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Intuition would suggest—since cancer is a result of abnormally acting or malfunctioning cells—that animals with more cells would be more predisposed to cancer, having more opportunities for mutations. Oddly enough, that isn’t the case.
Duke has joined 18 other colleges and universities in filing an Oct. 4 amicus brief in the Supreme Court that defends of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, according to a news release.
It may be hard to find time for leisure in college, yet two librarians are seeking to relieve this pressure through the Low Maintenance Book Club.
If you’re walking to campus from Cameron Indoor Stadium or Wilson Gym, you can’t help but notice it: the “nut.”
Marcia Abbott graduated from Duke in 1981, and she and her husband went to illicit ends in an attempt to help their daughter follow in her footsteps.
The House of Representatives has opened a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. But what does that mean for the presidency and the 2020 election?
Nearly 40% of Duke students voted in the last midterm elections—more than double the voting rate in 2014—but one Duke faculty member thinks students can do better.
Duke employee Abby Grubbs took her first online Jeopardy! test in 2016. Three years later, she finally made it on the show.
Although students are only a month into the school year, there hasn't been a shortage of news on campus.
William Kaelin Jr., Trinity '79, School of Medicine '82 and a member of the Board of Trustees, has won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine today.
Assistant professor of medicine James Davis announced at a Wednesday talk that Duke is considering enacting policy measures regarding e-cigarettes on campus, in addition to its July 2020 ban on combustible forms of tobacco.
A Duke professor spoke about how scholarship should explore more why Islam was a powerful force in racial justice challenges in the United States.
Osteoporosis affects more than 40 million Americans, and Duke researchers are working to treat the disease in a new way.
From preventing seizures to analyzing human feces, Duke’s MEDx program is connecting biomedical researchers and doctors to engineers to meet technological needs in medicine.
An armed robbery took place Thursday around 9 a.m. near 1400 Morreene Road, according to a DukeAlert.
An annual trip to the doctor’s for a seasonal injection to prevent contracting influenza? Thanks to three new grants, Duke could make the annual flu shot a thing of the past.
One of the most notable changes is the shortening of personal checks (P-Checks) from two nights to one night.
Raising four young children in a freshman dorm isn’t exactly typical. For John Blackshear, the faculty-in-residence in Trinity dorm, it has meant befriending students, serving as their mentors and talking philosophy. It has also meant humoring drunk students and making sure they don’t wake the children at night.
Many tour guides struggle with authenticity during their tours, especially with visitors curious about the more negative aspects of the school.
A Nasher spokesperson argues the complaints were taken out of context and misrepresented the exhibit.
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