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DSG senators approve updated K-Ville policies, present new ‘Blue Devil Bridges’ alumni connection program
By Jeremiah Fang | YesterdayDuke Student Government senators met Wednesday and confirmed changes to Krzyzewskiville gameday policies, presented a new alumni connection program and listened to a presentation on risk management.
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Student-led sexual assault prevention organizations SHAPE and SAPT merge, streamline training
By Bennett Gillespie | YesterdayThe merger aims to streamline sexual assault prevention at Duke, making services more effective and easier to access.
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‘This little restaurant bubble’: Students excited for Gothic Grill, Duke's newest restaurant
By Alexis Ashley | 2 days agoAccording to Eric Burchfield, managing partner of Thrive Kitchen and Catering, the restaurant’s distinctive Gothic decor was an intentional choice made to differentiate the grill from The Devil’s Krafthouse, which is also run by Thrive.
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Duke provides funding to Durham’s Double Bucks Program addressing food insecurity
By Olivia Schramkowski | 2 days agoFounded in 2014, the Double Bucks Program in Durham works to increase accessibility to fresh food by doubling the buying power of participants in food assistance programs. When it faced a lack of funding in 2023, Duke Health stepped in.
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Neurodivergent students and alumni discuss accessibility, community on campus
By Annabel Tang | 2 days agoThe panelists spoke about the impact professors can have in making the classroom a comfortable space for neurodivergent students and their experiences accessing resources and accommodations on campus.
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Duke students, faculty discuss fossil fuel divestment in seminar on institutional responsibilities
By Zoe Kolenovsky | 2 days agoDuke faculty, students and community members met in the Rubenstein Library’s Holsti-Anderson Family Assembly Room to kick off the series, titled “Investing for Mission-Driven Institutions: Balancing Fiduciary Requirements and Expressing Institutional Values.”
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‘One experiment after another’: Robert Lefkowitz reflects on his 50 years at Duke
By Winston Qian | 2 days agoLooking back on his career, Lefkowitz is proudest of two things — the cadre of "phenomenal scientists" who were trained in his laboratory and what he calls his "true scientific legacy," as well as "the whole body of the work that we did, rather than any one specific discovery or technical advancement."
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Graduate Student Food Pantry aims to mitigate food insecurity among Duke graduate students
By Winslow Tracy | 3 days agoSourcing inventory from wholesale retailers and a variety of local fresh-produce sources, the GSFP provides essential food and goods to the Duke graduate student population.
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DSG adds new positions to Senate staff, cabinet, EVP operations
By Bennett Gillespie | 3 days agoThe implementation of new positions to "engage with spaces" that DSG historically hasn't was one of DSG President and senior Isaiah Hamilton's goals for his term.
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Duke joins Network for Engineering with Nature to expand infrastructure research with sustainable approach
By Zoe Kolenovsky | 4 days agoDuke joins over 15 partner groups across a wide range of disciplines, including other academic and research institutions, government agencies and a number of nonprofit and private sector organizations.
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With emphasis on familial ties, Duke Farmers Market provides food, comfort to hospital community
By Michelle Voicu | 4 days agoSponsored by LIVE FOR LIFE, Duke’s employee wellness program, the market is held on Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. from late spring to the end of September.
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Duke Community Standard updated to address AI, re-define disciplinary action using ‘educational framing’
By Sophie Endrud | 4 days agoThe updated Duke Community Standard now includes a section addressing artificial intelligence and cheating, along with additions to policies regarding hazing and disciplinary outcomes.
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Academic Council discusses admissions process, membership of Universities Studying Slavery consortium
By Ryan Kilgallen and Alice Qin | September 21, 2023President Vincent Price clarified that there is no official “weight” given to legacy applicants. Instead, the admissions office gives an “extra read” to files for applicants with “a direct alumni relationship.”
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Duke climate activists attend protest in New York, call on Biden to declare climate emergency
By Zoe Kolenovsky | September 21, 2023Duke Climate Coalition organizers claimed that Duke students represented the largest group of college students at the protest, with 56 students traveling to New York City on a DCC-chartered bus and 10 others joining via alternative transportation methods.
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‘Excited to learn’: Public policy professor Deondra Rose named presidential fellow, talks priorities
By Jack Sabo | September 21, 2023Rose is Duke’s third Presidential Fellow, having been preceded by Tyson Brown, associate professor of sociology, and Adrienne Stiff-Roberts, professor of electrical and computer engineering.
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DSG confirms first-year senators, discusses upcoming committee plans
By Jeremiah Fang | September 20, 2023Senators extended at-large first-year senator applications to Friday, and the full senate body is expected to be present at next week’s meeting.
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'The potential is unbelievable': First chief data scientist of Duke Health talks intersection of AI and healthcare
By Mainur Khan and Winston Qian | September 20, 2023Michael Pencina, vice dean for data science, was recently named Duke Health’s chief data scientist, a leadership role created in the midst of rapid developments and intense discussions around AI technology.