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Bull City journal aims for renown

A new study that cloned human embryonic cells from male skin cells and immature egg cells was published online last Thursday not in leading journals Nature or Science, but in Stem Cells, a...


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Chase nets suspect in grad murder

A high-speed police chase into Wake County Tuesday night ended in the arrest of Stephen Oates, who was charged Wednesday with the murder of engineering graduate student Abhijit Mahato.


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Officials address security concerns

In response to the recent spike in crime on and around Duke's campus, University officials recognized a need for increased security presence and better communication within the community at a panel...


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West, Central to make up 271 Few beds

More than half of the bed spaces lost because of the Few Quadrangle renovations planned for the fall semester have been recovered, Residence Life and Housing Services officials said Tuesday.


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DukeEngage nixes programs

Two DukeEngage summer programs have been cancelled because of political instability and the threat of increasing violence in Kenya, officials announced Tuesday.


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Bell gives annual speech

Mayor Bill Bell opened his annual State of the City address Tuesday night at the City Hall with this positive declaration, but quickly proceeded to focus on the major problems the city is facing,...