Space Medicine, Duke’s first undergraduate-led online learning experience, to begin in July
By Gautam Sirdeshmukh | 6 days agoThe sky is no longer the limit for Duke’s course catalog.
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How a Duke team reads the genome of every positive COVID-19 case
By Ashwin Kulshrestha | April 5, 2021At least three coronavirus variants have been identified in positive Duke-administered tests since the start of the semester. Who are Duke’s variant hunters, and how do they identify different versions of the virus?
Fauci says pandemic could improve by March or April, discusses contradicting Trump
By Paige Carlisle | February 11, 2021Fauci and David Rubenstein, Trinity ‘70, discussed the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine distribution at an event that was livestreamed on Youtube. Fauci said the pandemic situation could improve by March or April if Americans continue to wear masks, practice social distancing and avoid congregating. But he also acknowledged the presence of new threats.
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'We’re only halfway there': Students look forward to vaccination but want to ensure acceptance, access
By Gautam Sirdeshmukh | February 4, 2021As Duke students await their doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, they have lingering questions about access and acceptance.
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Simulating black holes, building better drugs: Expanded quantum computing project brings new research possibilities
By Rosa Golchin | January 26, 2021Armed with shiny new technology and a major building expansion, Duke is betting big on quantum computing.
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How Duke's health system pivoted in 2020 to respond to the pandemic
By Sibani Ram | December 30, 2020When the pandemic upended health care in 2020, Duke Health employees had to evolve their research, priorities and approach to treating patients. That has included testing for the virus and getting workers vaccinated—and reopening the health system to treat things other than the coronavirus.
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With vaccines on the way, what's next? Experts discuss challenges, potential inequities in distribution
By Michael Lee | December 4, 2020Despite the excitement and relief brought by news of highly effective COVID-19 vaccines that will likely soon be approved by U.S. regulators, their large-scale manufacturing and distribution is wrought with issues and complexities.
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The road to a Nobel Prize: Robert Lefkowitz writes memoir, reconnects with roots
By Yuexuan Chen | November 16, 2020Lefkowitz’s memoir “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Stockholm: The Adrenaline-Fueled Adventures of an Accidental Scientist” is set to be released in February of next year. The story builds up to the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry that he shared with his mentee Brian Kobilka. He also shares his experiences as a trained cardiologist who was diagnosed with a heart disease.
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Duke, UNC study finds little evidence virus cases at NC universities spread beyond schools
By Nadia Bey | November 13, 2020Colleges’ decisions to reopen this fall have raised concerns that outbreaks on campus could lead to COVID-19 spreading in college towns. However, a recent geospatial analysis by researchers at Duke and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found little evidence that student cases of COVID-19 at a sample of North Carolina universities had spilled over into the wider community.
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A survey on sex: Bass Connections team to look at how COVID-19 has changed college sexual behavior
By Nadia Bey | October 7, 2020A Bass Connections team is researching how the pandemic might impact sexual behavior and sexual health among college students in the Triangle.
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How a retracted study impacted Duke research on hydroxychloroquine
By Jane Zebrack | October 1, 2020After the retraction of a study on hydroxychloroquine with data provided by a Duke alum's company, a Duke study on the drug has felt ripple effects.
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Duke-Margolis Center director defends FDA vaccine approval process in House hearing
By Preetha Ramachandran | October 1, 2020Mark McClellan, founding director of the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, spoke on Wednesday to the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Energy and Commerce as part of a panel of public health scholars.
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COVID-19 has upended energy demand, given a boost to renewables, professors say
By Rosa Golchin | September 29, 2020A global pandemic has upended many facets of life—including the environment.
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Professors explore Duke Hospital’s history of segregation, 'complicated relationship' with Durham community
By Grace Sorensen | September 25, 2020Segregation in the 20th century contributed to a still-strained relationship between Durham and the Duke Hospital, two Duke professors told a virtual audience at a Tuesday event.
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Affordable Care Act architect Nancy-Ann DeParle talks voting and health care at Wednesday event
By Preetha Ramachandran | September 17, 2020Students heard about health-care policy, voting and more at a Wednesday event.
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Racism and COVID-19 impacts: Professors discuss the connection in panel
By Andrew Griffin | September 14, 2020Why has the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected Black and brown people in the United States?
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How will we develop a COVID-19 vaccine? Experts discuss the process in Thursday webinar
By Andrew McCallum | September 11, 2020As precautionary measures taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19 continue, one question is on all of our minds: When is a safe, effective vaccine going to be developed?
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Job recruiters perceive Black women with natural hairstyles as less professional, Duke study finds
By Preetha Ramachandran | September 10, 2020Black women with natural hairstyles are commonly perceived by job recruiters as less professional, according to new research from the Fuqua School of Business.
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Human Vaccine Institute receives federal funding to research COVID-19 antibody treatment
By Grace Sorensen | August 28, 2020A team of Duke researchers received $7.6 million in federal funds to develop an RNA-based antibody treatment for the prevention of COVID-19. Manufacturing will begin later this year and a Phase 1 clinical trial is on track to begin in early 2021.
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‘A more insidious violence:’ Experts discuss racism in health care, its impact on COVID-19
By Leah Boyd | August 28, 2020COVID-19 has highlighted systemic issues, experts agreed at a Thursday discussion—ones that can’t be resolved with a vaccine.
