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Durham's public schools have opted to remain remote until at least next semester.

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Durham Public Schools teachers, administrators adjust to hybrid in-person teaching

By Katie Tan | March 26, 2021

Elementary school students in Durham Public Schools returned to schools on March 15, and middle and high school students will begin returning April 8. Families can still choose to remain learning virtually. For Durham Public School educators and administrators, this was short notice to begin preparing their schools for students.

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North Carolina ‘in a promising place’ as COVID-19 cases stay lower and restrictions ease

By Maya Miller | March 26, 2021

Average daily cases in North Carolina have dropped to 1,787, a four-month low for the state that comes among an increase in vaccinations. Nearly one in five residents is fully vaccinated, and with more vaccine doses on the way, public health and government officials are hopeful about further reopening the state.

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Vaccine timelines vary at Duke's peer schools

By Halle Friedman | March 23, 2021

While many members of the Duke community are beginning to receive their COVID-19 vaccinations, the distribution timelines of Duke’s peer institutions are widely varied. On one end of the spectrum, schools such as Yale University are anticipating that every member of the student body will have the opportunity to be vaccinated by the end of the spring semester. On the other end, Cornell University is struggling to provide access to its student workers.

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‘We just don’t want to give up on it’: Student-teachers begin careers with remote instruction

By Milla Surjadi | March 2, 2021

While teachers last spring scrambled to move their classes onto virtual platforms, student-teachers will now have to face a transition back to in-person teaching without ever having taught in a classroom.

Paul Newby, Trinity '77, was narrowly elected chief justice of the N.C. Supreme Court.

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Q&A: A conversation with Paul Newby, Duke alum and newly elected NC chief justice

By Brooks Robinson | February 26, 2021

Paul Newby, Trinity ’77, defeated former Chief Justice Cheri Beasley in last year’s election for chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court by a mere 401 votes out of 5.4 million total votes cast. The Chronicle spoke to Newby about his transition to chief justice and time as a Duke student.

Local Ethiopian restaurant Goorsha has adapted to survive the COVID-19 pandemic, from turning to pick-up and delivery orders to turning a group event space into a cafe.

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Not business as usual: Durham restaurants face setbacks, find new opportunities as pandemic continues

By Damla Ozdemir | February 19, 2021

Food establishments in downtown Durham have had a variety of experiences navigating the pandemic and these restrictions, and while some restaurants may be doing better financially than others, it has not been business as usual for anyone.

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Duke professors discuss Trump’s second impeachment

By Halle Friedman | February 15, 2021

Pope McCorkle, professor of the practice in the Sanford School of Public Policy, said on Feb. 10 that the impeachment effort might not be successful because Trump’s act was an “eleventh-hour act.”

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An electoral challenge and a speech at the pro-Trump rally: A Duke alum's role in the events of Jan. 6

By Preetha Ramachandran | February 4, 2021

On Jan. 6, Rep. Mo Brooks, R-AL, Trinity ’75, objected to election results after a pro-Trump mob—to which he had earlier given a rallying speech—stormed the Capitol.

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A day of surprise and heartbreak: Weeks later, students look back on Capitol insurrection

By Tri Truong | February 2, 2021

On Jan. 6, Americans watched as rioters stormed the Capitol building. The insurgents broke into legislative offices and the Senate floor to disrupt the certification of the 2020 election results, which ultimately confirmed President Joe Biden’s victory. Having watched these events unfold from all over the world, Duke students expressed their thoughts on the riots.

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NC coronavirus numbers on downward trend as semester begins, but rates remain high

By Priya Parkash | January 27, 2021

On Tuesday, North Carolina reported 3,978 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest number in the month of January, but virus levels remain high across the state.

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Duke alum to lead Biden's COVID-19 response

By Anna Zolotor | January 13, 2021

Jeffrey Zients, Trinity ‘88, is currently co-chair of the Biden-Harris transition team and will serve as coordinator of the COVID-19 response and counselor to the president.

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Price condemns pro-Trump riots in Washington in statement to Duke community

By Maria Morrison | January 6, 2021

President Vincent Price publicly condemned the pro-Trump riots that occurred in Washington Wednesday in a message to the Duke community.

Professors Christopher Schroeder (left) and Robert Bonnie (right) are leading agency review teams as part of Joe Biden's transition team.

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Duke professors lead agency review teams tasked with assisting presidential transition

By Kathryn Thomas | December 27, 2020

The Biden administration selected 80 professors to serve on the 600-person transition team, two of whom are from Duke.

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Survivors of Greensboro Massacre recall its impact, their paths to activism

By Paige Carlisle | December 17, 2020

Survivors of the 1979 Greensboro Massacre spoke about their experiences at Duke as inspiration for their activism during a Tuesday event hosted by the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities and History of Medicine. Rosalyn Pelles, former executive director of the North Carolina NAACP, moderated the talk, titled “Remembering a 1979 Moral Moment: Medical Activists, Racial Justice and Confronting the KKK”.

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Rep. Mo Brooks, a Duke alum, says he will challenge Electoral College vote

By Preetha Ramachandran | December 3, 2020

Representative Mo Brooks (R-AL), Trinity ‘75, says he plans to challenge President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election. In an interview with Politico, he cited widespread voter fraud, for which there is no evidence, as the basis of his opposition.

Signs marking the 5th precinct voting site at the WI Patterson Community Center line Crest Street.

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Duke professors talk to media about the election, its implications and its aftermath

By Madeleine Berger | November 16, 2020

Numerous Duke professors have publicly shared their thoughts on the election, both before and after Election Day.

Daniel Cox, a graduate student studying both medicine and engineering, has raised more than $78,000 for Be The Match, an organization that pairs bone-marrow donors with cancer patients in need of a transplant.

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Grad student completes 10-hour Ironman triathlon, raises $78,000 to fight cancer

By Gracie Blackburn | November 16, 2020

At 26 years old, Daniel Cox has accomplished more than most. A Barr-Spach Medicine and Engineering scholar studying both medicine and engineering at Duke, Cox is a triathlete who recently finished his first full Ironman and raised tens of thousands for cancer donor matching.