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Scrabble tournament benefits cancer patients
By Andrew Beaton | January 17, 2012In a world with Words with Friends, some still play Scrabble in person.
In a world with Words with Friends, some still play Scrabble in person.
As potential budget cuts to the National Institutes of Health funding loom, Duke is planning how to bolster its resources and minimize potential losses.
Duke is disputing a state agency’s characterization of the University’s findings regarding the credentials of Dr. Anil Potti.
Duke University Medical Center researchers have received grants totaling $37.2 million to continue work developing an effective HIV vaccine.
The North Carolina Medical Board has formally reprimanded Dr. Anil Potti for unprofessional conduct during his time as a cancer researcher at Duke.
Charles Welch works to save lemurs for a living.
Duke has been working toward becoming more sustainable, but the University has some steps to go before attaining its long-term goal.
A seed planted in the minds of several students has blossomed into a full-fledged farm.
Duke is launching a new Energy Initiative to bring students, faculty and alumni together to investigate the current world energy system and to develop alternative solutions to world energy problems.
Researchers have developed a more comprehensive method of authenticating smartphone photos.
The grass is always greener at Duke.
People struggling with eating disorders will soon be able to tap into treatment online.
Miners in Peru may be risking more than the value of the gold they’re digging for.
Flu Crew fever has swept through East Campus.
A Duke environmental engineer will apply a recently received grant to safely eliminate biowaste in underdeveloped countries.
Acclaimed Duke professor Adrian Bejan, one of the 100 most highly cited authors in the world regarding engineering, is credited with the development of the constructal law of design in nature.
Computers are now teaching doctors effective interpersonal communication skills.
Faculty from Duke Global Health Institute have approved undergraduate and graduate-level global health programs for Duke Kunshan University.
Cancer patients at Duke can now draw comfort from two new meditative support groups.
By summer 2014, Duke University Health System will convert to a single, standardized electronic health records system, revolutionizing access to patient history.