Before Neil Armstrong took that historic first step onto the moon’s surface 50 years ago, three Duke alumnae were among the thousands of people who worked to prepare the Apollo 11 mission for its historic voyage.
As Central Campus closes to undergraduate students, The Chronicle looks back at its history with a documentary on its transformation from housing mill workers to hosting undergraduates.
The Duke Human Vaccine Institute just got a booster shot of $129 million.
Have an old Android phone? The Duke Lemur Center wants to use it for research on mouse lemurs.
Early graduations at Duke are less common than you might think.
As the U.S.-China trade war escalates, Duke Kunshan University has managed to stay out of the cross fire—at least for now.
Valerie Ashby, dean of Trinity College, told Duke Today that the grant “will accelerate the hiring of outstanding faculty to meet the demand for these disciplines.”
Rodgers hailed from Warrenton, Va. She was a psychology major and played on Duke's varsity lacrosse team.
Ever wonder why Rubenstein’s name can be found all over Duke’s campus? You’re not alone—his name is just as prevalent in Washington, D.C.
Current U.S. politicians are considering paying reparations to black descendants of American slavery at a level they haven’t since the Reconstruction Era. And a Duke professor is at the helm of the discussion.
Todd Burdette, a 38-year-old man from Morrisville, N.C., broke into Few Quad HH while trying to hide from police, wrote Keith Lawrence, Duke’s executive director of news and communications, in an email.
Acclaimed Durham architect Philip Freelon, whose architectural designs stretch from Duke’s campus to America’s capital, died yesterday at the age of 66.
After pushing to legalize marijuana during his campaign, Illinois Gov. and Duke Trustee J.B. Pritzker, Trinity ‘87, has officially made good on his promise.
Lights, camera, action—although sometimes in the case of Duke Athletics, there’s neither camera nor action to accompany the lights.
A fixture of Duke’s student conduct process has departed after 20 years at the University.
Perkins Library patrons got an eyeful of more than books last week.
Duke’s Board of Trustees boasts the likes of Apple CEO Tim Cook and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver—now it’s adding five new members to the group.
Central Campus may be closing down, but its furniture will live on in homes around North Carolina.
In 2004, former Duke President Keith Brodie retired and requested that his office be allocated to the Baldwin Scholars Program. Since then, the scholars have occupied the office and meeting space in the East Duke Building on East Campus.
In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled Thursday that partisan gerrymandering poses a political question not for the federal courts to decide.
