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Mason Berger and Stefanie Pousoulides take you through this week's biggest stories—from Sen. Elizabeth Warren's visit to Raleigh to news about the search committee looking for retiring Executive Vice President Tallman Trask's replacement.
A retired professor emeritus of music at Duke told the story of his family’s flight from Nazi persecution at a Thursday event at the Freeman Center.
An opossum began living in the ceiling of the first floor of Few GG in late September, residents said, and the problem grew worse in October when fleas infested two first-floor bathrooms and multiple dorm rooms. The opossum remains at large, and one of the bathrooms was closed as of Sunday evening for another round of flea treatment.
Students have mixed reviews of their DukeEngage programs, but Suzanne Shanahan says most changes for 2020 were not made in response to student feedback.
Durham is no stranger to the debates emerging about gun violence around the country.
The U.S. Department of Education once threatened to withhold funding from the Duke-UNC Consortium for Middle East Studies, and now House Democrats are questioning the Department’s motives.
The crowd of 3,550 at a town hall in Raleigh couldn’t go more than a few sentences without applauding Sen. Warren.
The 10-person committee charged with selecting Trask’s successor features prominent figures from sectors across the University, including multiple vice presidents, deans and endowed professors.
At Wednesday night’s Duke University Student Dining Advisory Committee meeting, student representatives discussed the rumor that Insomnia Cookies is coming to Durham next semester.
As Duke officials consider banning vaping on campus, they turned to Duke Student Government Senate for advice.
The letter emphasized the threats posed to the American economy due to current administrative policies reducing the number of high-skilled immigrants entering the country. Fifty business school deans and thirteen CEOs signed the letter. “We do not believe the U.S. has the high-skill talent it needs, nor does it have the capacity to train enough people with those skills,” the letter explained. “Without a substantial change in our approach, this deficit of skills will hinder economic growth.”
The 19th Amendment has reshaped American politics—but women’s unfettered access to their political rights still remains in question.
Eight years of work and some well-timed coincidences led Donald McDonnell and his lab to a discovery that could change the lives of breast cancer patients.
Opinion Editor Leah Abrams hosts a discussion with reporters Maria Morrison, Matthew Griffin and Olivia Wivestead about the Durham election results.
Incumbents carried the day in Durham elections—but less than a fifth of eligible voters participated.
The renovations to Lilly Library are set to begin next summer, with the library reopening after 18 to 24 months.
How would you spend $100,000? One Duke club can teach you how to invest for positive social impact. The Duke Impact Investing Group (DIIG) recently secured $100,000 from University administration to invest in impact-oriented businesses. The goal of impact investing is to generate a social and environmental impact in addition to financial returns, according to the DIIG website.
Amid the 24-hour coding frenzy of HackDuke, some students took a break to listen to presentations about technology ethics.
The Chronicle's Stefanie Pousoulides and Mason Berger walk you through the biggest stories from last week.
Like many growing cities, Durham has a housing problem driven by the gentrification of low-income communities and the displacement of the city’s lowest earners.
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