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Office of Climate and Sustainability continues seminar series with discussion of equity, updates on divestment

(02/22/24 2:36am)

The Office of Climate and Sustainability hosted a seminar Tuesday evening to explore questions of equity related to a just energy transition, bringing in guest speakers from across the financial sector to shed light on how to effectively prioritize social and environmental goals in investment decisions.


No. 8 Duke men's basketball runs the floor, dominates on both ends for comfortable win at Miami

(02/22/24 2:00am)

CORAL GABLES, Fla.—Despite entering the season as the favorites in the ACC, the Blue Devils have not been at the top of the conference at any point this season after dropping their first conference game to Georgia Tech. In Coral Gables Wednesday, that finally changed.



Tyrese Proctor returns from concussion protocol, active for Duke men's basketball against Miami

(02/21/24 11:40pm)

The Blue Devils are back at full strength. After suffering a concussion in the team’s win against Wake Forest Feb. 12 and missing Duke’s last game against Florida State, sophomore point guard Tyrese Proctor is active for Wednesday night’s game against Miami, a team representative confirmed.







All the world’s a stage

(02/21/24 5:00am)

Sometimes, our most spontaneous decisions also prove to be our best. Unexpectedly, my favorite class this semester is the one I was initially unsure about (and the only one I didn’t need to take, given my major requirements). Intro to Performance Studies with Douglas Jones looks at analyzing performance through different lenses. The assigned readings range from lesser-known-20th-century plays to analytical essays seeking to link performance to ritual to its need for human survival. Our class discussions are enough to invigorate me for the week.










Is science only meant for learning?

(02/22/24 5:00am)

I believe our relationship to science education is overwhelmingly transactional. We sit in a chair, have information presented, imprint it in the old noggin and then are tested on how well we’ve remembered said information. It’s like a file transfer, only most of the files kinda get corrupted or I accidentally drop the USB stick into a puddle of soup. While this form of instruction is not limited to the sciences, it’s most common for teaching big, foundational subjects like calculus, computer science or inorganic chemistry. 


Duke neurosurgeon David Hasan speaks on experience after return from war-torn Gaza

(02/20/24 2:59am)

On Dec. 23, Professor of Neurosurgery David Hasan traveled over 6,000 miles to the other side of the world, leaving his wife and seven-year-old daughter in North Carolina to volunteer in war-torn Gaza as a surgeon and medical staffer for a week.