‘We’re all in the same boat’: Dan Ariely studies behavior during the pandemic
(04/27/20 4:49am)
Dan Ariely, renowned for his work in behavioral economics, has turned his attention to the coronavirus.
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Dan Ariely, renowned for his work in behavioral economics, has turned his attention to the coronavirus.
With on-campus activities driven to a halt, many researchers in Duke’s scientific labs are trying to adapt to not having access to their labs.
Chris Woods is a professor of medicine and global health and co-director of Duke’s Hubert-Yeargan Center for Global Health. The Chronicle spoke to him about how students should stay healthy, keep others safe and support each other during the COVID-19 pandemic. This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity.
For seven hours every week, these students cold-call alumni, asking for money.
On Tuesday, a few days ahead of its slated release date, Sufjan Stevens released “Aporia,” his latest collaborative effort with his stepfather Lowell Brams. From their minds was born the album whose title means something akin to “at a loss” in Greek, a message that is not lost on listeners or the musicians themselves amid the current pandemic-induced uncertainty.
Update: This article was updated at 4:40 p.m. March 17 to include the announcement about the Duke Libraries closure.
As part of Saturday’s Duke China-U.S. Summit, three educators came together to discuss education and academia in the U.S. and China.
With protesters outside his Monday night event, John Bolton, former national security advisor to President Donald Trump, made his first public appearance since the launch of the impeachment inquiry at a packed Page Auditorium.
At the culminating event of the Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention and Education (SHAPE) week, Nadia Murad, a 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, discussed the power of unity and the goals of Nadia’s Initiative, her project aimed at promoting global advocacy for the Yazidi people.
At a Wednesday talk, Jacob Tobia, Trinity ’14, shed light on the Duke experience as a member of the queer community and a trans person, and how their time as a Duke student was marked with highs and lows.
Days are shorter, nights are colder, break is almost here and the smell of peppermint makes everyone tremble with the spirit of the holidays. There’s no better season for curling up with a warm drink as you cram for finals. For some that might be coffee, for others it’s tea, but for many, it’s a good cup of hot chocolate.
Samantha Power, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, spoke to a packed audience at Penn Pavilion Tuesday night about her career and latest memoir.
Staying on campus this Thanksgiving? Here are activities to keep you occupied during the break:
“The blues” can be many things: a musical genre, a kind of dance or the foundation of modern rock music. It can also be a pathway to conversation and healing, according to social justice scholar Monique Morris.
A retired professor emeritus of music at Duke told the story of his family’s flight from Nazi persecution at a Thursday event at the Freeman Center.
At a panel discussion Wednesday, four Duke student-athletes explored the unique experience of living as a black athlete in a predominantly white team and college.
Kathryn Lester-Bacon, Trinity ‘05, has returned to Duke as the new director of religious life at Duke Chapel. She sat down with The Chronicle to outline her goals for the role and how Duke has changed since she was in the Chapel Choir. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
At a Wednesday talk, clinical social worker and therapist April-Autumn Jenkins highlighted the factors that cause and perpetuate violence against women of the African diaspora.
“How many of you here today were either born abroad or have a parent that was born abroad?” Nicholas Kristof, Pulitzer prize winning columnist from the New York Times, asked his audience this Thursday. “How many of you have at least one grandparent that was born abroad?”
In a Wednesday talk, a Duke professor spoke about how new scholarship on black power and the black arts movement should explore more why Islam was a powerful force in racial justice challenges in the United States during the 1960s.