Concert celebrates Chapel’s 75th year
(04/19/10 8:00am)
About 4,000 alumni gathered on campus this weekend as the Duke Chapel celebrated its 75th anniversary.
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About 4,000 alumni gathered on campus this weekend as the Duke Chapel celebrated its 75th anniversary.
Duke’s Department of Evolutionary Anthropology opened its first annual Primate Palooza Wednesday with a lecture from Claudine André, founder of Lola Ya Bonobo—the first and only sanctuary for bonobos located in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
As a special portion of Duke’s “Primate Palooza,” renowned bonobo conservationist Claudine André will speak at 7 p.m. today in Love Auditorium. Andre founded and now runs the only sanctuary for bonobos in the Democratic Republic of Congo, called Lola Ya Bonobo. Bonobos, like chimpanzees, are primates and are only found in Congo.
Climate change was a hot topic on Duke’s campus Thursday evening. Neil Lane, who served as director of the White House Office of Science and Technology during the administration of former President Bill Clinton, spoke on the history of American science, current government priorities and what he believes should be the focus of research for the future—fighting climate change. Lane, a Malcolm Gills University professor of physics and astronomy at Rice University, said that like former Vice President Al Gore, whose speech at Duke was streamed live before Lane spoke, he believes global warming to be one of the greatest challenges humanity has faced yet. Lane gave the Terry Sanford Distinguished Lecture titled, “The Uncertain Future of American Science—Coping with a Changing Climate and Changing World,” Thursday in the Sanford School of Public Policy “I can think of no one better to discuss the future of American science,” said Sanford Dean Bruce Kuniholm. Historically, the government-funded research that kept its people safe, starting with physical science and engineering during World War II, Lane said. Today, it also focuses on the National Institutes of Health, providing money for biomedical research to improve the health of the American people. “Fifty percent of money that the government spends on research goes to biomedical research now,” said Lane, who is a former director of the National Science Foundation. Despite scientific changes both within the country and around the world, Land said scientific progress is as important as it ever was. “Technology requires evidence-based policies, innovative approaches and new tools,” Lane said. He emphasized that scientists should concentrate a majority of their resources and time on fixing the problem of global warming and eliminating the dependence on carbon-based energy. “Although [President Barack] Obama has placed a high priority on research, new energy technology and education, the future is uncertain,” Lane said. Scientists combatting climate change face many obstacles, including contradicting scientific results, political biases and distortions caused by the media, he said. “The American public is not yet convinced that climate change should be a national priority,” Lane said. “They are not ready to act.” Lane described several possible directions he believes the nation could go if it ignores the climate situation. He said the U.S. could be replaced by another country, such as China, as the leader in technology. In such a scenario, the government would work to benefit current generations rather than securing resources for future ones. Without support from policy makers, scientists could be discredited by the public. And the national debt would increase alongside the dependence on fossil energy, he added. “All of these things can happen, or we could go in the complete opposite direction,” Lane said. “There are real reasons to be optimistic.” Lane ended the lecture by discussing the importance of older and younger generations collaborating to create a strong presence in the scientific community. Without this combined effort, he said, scientific reform proposals will never be applied and remain only ideas.
Just as Duke students are looking forward to finishing up the academic year, swine flu may be on its way out.
In preparation for their first semester at Duke this Fall, the fresh-faced Class of 2014 will be reading Ron Currie, Jr.’s “Everything Matters” this summer.
The Robertson Foundation has donated $10.2 million to Duke University to advance stem cell research, officials announced Thursday.
RALEIGH — The second annual Raleigh regional summit on the National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges—one of five regional events leading up to the National Grand Challenge Summit Meeting in Los Angeles, Calif.—ends today at the Raleigh Marriott City Center.
Since the Student Health Pharmacy closed exactly two months ago today, students have been filling their prescriptions at the Outpatient Pharmacy.
On March 1, Divinity School Dean Gregory Jones will take his new post as Duke's senior adviser for international strategy.
Library catalogues soon may not be the only place to leaf through primary sources.
The H1N1 vaccination will now be available to all Duke students.
On Nov. 17, the North Carolina Senate Democratic Caucus elected state Sen. Martin Nesbitt, D-Buncombe, as the new majority leader for the N.C. Senate, replacing state Sen. Tony Rand, D-Cumberland.
The number of H1N1 cases at Duke is leveling off just in time for the regular flu season to begin.
Although uncertainty still surrounds the origins of the four drug-resistant H1N1 cases recently identified at the Medical Center, officials are not greatly concerned that the virus will become widespread.
For those tired of the same old conventional medical practices, Duke Medicine is offering an alternative way to address health needs.
The position as head of the Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission will soon be changing hands.
The Marketplace is implementing strict measures to improve its dining environment.
Thanks to new athletic department policies, graduate students will have a greater presence at Cameron Indoor Stadium for the upcoming basketball season.
Duke researchers are on their way to discovering how to mend a broken heart—literally.