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Lemur escapes DLC on fifth birthday

Staff Reports

A red-ruffed lemur escaped from the Duke Lemur Center Friday.

Grad student advocates for bird-friendly windows

Julian Spector

Duke's glass buildings can be deadly for birds, but a graduate student is setting out to fix that.

Duke alums create DNA tracer prototype

Imani Moise

A startup led by recent Duke alums is developing technology to help build trust between fracking companies and the communities they affect.

EPA regulations to steer market away from coal

Lucy Hicks

Stricter Environmental Protection Agency regulations could steer the energy market away from coal, according to a recent Duke study.

Environmentalist calls for action to combat 'slow violence'

Lizzy Kieffer

Theorist Rob Nixon argued that destructive treatment of the environment constitutes a form of violence.

Energy advocates defend oil, nuclear power

Lucy Hicks

A bias against oil and nuclear energy as fuel sources is impeding industrial progress, said Alex Epstein, Trinity ’02.

Duke professor criticizes push for de-extinction

Tony Shan

Stuart Pimm is a species extinction expert who discourages species revival or de-extinction.

Duke to put eco-friendly bulbs in streetlights

Andrew Luo

Duke will replace streetlights with energy-efficient lightbulbs.

Duke works with South Sudan to boost food security

Margot Tuchler

The South Sudanese ambassador is spending time at Duke to help find ways to improve food security in South Sudan.

Alexander McCall Smith named 2013 Duke LEAF award winner

John Barker

McCall Smith has written more than 60 books, several collections of short stories and the “No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency” series.

Duke chilled water plant gets LEED Gold rating

John Barker

Duke’s coolest building just got even cooler.

Counties near Durham inch closer to fracking

Tony Shan

State representatives have debated how to move the process forward.

Duke on track to be carbon-neutral by 2024

Maggie Spini

The exterior design of the two C-1 hybrid buses that debuted last year serves to remind students, faculty and employees of Duke’s sustainability motto.

Duke Lemur Center adds office in Madagascar

Danielle Muoio

The Duke Lemur Center recently acquired office space in Sambava, Madagascar, to house their latest conservation project.

Razia Said protests deforestation through song

Danielle Muoio

What singer-songwriter Razia Said remembers about her native land in Antalaha, Madagascar, before leaving at age 11 is the thriving rainforests.

Duke symposium highlights deforestation that endangers lemurs

Michelle Menchaca

The day began with an introduction to lemurs and the destruction of their habitat

Duke symposium to address lemur endangerment

Danielle Muoio

The Duke Lemur Center will host a symposium on conservation in Madagascar and the effect deforestation has on lemurs.

Duke professors recognized by Pentagon for climate research

Georgia Parke

The Pentagon recently honored an environmental project, conducted in part by two Duke scientists

Killing of endangered red wolf continues in North Carolina

Danielle Muoio

The fourth killing of a critically endangered red wolf since September in Hyde County, N.C., raises alarm for those part of the revitalization effort.

Film outlines effects of illegal logging on lemurs

Danielle Muoio

A documentary set to air across the U.S. in December exposes the impact illegal rosewood logging has on critically endangered silky sifaka lemurs.

Potential North Carolina biofuel crop ignites criticism

Lopa Rahman

An environmental nonprofit wants to reduce the amount of oil North Carolina imports by using giant cane-derived biofuel.

Coal ash leaves toxins in some North Carolina bodies of water

Andrew Luo

Several North Carolina lakes and rivers contain high levels of toxic compounds.

Duke professor takes simpler approach to climate change

Gloria Lloyd

Adrian Bejan has devised a model of global climate change simple enough for even a college freshman to work out by hand.

Nicholas School launches entrepreneurship certificate

Carleigh Stiehm

A new certificate program wants to develop students’ experience at the intersection of entrepreneurship and environmental issues.

Climate change to affect corn price

Elise Bruguera

As humans add more carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, corn prices will change rapidly and unpredictably.

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