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(03/16/09 7:00am)
Misha Angrist, an assistant professor of the practice in Duke's Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy, received much attention last Fall for agreeing to make his genetic information public through the Personal Genome Project. The PGP is an effort by George Church, professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School, to collect and make public genetic information from volunteers.
(03/06/09 9:00am)
For a few moments Thursday afternoon there was only silence at the normally bustling center of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
(02/20/09 9:00am)
The high number of incarcerated Americans has created an "era of mass imprisonment" in the United States, Harvard University's Professor of Sociology Bruce Western said in a talk Thursday evening.
(02/16/09 9:00am)
CHAPEL HILL - Several buildings at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were evacuated Sunday night after police received a bomb threat, UNC Department of Public Safety Spokesperson Randy Young said.
(02/10/09 9:00am)
With a $308.5 million haul, Duke's Financial Aid Initiative surpassed its widely-touted goal of $300 million as 2008 drew to a close.
(02/03/09 9:00am)
Students left hungry by slow-delivering restaurants now have a way to express their dissatisfaction-other than not tipping, that is.
(01/27/09 9:00am)
Against a backdrop of continuing problems for the American economy, Duke's Financial Aid Initiative surpassed its $300 million fund-raising goal, University officials announced Monday.
(01/09/09 9:00am)
After years of amity between the Muslim and Jewish communities at Duke, campus religious leaders hope that renewed violence in the Middle East does not break interfaith bonds.
(01/07/09 9:00am)
Last Spring the University launched an ambitious project to overhaul one of Duke's dorms in just seven months.
(12/01/08 5:00am)
The success of the Center for Race Relations' Common Ground program has led students at other universities to try to adopt the Duke model for improving relationships between people of different backgrounds.
(11/13/08 5:00am)
When Michael Munger began campaigning for governor of North Carolina, he knew he would face challenges getting recognition as the Libertarian candidate.
(11/04/08 5:00am)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Twenty-five hours before the polls close in North Carolina, a day before America elects its next president, 25,000 people stood in the pouring rain, in a line winding around the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, waiting to hear Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama's final campaign speech in the state.
(10/20/08 4:00am)
CONCORD, N.C. - Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain brought the economic struggles of working class families into the national spotlight Saturday morning in his second visit to North Carolina in a week.
(10/15/08 4:00am)
Beth Sullivan recently received some troubling news.
(09/01/08 4:00am)
WINSTON-SALEM - Six Duke pairs placed in the top 10 at the Wake Forest Relays Friday, guiding the Blue Devils to a close win in their first meet of the season.
(04/16/08 4:00am)
A Duke student's participation in last Wednesday's pro-Tibet and pro-China protests has led to retaliation against the student and her family and has attracted international attention.
(04/14/08 4:00am)
For one Chinese Duke student, Wednesday's pro-Tibet and pro-China protests did not end when the participants went home.
(03/21/08 4:00am)
Seventeen years ago, Lamont McKoy, then 19, was sentenced to life in prison for murdering Myron Hailey in Fayetteville-a crime McKoy maintains he did not commit.
(02/19/08 5:00am)
If you're out buying drugs, don't expect the police to keep you safe. This wisdom was one of the pieces of advice offered by Durham Police Chief Jose Lopez when asked about safety at Duke University.
(02/14/08 5:00am)
CLEMSON, S.C. - When Duke's Abby Waner drained a 3-pointer with just more than four minutes left in the first half, the shooting guard struggled to hold back a smile as the ball ripped through the net.