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A recent article in the “European Journal of Clinical Investigation” identified five Duke researchers among the 400 most influential biomedical scientists in the world based on citation data from the past 15 years. The Chronicle’s Tim Bai sat down with the five scientists to learn more about their research.
Ge Wang, assistant professor at Stanford University’s Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics, spent his undergraduate years at Duke studying computer science and simultaneously imbuing his projects for the major with his love for music. Since graduating in 2000 from the Pratt School of Engineering, Wang has been involved in the Princeton Laptop Orchestra, developed an audio programming language called ChucK and founded the instrument app company Smule.
Duke University Student Dining Advisory Committee met Monday evening to discuss updates on Duke’s dining services, covering topics from Merchants-on-Points to the next semester’s tax surcharge.
This year, the sale seemed to be more popular as the normally quiet store saw a huge spike in activity. Customers wandered from the clothing to memorabilia sections, picking up Duke-brand gifts and forming long queues in front of the registers. A spooky-themed book sale went on in the bookstore, and some employees were dressed up in costumes, all while Halloween music was playing and free candy was being offered.
This year, the sale seemed to be more popular as the normally quiet store saw a huge spike in activity. Customers wandered from the clothing to memorabilia sections, picking up Duke-brand gifts and forming long queues in front of the registers. A spooky-themed book sale went on in the bookstore, and some employees were dressed up in costumes, all while Halloween music was playing and free candy was being offered.
Teen pregnancy in North Carolina has dropped to a record-low rate, which some health professionals say is a result of open dialogue about what goes on behind closed doors.
A Fuqua student is jumping feet-first into the Porta-Potty business.
“China is presently going through what’s called the demographic transition as it transitions to being a developed country,” Dear said. “Within the scope of China, we can see the full range of development, so we can research this hugely complicated topic from beginning to end in the one country.”
Approximately 25 percent of students in the School of Law are enrolled in a joint degree program—the most of any other peer law school in the country. The Chronicle’s Tim Bai interviewed Tony Wang, a fourth year JD/MBA student graduating this year, to discuss his experiences in a joint-degree program.
The Duke University Health System’s recent shift to using electronic medical records promises a future of streamlined health care, but the new system’s implementation has created several hurdles for patients and providers alike.
Although a lot of research happens in labs, one undergraduate student’s summer research took her to the Hawaiian Islands to see through the eyes of a monk seal.
