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Dr. Peter Agre is getting ready to dye his lab coat Duke blue. After two dozen years at Johns Hopkins University, he has picked up a Nobel Prize and a host of other accolades. Now he is coming to Duke as the first vice chancellor for science and technology—and as the only Nobel laureate at the University, he’ll be something of a superhero.
Sick students should be relieved. Just last year, Duke students in need of specialized medical attention had to wait up to four months for an appointment with a physician at Duke University Medical Center. Now the Private Diagnostic Clinic, a group of doctors at the Medical Center that provides patient care in more than 40 specialties, has included Duke Student Health in its referral group, so all students should be able to obtain appointments within a week.
At the end of the month, a small band of scientists led by several Duke researchers will adopt a plethora of organisms--including humans, birds, fish, snakes and insects at the new National Evolutionary Synthesis Center. Fortunately for the investigators, these arrivals do not need food or water since they will all exist only as data sets inside computers. In fact, the chief responsibility of the scientists will be to synthesize the millions of pieces of information regarding the new additions to track evolutionary changes through DNA.
Results from a clinical study conducted at Duke University Medical Center indicate that alcoholics who have recently stopped drinking still have higher-level thinking impairment. The DUMC team, which released the results in September, hoped the study’s findings will have an impact on treatment strategies for recovering alcoholics.
An old warehouse on formerly contaminated land near East Campus became a renovated arts facility. Used “sharps” in the Duke University Medical Center became cheap, recycled medical equipment. Incandescent light bulbs all over the University were replaced with fluorescent ones, saving energy and thousands of dollars.
Sam Hening is not your average 14-year-old boy—he has Down syndrome, which leads to mental retardation and developmental delay. But after participating in a Duke University Medical Center study that examined a drug that could treat Down syndrome, Sam became more expressive and his memory improved—in the researchers’ minds, a success.
Duke will celebrate its annual Coming Out Week with a series of eye-catching awareness activities ranging from movies and music to a Pride Parade Sept. 26 to Oct. 2.
Officially, Brown is dubbed the substance-free dormitory-- but its residents claim otherwise. Student Health and Residence Life and Housing Services are conducting a survey to assess the practicability and future viability of Brown.
The Triangle Transit Authority has cut back its sprawling plan for a regional railway system from the state Capitol in Raleigh to Ninth Street in Durham and is looking toward a more manageable future.
