Scientists find method for safer drugs
By Mike Miller | September 25, 2002Using blood thinners as a model, Medical Center researchers have found a potentially revolutionary method for designing safer drug treatments.
Using blood thinners as a model, Medical Center researchers have found a potentially revolutionary method for designing safer drug treatments.
To Durham municipal governments, it will be an early Christmas, but shoppers will likely grumble at a possible sales tax increase slated to go into effect Dec. 1.
Enticed with colorful banners, Teddy Grahams and a wide assortment of candy, students considered their long-term academic plans with various department representatives at Tuesday's Sophomore Majors...
Only four months after gaining final approval from the Academic Council, the new bioinformatics doctoral program is up and running, though it has experienced its share of growing pains.
Elections, committee meetings and orientations will culminate this evening when the ninth Duke Student Government legislature convenes at its first official session of the academic year.
Correction (9/25/2002): A page one story in the Sept. 24 edition of The Chronicle incorrectly stated the annual budget for Arts and Sciences. The budget is over $200 million, not $200,000.
Gerhard Schroeder's come-from-behind win Sunday to remain Germany's chancellor ended one of the most interesting European elections in recent years, said political, policy and European experts at...
The state General Assembly should discontinue the execution of prisoners, the Durham County Board of Commissioners urged at their bi-weekly meeting Monday night.
Correction (9/25/2002): Due to misinformation, a page one story in the Sept.
Stephanie Reinhart, the celebrated co-director of the Durham-based American Dance Festival and a pillar of American modern dance, died early Monday morning after a long battle with leukemia.
Co-ed, non-selective, non-residential, service-oriented--these words usually don't invoke the image of a fraternity.
A student reported that around 3:30 a.m. Sept. 15, he was assaulted at Rick's Diner.
A Duke researcher has found that what guys in a cappella groups have always known--a sweet song gets the girl.
The media is so important that terrorist groups plan attacks with consideration of how media coverage will strengthen their message, said a top NATO press official Friday afternoon.
As selective houses pack their bags and move to the perimeter of West Campus this year and as other selective groups request housing, University officials are seeking a broader reevaluation of...
When the Diocese of Raleigh sealed the deal to purchase the house at 402 N. Buchanan Blvd. this month, its goal was to help Duke's Newman Catholic Student Center accommodate its members temporarily.
After almost three decades as the anchor of an entire commercial district, South Square Mall ended not with a bang, but a whimper.
A disease that was once very difficult to cure may now have a more manageable treatment plan.
Amid their determination to improve North Carolina's public school system, state leaders pointed to the ABCs of Public Education test results--the state's highest in the initiative's six-year...
In the shadow of President George W.