After the University announced in May a proposal from Duke Energy to build a new natural gas facility on campus, some students and faculty members have raised concerns about the proposed plant’s impact and a lack of transparency surrounding the initial stages of the facility's planning.
A team of Duke researchers has recently designed a handheld probe capable of imaging juvenile retinas in higher definition than ever before.
A lawsuit filed by a former Duke employee Joseph Thomas claims that Duke faculty and administrators ignored and hid allegations of academic misconduct within the department of pulmonary, allergy, and critical care medicine.
A Duke professor's research on Nepalese child soldiers demonstrates that resilience could curb effects of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Duke hosted its annual Health Forum Monday. This year’s theme was “The Emerging Healthscape: from Personalized Medicine to Population Health.” The event brought together attendees from the University and several state health agencies from across the United States.
A new study out of Duke's biochemistry department has discovered why DNA—not RNA—became the signature blueprint of life.
The University has launched a new institute to accelerate the transformation of scientific discoveries into benefits for patients.
Duke researchers have identified another roadblock towards producing an effective HIV vaccine, but hope to overcome it.
Duke has signed a petition calling for presidential candidates to publicly share and debate their platforms on science and technology policy.
The effects of television violence is hotly contested by parents and educators alike, but a study co-authored by a Duke researcher may impact future discussions.
Two Duke brain researchers were awarded a $1 million grant by the W.M. Keck Foundation, the University announced Wednesday.
Construction is expected to begin shortly on two new mixed-use buildings in downtown Durham, one of which will be occupied by the Duke Clinical Research Institute.
Ingrid Daubechies—a Belgian James B. Duke professor of mathematics and electrical and computer engineering—received a $1.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation, the University announced Monday.
In 1993, the Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Program of Duke Medicine was the first center in the world to perform a transplant using unrelated umbilical cord blood as an alternative donor source for patients who didn’t have a matching donor in their family or in the adult donor registries.
A study by Duke investigators into the activity of a brain receptor provides new clues for tackling obsessive behaviors in humans.
Dr. Nancy Andrews, dean of the School of Medicine and vice chancellor for academic affairs, will step down in June 2017, the University announced Friday. Andrews has served as dean since 2007.
Children’s early attention and social skills may soon be recognized as equally important as their early academic skills in facilitating scholastic success into young adulthood.
On the heels of announcing their partnership with Duke in January, representatives from the Indian Institute of Technology in Ghandinagar met with Duke officials in Durham last month to build upon their previous discussions.
Duke researchers are aiming to study marine landscapes from a new perspective—the sky. Drone technology has opened up many avenues for environmental scientists to study the movement, magnitude and health of marine species. Duke scientists have started using drones to do just that. David Johnston, assistant professor of the practice of marine conservation ecology, is currently implementing drones to study coastal waterways.
Duke investigators have successfully engineered a protein antibody that is capable of targeting cancerous tumors.
