There were 20 new positive coronavirus tests reported at Duke between Sept. 26 and Oct. 2, out of 14,554 total tests, according to data released Monday on the University’s COVID-19 testing tracker.
Despite filling out their daily symptom monitoring survey on time, some students have still had their DukeCards deactivated due to technological issues the Office of Information Technology is working to fix.
Duke announced Friday that all students who request spring housing will be able to live on campus.
As North Carolina enters Phase 3 of reopening at 5 p.m. Friday, Duke’s safety guidelines are staying the same.
Duke Student Government Senators heard from sophomore Drew Flanagan, chair of the Student Organization Finance Committee, at their Wednesday meeting as he discussed a decline in funding to student groups and the current lack of annual budgets due to COVID-19.
After the retraction of a study on hydroxychloroquine with data provided by a Duke alum's company, a Duke study on the drug has felt ripple effects.
Mark McClellan, founding director of the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, spoke on Wednesday to the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Energy and Commerce as part of a panel of public health scholars.
A large crowd gathered on the Bryan Center Plaza Wednesday during an event with free cookies hosted by the Office of the Academic Deans in the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences.
More than 248,000 mail-in ballots have already been cast in North Carolina, with Durham County at more than 14,000.
Even amid the virtual school year’s increase in workload and challenges related to equity, technology and supervision, Durham Public Schools teachers are teaching and students are learning, teachers and administrators say.
A global pandemic has upended many facets of life—including the environment.
There were eight new positive coronavirus tests reported at Duke between Sept 19. and Sept. 25, out of 14,141 total tests, according to data released Monday on the University’s COVID-19 testing tracker.
Duke students who don't live in North Carolina aren’t able to be paid for hourly positions directly by the University. Instead, this semester they'll be paid through Aerotek, a Maryland-based staffing and recruiting agency.
In past election seasons, students have gathered in lecture halls and common rooms on campus to watch debates over shared food and lively discussion, but this year they’ll have to log on to Zoom to watch the debates in the company of classmates.
As a unique semester moves forward, fewer students are along for the ride than last year.
Flu shots are required this year, and Duke is offering free flu clinics to help with the process.
Duke acquired housing in the apartments in June as part of an effort to reduce residential density to combat the spread of the coronavirus. From amenities to the close proximity to 9th Street, the apartments are living up to or even exceeding the expectations of their residents.
The number of hand sanitizer dispensers available on campus has increased drastically compared to previous semesters, as part of Duke’s effort to combat the spread of COVID-19.
There were nine new positive coronavirus tests at Duke between Sept. 12 and Sept. 18, out of 12,313 total tests, according to data released Monday on the University’s COVID-19 testing tracker.
The FLUNCH program has been part of Duke student life for years. During the COVID-19 pandemic, however, structured faculty meetings are about to look very different this semester.
