

September 2013 (HTML)

Previous Issues

January/February 2012 (HTML)

August/September/October 2011 (HTML)

May/June/July 2011 (HTML)
This issue's "Point of View" features Shola Olabode-Dada, a doctoral candidate in the Psychology in the Public Interest program at North Carolina State University, who is pursuing a degree in Community Psychology. Ms. Olabode-Dada writes about how vital it is for our behavior and actions to reflect reality, especially regarding HIV testing.

March/April 2011 (HTML)
This issue's "Point of View" features Anthony R. Coston, an Alliance of Aids Services volunteer and a member of the LinCS 2 Durham Collaborative Council, who discusses how his experiences with an HIV-positive friend continue to motivate him and his work.

January/February 2011 (PDF, 162 KB)
In "Point of View," Minister Rhonda Royal Hatton, a Collaborative Council member, discusses the connection she sees between the HIV epidemic and myths in popular culture of superheroes and sexual irresponsibility without consequences.

December 2010 (PDF, 157 KB)
Timberly Butler, a senior at North Carolina Central University and a member of the LinCS 2 Durham field team, is profiled in this issue. As a LinCS 2 Durham research assistant, Timberly has been focused on the planning and pre-pilot and pilot surveys of sexual attitudes and behavior of young Black people in Durham.

October/November 2010 (PDF, 223 KB)
In this issue, a new feature—"Point of View"—debuts with commentary by Noah Powell (a founding member of the LinCS 2 Durham Collaborative Council) on the civil rights movement's lessons for effective prevention of HIV.

August 2010 (PDF, 140 KB)
This issue of the LinCS 2 Durham newsletter contains an update on the latest Collaborative Council meeting, the feature of the project on WUNC's “North Carolina Voices – Global
Health Comes Home” radio show on June 30, the results of a breakthrough study in reducing risk of HIV and genital herpes infections in women, and other news.

June 2010 (PDF, 201 KB)
This issue of the LinCS 2 Durham newsletter contains an update on the June Collaborative Council meeting, information about the "Juneteenth" celebration in downtown Durham, and a staff profile on Kate MacQueen, the LinCS 2 Durham principal investigator.

May 2010 (PDF, 197 KB)
This issue of the LinCS 2 Durham newsletter contains an update on a focus group discussion about sexual behavior in the Black community, an overview of Randy Rogers' participation in the HIV Research Catalyst Forum held in Baltimore, and a profile on Kia Lilly Caldwell, a LinCS 2 Durham investigator.

April 2010 (PDF, 209 KB)
This issue of the LinCS 2 Durham newsletter contains information on focus groups, the decision making process in the Collaborative Council, and a profile on David Jolly, the LinCS field team leader.

January 2010 (PDF, 174 KB)
This issue of the LinCS 2 Durham newsletter contains coverage of the December Collaborative Council meeting, the World AIDS Day ceremony in Durham, and a staff profile of Kimberly Gibson Hooks.

November 2009 (PDF, 156 KB)
This issue of the newsletter contains coverage of World AIDS Day events for December 1st, a Collaborative Council meeting, and a staff profile of Christopher Reed.

October 2009 (PDF, 218 KB)
This issue of the newsletter contains coverage of the first Collaborative Council meeting, the NC Pride Parade, and a staff profile of Alexandria Horne.

September 2009 (PDF, 245 KB)
This issue of the newsletter contains coverage of the LinCS 2 Durham information sessions, and a staff profile of Randy Rogers.

June 2009 (PDF, 226 KB)
This inaugural issue of the newsletter contains a description of the LinCS 2 Durham project, staff training sessions, and a staff profile of Allison Mathews.