The external organization set to lead the investigation of Duke cancer researcher Anil Potti’s allegedly flawed findings is nearly determined.
This year, child poverty levels in the United States are estimated to be the highest they have been in 20 years, according to a June study. Approximately 21 percent of children, or 15.6 million,...
In response to the explosion of one of BP’s offshore oil rigs, the Nicholas School of the Environment launched a website that is solely dedicated to keeping track of the spill and its impact on the...
This year, Duke Medicine will care for 60,000 inpatients, treat 1.4 million outpatients and graduate nearly 300 medical and nursing students. Internationally known, Duke Medicine has a reputation...
When it comes to handling finances, leave it to your grandparents to make swift, responsible money-making decisions. In a recent study, Duke researchers found that older individuals are at least as...
Duke researchers have come one step closer to unraveling the mystery surrounding the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
Duke students must now pay for University-provided sexually transmitted infection testing that was free until this month.
Not all doctoring is created equal. A recent Duke study found that on average, a primary care doctor’s lifetime earnings come to about half of those of a specialist.
As oil spreading through the Gulf of Mexico is reported on several beaches from Louisiana to Florida, it is still uncertain whether the spill will affect the East Coast.
The Doctor of Nursing Practice program is a graduate degree program designed to train nurses to apply field innovations to practical applications. Program Chair Barbara Turner said the idea for the...
Two Duke scientists have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. NAS, which selected 72 new members Tuesday, currently includes 18 other Duke professors. The society has 2,100 total members.
Professor of mechanical engineering Tod Laursen will serve as the new president of Khalifa University of Science, Research and Technology in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, according to a Duke...
Duke scientists are two of the 72 scholars newly elected to the National Academy of Sciences, the Academy announced Tuesday.
The Duke University Medical Center has announced its new partnership with Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, a laboratory testing company. The collaborators publicized their joint venture...
2004 was a triumphant year for Homme Hellinga, James B. Duke professor of biochemistry. He had just received a $2.5 million Director’s Pioneer award from the National Institutes of Health, won a...
Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne received the 2010 award for Duke Lifetime Environmental Achievement in the Fine Arts in Page Auditorium Saturday afternoon.
The School of Medicine has never taken the creation of a new department lightly. After months of proposals and years of preparation, the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery will upgrade its status from...
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.
