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(10/20/09 9:24am)
The Chronicle's Shaoli Chaudhuri interviewed Washington Post investigative reporter Dana Priest Monday. Priest spoke at Duke's Sanford School of Public Policy about uncovering the CIA's secret prisons and revealing poor conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. She won Pulitzer prizes for both scoops.
(10/25/10 8:00am)
Work on the effects of nature and nurture have earned a married research couple two prestigious awards.
(09/23/10 8:00am)
Tablet PCs aren’t just for playing video games anymore—they are revolutionizing health care delivery at Duke.
(09/02/10 8:00am)
The Duke University Marine Lab has issued a mandatory evacuation of all dormitory residents effective Thursday afternoon, in preparation for Hurricane Earl.
(07/01/10 8:00am)
This year, child poverty levels in the United States are estimated to be the highest they have been in 20 years, according to a June study.
(06/16/10 11:32pm)
Not all doctoring is created equal.
(04/09/10 8:00am)
This year is Kaveh Danesh’s first year as an academic affairs senator, but he doesn’t want it to be his last in DSG.
The Academic Affairs committee oversees the planning and implementation of projects that address, among other issues, reforming courses and pre-major advising. By running for vice president, Danesh, a sophomore, said he aspires to further commit himself to the committee, primarily by focusing on long-term projects and following through with ideas.
“Duke academic reform is really something that requires long-term devotion, and I think sometimes people think they can propose an idea and immediately effect change, but it really does require a lot of time,” Danesh said. “The way I plan to address that is to have clear goals established from the start. The things that matter need to be addressed immediately. We need to work on them consistently.”
Danesh added that he believes his ideas, devotion and experience in working with administrators qualify him for the vice presidential position.
“I know what administrators want and also what students want, and I think I have the ability to implement policy that is wanted and needed by both groups,” he said.
He emphasized the issues of advising and registration, saying he was interested in reforming the pre-registration system and setting up networks for incoming freshmen to consult with current students on course registration decisions.
“It’s almost ridiculous that students that have been accepted at Duke go through the same registration process as seniors, and I don’t think that’s nearly enough [help] for freshmen who’ve never seen so many courses in their life,” he said.
Danesh said he will continue to work toward standardizing Writing 20 courses as well as push for more interdisciplinary education and “synergy courses.”
“Basically, synergy courses are a list of courses that accompany each major that would not traditionally be seen as courses taken by students of that major,” he explained. “[This is] a big part of where education is headed.”
Junior Will Passo, DSG vice president for Durham and regional affairs, attested to Danesh’s capability, calling him “the most qualified person for the job.”
“He’s an incredible communicator,” Passo said. “He’s a really genuine person. He knows an incredible amount about academic affairs.... He has a great sense of how Duke works and how to navigate the bureaucracy.”
(03/25/10 8:00am)
The three candidates competing to be Duke Student Government executive vice president all agree on one issue—student relations with DSG need improvement.
(03/16/10 8:00am)
The walls of the Biological and Environmental Science Library are being knocked down and turned into lab and office space.
(02/24/10 10:00am)
This Saturday, the Duke University Health System will send its second medical team to Haiti in an ongoing effort to provide health care aid to the earthquake-devastated country.
(02/18/10 10:00am)
What is your preferred form of birth control—pills, condoms or other? And have you experienced an unintended pregnancy in the last 12 months?
(02/17/10 10:00am)
After 10 days in Haiti, the Duke medical team sent in the wake of last month’s earthquake returned home Monday.
(02/09/10 10:00am)
While some choose to raise funds in conventional ways—by selling cookies or washing cars—Venus Standard is raffling off her house.
(01/28/10 10:00am)
President Barack Obama delivered his first State of the Union address Wednesday night, touching on issues ranging from job creation to energy policy to health care reform. Several students and employees bore witness to the event at a watch party, hosted by Duke Democrats, in the McClendon Tower media room. The Chronicle asked party attendees and members of Duke College Republicans for their opinions on the speech. —compiled by Shaoli Chaudhuri
(01/26/10 10:00am)
Catherine Gilliss, Helene Fund Health Trust professor of nursing and dean of the School of Nursing, is Duke Medicine’s first vice chancellor for nursing affairs. She graduated with a bachelor’s in nursing from Duke in 1971 and assumed presidency of the American Academy of Nursing last November. The Chronicle’s Shaoli Chaudhuri reports.
(01/21/10 10:00am)
Students and Durham volunteers gathered in an effort to make Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream resonate abroad Wednesday night.
(12/04/09 10:00am)
The new year will see the return of Saturday cleanings.
(11/18/09 10:00am)
Financial strains have led the state to cut funding for 11 immunizations for insured children.
(11/13/09 10:00am)
Parents who hope to see their daughters grow up to become lawyers should take note of a recent study co-authored by a Duke alumnus.
(11/13/09 10:00am)
This year, DPS is behind the wheel for social action.