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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...
As the battle over the potential harmfulness of high fructose corn syrup wages on, a study led by a Duke researcher has lent its support to the growing accord that increased fructose intake is...
Just as Duke students are looking forward to finishing up the academic year, swine flu may be on its way out.
Health care experts and policymakers from Duke, Durham and across the nation met Monday for the ninth annual Durham Health Summit.
The symbol of the University was just one of many illuminated monuments worldwide that switched off its lights for an hour to make a statement. The Golden Gate Bridge, Great Pyramids of Giza and...
Last November’s outbreak of drug-resistant H1N1 among four patients at Duke University Medical Center likely occurred through patient-to-patient transmission, according to a report released Saturday.
Nearly forty heads worth of hair lay heaped on the lobby floor of Duke Children’s Hospital Friday afternoon—a quantity that volunteer stylist Amy Torres said she has never witnessed in her years...
The Robertson Foundation has donated $10.2 million to Duke University to advance stem cell research, officials announced Thursday.
Don’t feel badly about slacking off on work during March Madness—you’re expected to. A survey conducted by Charles Clotfelter, professor of economics and law and Z. Smith Reynolds professor of...
The walls of the Biological and Environmental Science Library are being knocked down and turned into lab and office space.
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...
Duke Raleigh Hospital is one of four health care providers competing to build operating rooms in Wake County.
Browne has been named the recipient of the second annual Duke LEAF Award for Lifetime Environmental Achievement in the Fine Arts, officials announced last week.
Al Gore, former U.S. vice president and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, will deliver the Duke Environment and Society Lecture April 8.
Friday afternoon marked the end of the Prospective Health Challenge, a year-long competition developed by the Duke Prospective Health Care Club in which students and employees teamed up to improve...
By combining cutting-edge technology with disease-specific populations, the Duke Clinical Research Unit may provide a novel basis for understanding and treating medical illnesses.
Saturday, DUHS will send its second medical team to Haiti in an ongoing effort to provide health aid to the earthquake-stricken country.
Dr. Michael Merson, director of the Duke Global Health Institute, will also assume the role of vice chancellor for Duke-National University of Singapore Affairs of Duke Medicine.
The Medical School hopes to balance a budget and a vision in the coming year. Dr. Nancy Andrews, vice chancellor for academic affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, spoke to students, faculty...
The once scarce supply of H1N1 vaccines at Duke is now relatively plentiful.
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