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(11/28/00 5:00am)
The Pew Charitable Trusts have pledged $1.2 million for a comprehensive study of the pelagic longline fisheries industry. Larry Crowder, the Stephen Toth Professor of Marine Biology at the Nicholas School of the Environment, will be one of the principal researchers.
(11/28/00 5:00am)
A faculty divided over structural concerns; a school dependent on professional tuition to support itself; a Ph.D. program lacking attention and clear focus; a division losing 10 percent of its revenue per year-this was the Nicholas School of the Environment described by an external review last January.
(11/17/00 5:00am)
Night life nearly void of faculty but replete with uncivil behavior and sometimes irresponsible drinking, a university concerned more with producing research than developing human beings-this is the picture painted by Dean of the Chapel William Willimon in a report to President Nan Keohane released yesterday.
(11/16/00 5:00am)
In the wake of last week's bike accident, which left a student with a concussion and a sprained wrist, cyclists are wondering what the administration is planning to do to make the campus safer, and why they haven't done so already.
(11/16/00 5:00am)
Last June's mapping of the human genome paved the way for unprecedented strides in genetic research, but to complete meaningful studies of genetic linkages to human disease, scientists will need high-quality human tissue, something many say they don't already have.
(11/15/00 5:00am)
A committee of 16 administrators, faculty and students met for the first time yesterday to begin discussing the first significant revisions to the University's alcohol policy in five years. The committee, chaired by Women's Center Director Donna Lisker, will examine the policy in light of recent changes in campus culture and federal law.
(11/14/00 5:00am)
To Iron Dukes who want prime seats in Cameron Indoor Stadium, the Athletic Department is saying "Show me the money!"
(11/13/00 5:00am)
When was the last time you took an upper-level science or math course from a female professor?
(11/13/00 5:00am)
This is the first story in a five-part series about Latino issues at Duke and in North Carolina.
(11/13/00 5:00am)
A Nov. 6 accident that left a student with a sprained wrist, a black eye and a concussion has sparked an investigation into bike safety between East and West campuses.
(11/10/00 5:00am)
Following the submission of three proposals to create new office and programming space for minority groups, President Nan Keohane has asked that a committee begin studying the issue this year. Judith White, director of the Residential Program Review, will decide and announce the committee's makeup next week.
(11/10/00 5:00am)
Longtime Duke biology professor Jim Siedow was named vice provost for research Thursday and will begin his term Jan. 1.
(11/09/00 5:00am)
This year's presidential election may hinge on just a few thousand votes, and the 542 Duke undergraduate and graduate students from Florida are now wondering if their votes could make the difference.
(11/09/00 5:00am)
Election officials nationwide have witnessed an increase in absentee ballots at a time when such votes are proving crucial in key elections.
(11/03/00 5:00am)
Trying to reshape the University's approach to same-sex unions in the Chapel, the Duke Conservative Union has launched a lobbying campaign that began with a full-page advertisement in Wednesday's edition of The Chronicle.
(11/01/00 5:00am)
A committee of 10 to 12 students and administrators will review the University's alcohol policy and make formal recommendations by Feb. 15, interim Vice President for Student Affairs Jim Clack announced at yesterday's meeting of the Alcohol Task Force.
(11/01/00 5:00am)
Over 100 students and business executives took a break from work yesterday to listen to Raymond Gilmartin, CEO and chair of Merck & Co. Inc., speak about the balance between ethics and research in the pharmaceutical industry.
(10/31/00 5:00am)
After formal and informal discussions that lasted several months, the Freeman Center for Jewish Life has opened its doors to Jewish couples who wish to have same-sex unions. Last Thursday, the center's Board of Directors decided to incorporate the decision into a broader policy addressing the needs of all Jewish faiths.
(10/27/00 4:00am)
The University filed post-trial motions in the Heather Sue Mercer case Wednesday, asking the court to either reverse its judgment, mandate a new trial or reduce the amount of the $2 million in punitive damages.
(10/27/00 4:00am)
According to a preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board, the Duke Life Flight helicopter that crashed Oct. 16 had undergone a transmission overhaul just three days and 3.5 flight hours prior to the accident.