Q&A with Sarah Cohen
By Yeshwanth Kandimalla | March 17, 2011Sarah Cohen, Knight professor of the practice of journalism and public policy, testified March 15 before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary as part of Sunshine Week.
Sarah Cohen, Knight professor of the practice of journalism and public policy, testified March 15 before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary as part of Sunshine Week.
The leader of the controversial effort to construct a Muslim cultural center in lower Manhattan near ground zero is set to speak on campus today. Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, the head of the Cordoba...
A recent Duke graduate has overseen improvements to Nigeria’s health care system by making immunizations more accessible.
Duke law professors and students will use a recently-received grant to address issues facing HIV and AIDS patients in North Carolina.
The North Carolina Supreme Court began to hear a case Tuesday that challenges the legitimacy of Davidson College’s police force.
The potential for nuclear disaster and other repercussions of last week’s devastating earthquake and tsunami have led Duke to restrict travel to all of Japan.
The International Travel Oversight Committee voted March 13 to restrict travel to portions of Japan following Friday’s earthquake and tsunami.
Though the economic downturn has resulted in difficult budget cuts, the Durham County government has made a strong effort to serve community members, the head county commissioner said in a speech...
Local Yogurt just got a little more local.
Recently, the global economy has seen a significant increase in food prices during a time of political unrest and social volatility in the Middle East and North Africa.
The University has confirmed that all members of the Duke community known to be located in Japan are safe, administrators said.
On the last day of January, two men in knit caps and hoodies walked into the Durham Performance Learning Center, stood up on tables in its crowded cafeteria and started yelling. “How many of y’all...
As old regimes in the Arab world dissolve, a new voice is asserting itself on contentious regional issues. Now the world’s 15th largest economy, Turkey is quickly becoming a powerful voice in...
When it comes to crime-fighting, Durham seems to have hit the bull’s eye. Durham Police Chief Jose Lopez announced Feb. 21 that the city’s crime rate has reached a 10-year all time low and...
In a push to position Durham as an attractive place to start a business, the city’s Chamber of Commerce has created an innovative plan to draw in budding companies.
An intruder entered a Durham residence and attempted to sexually assault a woman living there early Saturday morning. The intruder fled after the woman notified the police, said Duke Police Chief...
About 20 students have applied for Duke INtense Global, a new program that will give students the opportunity to split their academic year between Durham and a foreign country.
Gov. Bev Perdue’s relationship with the newly-elected North Carolina legislature is off to a rocky start.
Durham resident Bill Anderson is fighting crime and he is doing it with nothing more than a video camera.
For the second consecutive year, overall crime levels fell in Durham.