Duke hosts Durham City Council and mayoral candidate forum
By Amy Guan | 19 hours agoElection day is Nov. 7, and a primary election Oct. 10 will narrow the field down to two mayoral candidates and six City Council candidates.
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Election day is Nov. 7, and a primary election Oct. 10 will narrow the field down to two mayoral candidates and six City Council candidates.
Panelists included former Duke men’s basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski, National Basketball Association commissioner Adam Silver, Sarah Hirschland, CEO of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, and former Joint Chief of Staff Martin Dempsey.
Duke’s own guidelines recognize that it is up to each professor to determine whether they will allow AI to be used in their courses, and professors across the University are taking various approaches.
Duke 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.
The merger aims to streamline sexual assault prevention at Duke, making services more effective and easier to access.
According 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.
Founded 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.
The 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.
Duke 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.”
Looking 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."
Sourcing 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.
The 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.
Duke 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.
Sponsored 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.
The updated Duke Community Standard now includes a section addressing artificial intelligence and cheating, along with additions to policies regarding hazing and disciplinary outcomes.
President 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.”
Duke 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.
Rose 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.
Senators extended at-large first-year senator applications to Friday, and the full senate body is expected to be present at next week’s meeting.
Michael 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.