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Students: Physics climate improving

Many students reacted with surprise to a report suggesting widespread gender-based discrimination in the physics department, saying that the department provides a good and ever-improving climate...


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'Mydoom' virus hits University

A rapidly spreading computer virus, which has been slowing Internet traffic around the world and infecting thousands of computers since its discovery Monday, has made its way onto the University's...


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Endowment gifts equal $20 million

President Nan Keohane announced Tuesday that The Duke Endowment has awarded a series of gifts, totaling more than $20 million, in support of such University priorities as an expansion of the School...


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Sessions to tackle advising

Looking to provide more structure to the role of student group advisor, members of a planning committee have allotted a two-day conference and training session for faculty advisors to discuss the...


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200 UNC students hit by outbreak

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Student Health Service has seen approximately 130 students afflicted with a mysterious illness, puzzling administrators and SHS officials alike.


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Treacherous roads keep many home

Durham and the Triangle lay under a blanket of snow Monday morning that left classes canceled at the major universities in the area and city government offices closed.


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Siegel considers mentoring awards

Although capable mentoring has long been recognized as a key factor in seeing graduate students through the completion of a degree, the graduate school has yet to hit upon the best method of...


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Merchants on Points sets record

While much of the University and the local Durham area stayed off the roads Sunday amid below-freezing temperatures, snow and ice, the school's Merchant on Points food delivery program recorded the...


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Duke considers liberal studies

To most, the idea of working years toward a doctorate with no intention of applying it directly to a career is ludicrous. Of writing a dissertation just for the love of it, absurd.