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Even lemurs haven’t escaped the changes brought by a global pandemic.
Pope McCorkle, professor of the practice in the Sanford School of Public Policy, said on Feb. 10 that the impeachment effort might not be successful because Trump’s act was an “eleventh-hour act.”
Members of the Duke Disability Alliance began developing plans for the Center in 2017.
Kenna Tasissa, who died unexpectedly Jan. 21, was a sociology major in the Class of 2021 from Cary, North Carolina. She was enrolled in the Secondary Teacher Preparation Program in the Program in Education at Duke and hoped to become a high school social studies teacher after graduation. Tasissa was also working to earn a certificate in markets and management.
The Robertson Scholars Leadership Program on Thursday accepted 21 current first year students from Duke and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill into its Class of 2024 Scholars, after canceling its program for the Class of 2024 last year.
Fauci and David Rubenstein, Trinity ‘70, discussed the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine distribution at an event that was livestreamed on Youtube. Fauci said the pandemic situation could improve by March or April if Americans continue to wear masks, practice social distancing and avoid congregating. But he also acknowledged the presence of new threats.
The Karsh Alumni and Visitors Center has taken on a new role during the pandemic, serving as a center for COVID-19 vaccinations.
Duke’s Student Organization Finance Committee presented its spring semester report to Duke Student Government senators at Wednesday night’s meeting.
All Greek and non-Greek selective living groups “in good standing with the university” will have the option to live in Edens Quad for the 2021-22 academic year.
We're bringing back our Chronquiry series—on hold since COVID-19 first shut down campus—to answer reader-suggested questions about how the Gothic Wonderland works.
Students are eager to eat inside, but there is no set timeline for the return of indoor dining at Duke.
A week after administrators sent out a video warning of a potential increase in campus safety precautions, Duke’s positive COVID-19 test numbers decreased for the second consecutive week.
While many students are experiencing on-campus living for the first time this semester, others decided to take leaves of absence after being at Duke in the fall.
Many non-Greek selective living groups have been rethinking their usual rush processes in this unusual semester.
Originally created by Stanford University students in 2017, Marriage Pact has a simple premise: fill out 50 questions about your preferences and values, and get matched with someone you’re compatible with.
From climate activism to comical parodies and health policy, student-run podcasts at Duke have grown substantially over the last year.
Duke reported its second COVID-19 cluster of the semester on Tuesday among five graduate students who attended a birthday party.
Boyd, a biomedical engineering major from Huntington, N.Y., will begin her one-year tenure as editor on April 22.
During each week since Jan. 11, Duke has conducted more surveillance tests for asymptomatic students, faculty and staff than any week last semester. Vice President of Administration Kyle Cavanaugh wrote in an email that for the spring 2021 semester, Duke’s surveillance testing program will be conducting more than 20,000 tests each week.
Almost half of students rated social isolation as “very” or “extremely” stressful. Just under 10% of respondents said they were lonely “most of the time” or “always." Many participants reported experiencing “moderate (23.5%) or severe (20.5%) symptoms of depression and anxiety over the past two weeks.”
