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Traditionally, medical students spend their first year buried in biochemistry and anatomy textbooks. But first-year students at the School of Medicine have already started applying their classroom lessons to actual patients.
What began in 1991 as a philosophy about the future of health care has changed the Medical Center from a superb research hospital into a regional health syste-and it is still growing.
As seniors scrambled to make post-graduation plans, 11 University graduates received another option-a Fulbright scholarship to pursue research in a foreign country.
By age 80, the average woman has about a 10 percent chance of developing breast cancer. Billions of dollars have been spent on research into the disease, resulting in promising treatments and preventative measures. As it does in many medical fields, the Medical Center is helping lead the way in tackling this dreaded disease.
Duke University Health System officials announced May 19 that they have signed a purchase contract with Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. to buy Raleigh Community Hospital. The move enables DUHS to expand its growing healthcare network into Wake County.
Aiming to capture the eternal flame, General Tso and his gang of cronies attack the Kung-Fu masters. Despite this onslaught of evil, the Kung-Fu masters manage to defeat the General's gang and retain the flame, ensuring peace in the kingdom of Dukata.
The Duke Student Government Judiciary handed down its punishment to the Interfraternity Council Wednesday night for tampering with the March 11 DSG runoff elections.
Wednesday night's announcement that many student organizations face 14-percent budget cuts for next year has University administrators and the chair of the Student Organizations Finance Committee offering differing explanations for the problem. Meanwhile, the decision has left student groups upset and scrambling for cash.
Following the Duke Bar Association's 27 bounced checks, which amassed a total of $682 in fees, members of the organization said they expect a full report from a certified public accountant on the state of the group's accounts within the next two weeks.
While most people worry about their post-graduation plans, the planning process for three Trinity juniors has just been made much easier. Tico Almeida, Benjamin Au and Lori Fixley have just been named Truman Scholarship winners in the 1998 competition.
The Duke Student Government judiciary ruled Tuesday evening that the results of the March 11 DSG election run-off will stand-despite its decision that the Interfraternity Council's controversial voter-incentive program violated DSG by-laws and tainted the integrity of the election.
The Duke Student Government election commission ruled Thursday that the Interfraternity Council did not violate DSG by-laws in its efforts to encourage IFC members to vote.
Like the Little Engine That Could, the curriculum review committee is slowly chugging toward a plan for change.
By overwhelming margins, students voting in yesterday's Duke Student Government elections approved a $5 increase in the student activities fee and recommended that Wendy's replace Burger King in the Bryan Center.
West Campus looks remarkably barren now.
Citing her perseverance and passion, Trinity junior Sheri Shepherd explained her qualifications for the position of Duke Student Government vice president for student affairs.
Trinity sophomore Sean Murphy maintains that the Duke Student Government vice president for student affairs must maintain a large base of students with whom he can confer about important issues.
Trinity freshman Jordan Bazinsky, who is seeking the position of Duke Student Government vice president for student affairs, said that although DSG should plan for the future of student life at the University, it must also recognize the importance of the present.
Trinity junior Tobie Wilder sees the role of Duke Student Government vice president for student affairs as one of support for other student groups.
James Martens, Trinity '97, was found dead Tuesday evening by his roommate in his New York City apartment. He died in his sleep Sunday night, friends of his said, but the cause of his death remains unknown.
