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The Arts and Sciences Council discussed creating a bridge program between Trinity College of Arts and Sciences and School of Nursing.
High school football players may be putting more than just a college scholarship on the line when they step onto the field.
Computer science and poetry may be considered very different fields, but four Duke undergraduates have found a way to combine them.
Walk into most airport security lines in the United States, and you’ll see K9 dogs sniffing for anything from narcotics to explosives. But what if a robot could do the same thing?
Large gaps in health data systems for border populations in East and West Africa prevent residents from getting the quality and accessibility of health services they need. A Duke project is looking to change that.
Army veteran Johnathon Nauta was told to spend his final days in hospice—until a rare Duke surgery saved his life.
Under new federal guidelines, less than one-third of adults and one-fifth of children in America will be considered physically active.
When a peanut is enough to trigger anaphylactic shock in some people, allergies are not just life-threatening, they’re life-altering—people live in constant fear that if they're not careful, any exposure could kill them.
Ever wanted to sue the federal government but thought you weren't old enough?
Bacteria make up a considerable part of our body and help us with some bodily functions—but a little bit of motivation is necessary to keep these tiny organisms in check.
If you’ve ever taken an introductory biology course, you’re probably familiar with intricate protein ribbon diagrams. These diagrams were developed by Jane Richardson, James B. Duke professor of medicine, celebrating 50 years working here at Duke University.
Not enough children are getting vaccinated for the human papillomavirus, according to a Duke nursing practice student’s recent opinion piece in the Cincinnati Enquirer.
An updated draft of Duke's Climate Action Plan was introduced at an event Thursday.
To Juul or not to Juul, may be the question Duke faces.
A new flu drug hopes to help curb the coughs that fill classrooms in the winter.
Invigorated by a grand vision of the “new” Duke engineer, faculty members are working to change the Pratt curriculum.
The new Woo Center at Duke aims to bring together engineers, machine learning experts, data scientists and healthcare specialists to improve clinical care around the globe.
Many medical trials involve mostly sick adults, but Project Baseline aims to study mostly healthy individuals instead—and Duke is part of the initiative.
This past summer, Alexandria Niebergall and Weiyi Tang—Ph.D. students in the Nicholas School of the Environment—participated in a research cruise in the Northern Pacific Ocean.
Just ahead of Halloween, Duke biomedical engineering researchers have developed an artificial protein, known as the “Frankenstein protein,” that can help repair damaged body parts.
