Gates Foundation gives $35M to Duke
(05/16/02 4:00am)
The University's science and student life initiatives took a $35 million leap forward with a gift from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced May 2.
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The University's science and student life initiatives took a $35 million leap forward with a gift from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced May 2.
The University's science and student life initiatives took a $35 million leap forward with a gift from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Thursday, May 9.
The student-led initiative for an Asian American studies department moved a step closer to fruition last week after key administrators gave the go-ahead to meet several key demands.
If things go as administrators hope, about half of the dusty 70-year-old Kilgo Quadrangle will be as good as new before students return from summer vacation.
It's 4 a.m. and a printer is rattling and burring for one of the last times during my tenure at The Chronicle.
When it comes to rankings, Duke normally cannot compete with Ivy League schools. And when it comes to squeezing money from graduating seniors, the same is true.
This year's Israeli independence day took on a more sober tone for the University's Jewish community.
Naomi Reagan, a sophomore, joined over 50 other community members in a rally on the Chapel steps Wednesday for better University-employee relations.
As promised at a teach-in Monday night, students submitted a proposal to key University administrators Wednesday asking them to establish an Asian American studies department.
Austin Fearnow, a senior, points down at campus from atop the Chapel, which opened its staircase to seniors Monday as part of Senior Week activities.
Two years after a student died from complications related to binge drinking and a year after the Alcohol Task Force collapsed, then-interim vice president for student affairs Jim Clack handed specialist Jeff Kulley the tall task of advising the University on alcohol issues and counseling students.
A bumblebee enjoys the sweet blossom of springtime on a warm April day amidst the flowers outside the chapel.
City of Medicine, Black Wall Street and father to tobacco--Durham's various histories have contributed to a collection of vibrant architectural styles. Intricate brickwork on abandoned warehouses and dizzying spirals compose stark visual contrasts.
Dr. Patrick Kenan, professor emeritus of otolaryngology and a community leader in the arts, died suddenly at his home Monday morning. He was 71.
Nations should follow a foreign policy that balances national security interests and the promotion of the global good, said British ambassador to the United Nations Jeremy Greenstock in a speech Wednesday afternoon.
Selected from among four other bands, the Roots will headline the annual Last Day of Classes concert on Main West Quadrangle April 24.
A Domino's Pizza tractor trailer collided with several other vehicles after the truck failed to stop at the intersection of Erwin Road and Research Drive Monday afternoon.
If the Office of Information Technology's Andrew File System catches on, students may find that floppy disks are a thing of the past.
\Statues of children playing adorn The Streets at Southpoint shopping mall, which opened March 8. The thousands of shoppers visiting the complex have at times caused traffic jams.
It's not the free-loving 1960s, and Duke is not planning to book the Grateful Dead to play in Cameron Indoor Stadium anytime soon, but illegal drugs--and perhaps increasingly more hard drugs--still play a significant role in campus life.