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The recent changes to Duke and Durham's COVID-19 protocols are driven by an increase in cases in Durham and North Carolina, with more cases now occurring in children and young adults.
The main reason for the new measure is the recent spike in COVID-19 cases due to the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to officials.
President Joe Biden nominated Mark Gitenstein, Trinity ‘68, as ambassador to the European Union on Tuesday.
Durhamites have until Aug. 13 at noon to declare their intent to run for mayor or for city council in Ward I, II or III. Here is an overview of election dates to remember and an early look at some of the candidates.
The Raleigh and Durham metro area ranked second in the 150 Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2021-2022 list by U.S. News & World Report released Tuesday.
The June session focused on addressing learning loss and filling in gaps caused by online learning from the 2020-21 academic year. The July session is focused on accelerating student learning.
Senate Bills 326, 724 and 725 target absentee voting access and private election donations. The bills have similar provisions to other laws being introduced in legislatures of at least 48 states.
JUUL will pay $40 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the state of North Carolina that claimed that the company’s products were causing young people to become addicted to nicotine. Duke operates under a tobacco-free policy that went into effect in July 2021. The policy prohibits “all tobacco-related products,” which includes e-cigarettes.
The department will include community responders, nurses, social workers and researchers.
This money will be used to fund green and equitable infrastructure in historically Black neighborhoods.
In March, several law students reported that Amy Chua had hosted parties with food and alcohol at her house that winter, presenting screenshotted text threads as evidence. While this wouldn’t normally be grounds for disciplinary action, students and faculty had been asked not to host or attend maskless indoor gatherings because of the pandemic.
Reparations for Black American descendants of persons enslaved in the United States would have decreased COVID-19 transmission for Black Americans and the population as a whole, according to a new study conducted by a team of researchers, including William A. (“Sandy”) Darity Jr., Samuel DuBois Cook professor of public policy.
The Community Safety Department will “work to enhance public safety through community-centered approaches to prevention and intervention."
“I love my city. It’s an amazing city,” Schewel told The Chronicle. “As mayor, I have the opportunity to articulate a common vision that we hold for who we are and who we want to be, and try to encourage people to reach for that vision and make it real.”
The proposed route is 37 miles long and includes stations at North Carolina State University and Raleigh-Durham International Airport, as well as one about a mile from Duke.
The announcement came one day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued updated guidelines on masking. All capacity and gathering limits and social distancing requirements have been lifted statewide. Masks will still be required in certain situations including crowded areas, public transit, schools and certain public health settings.
Governor Roy Cooper announced Wednesday that he will lift the outdoor mask mandate and increase gathering limits on Friday.
Five states, including North Carolina, will gain one seat in the House, and Texas will gain two. Seven states will lose a seat.
The campus will be 1 million square feet and run on 100% renewable energy, according to Apple. It marks Apple’s first entirely new U.S. campus in more than two decades.
Several other colleges have adopted policies similar to Duke’s fall vaccination requirement.
