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‘Service was just the obvious choice to give back’: Duke ROTC students share their experiences as cadets

(10/21/21 2:24am)

Before dawn on a recent Thursday, cadets in Duke’s Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps lined up in the Morris Williams Track & Field Stadium to warm up for their physical fitness test, a once-a-semester event critical for their future as cadets. 





Duke professor Michael Ward remembered for wit, wisdom and ‘not accepting the status quo anywhere’

(08/04/21 2:38am)

Michael Ward, professor emeritus of political science, died on July 9 at age 72 on July 9 after a long fight against prostate cancer. He is remembered for his profound influence on colleagues, mentees and students, as well as his application of social network analysis to political science.


Healing wounds and regrowing bones: Duke faculty develop futuristic biomaterial implants

(07/12/21 3:21am)

Imagine a metal, scaffold-shaped implant that could support the regrowth of a shattered bone. All that would be needed would be an initial CT scan, a virtual construction of the implant and a metal printer to produce the final product. Devastating outcomes like amputation or loss of the ability to walk could be prevented. 


‘The little guy will prevail’: Students, local businesses share mixed feelings about new Starbucks on Ninth Street

(05/20/21 5:00am)

Berry mocha in one hand, laptop in the other, sophomore Clara Harms sat in the lower basement of Triangle Coffee House. It was one of her favorite study spots, with soft lighting and kind baristas who always made her feel relaxed.