Tony Shan
Duke has an office for taking University inventions and turning them into marketable products, but some faculty have questioned how effective it is.
Lucy Hicks
A team of Duke scientists is pushing the boundaries of knowledge about sea turtles caught by commercial fishing processes.
Nourhan Elsayed
The University Global Health Impact Report Card, the first of its kind administered by the UAEM, aims to promote medical innovation and public interest in global health.
Shangnon Fei
Years later, theater professor Jody McAuliffe set out to investigate the obscure neurological disease that led to her father's unraveling.
Government budget cuts may decrease available funding for research organizations such as the Duke Lemur Center and the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center, along with basic research at Duke.
Duke professors have raised concerns over a policy that entitles the University to a large percentage of the profit received from inventions.
Danielle Muoio
DCRI eliminated 56 positions to address its "specific business needs" in the wake of the federal sequester.
Kelly Scurry
As genetic technology develops, the ability to change the genes of a fetus has moved from the realm of science fiction to a possible reality in the future.
A vaccine for HIV has eluded scientists for decades, but Duke researchers are closer to it than ever.
Julian Spector
A genetic mutation that prevents cell death may hold the key to treating deadly brain tumors.
A Duke researcher’s findings suggest human friendship may actually be monkey-like.
Researchers may soon find a genetic reason for the existence of psychopaths.
Automatic federal budget cuts triggered Friday may pose a threat to funding for some areas of Duke research.
At the Nicolelis lab, scientists have connected the brains of two rats over a long distance, creating an artificial communication channel.
Andrew Luo
Adults who were bullied as children may have a higher risk of developing psychiatric disorders and depression.
Aston Martin’s Rapide S sports car is the latest design to make use of the ancient golden ratio, which mechanical engineering professor Adrian Bejan said confers a natural sense of beauty and speed.
The team of neuroprosthetics researchers mounted an infrared camera on the head of a rat and connected it to the somatosensory cortex of the brain
Linda Yu
A team of Duke undergraduates working with the Nowicki Lab created a lifelike robotic sparrow to test a theory of angry bird behavior.
Adarsh Dave
In an era of tightened government purse-strings, corporations play a central, if not controversial, role in funding research at Duke.
Less invasive surgery at earlier stages of breast cancer has been correlated with higher rates of patient survival.
For students who demand intelligence not just from their peers but from their houses, Duke has just the place to live.
Maggie Spini
Myths can be hard to debunk—particularly when centered on contentious issues like access to and affordability of health care.
Researchers discovered that sickle cells, unlike normal red blood cells, can obstruct up to 88 percent of tumor blood vessels.
Gloria Lloyd
A Duke study on great apes shows that humans are not alone when it comes to “paying it forward.”
Staff Reports
Duke researchers found that the whales also sing while hunting for food
