Institute hops sea to Japan
By Cindy Yee | May 29, 2003The SARS epidemic in China and southeast Asia has forced yet another change of plans for a Duke summer program. This time, though, no one seems to mind.
The SARS epidemic in China and southeast Asia has forced yet another change of plans for a Duke summer program. This time, though, no one seems to mind.
While students are no longer waking up to jackhammers at work outside their windows, an increase in construction on campus has caused community members to change some of their daily routines.
The latest report from a series of probes into the Duke University Hospital found deficiencies in the Hospital's dialysis division, medication administering procedure and infection control,...
As the spread of the SARS epidemic in Canada lurks threateningly close to the United States border, researchers at the Human Vaccine Institute are pursuing the development of a SARS vaccine and...
The name Duke University conjures up images of a national championship basketball team and an internationally renowned medical center.
The University's recent warning against travel to SARS-afflicted areas underscores a dilemma faced by many Asian students, who have been unwilling to return home due to the epidemic.
Loyal patrons of local late-night restaurants can rest assured that their favorite late-night dives will continue to serve their favorite late-night eats, despite the popularity of Rick's Diner in...
The Financial Times published its annual rankings of international non-degree executive education programs Monday, placing Duke University second, behind the Columbia Business School in New York.
When Durham sought to transform many of its dilapidated old factories into centers for culture and commerce, Duke was among the first to jump on the bandwagon.
The presidential search committee held its first meeting during graduation weekend and, with all members present, established a general timeline for the next 10 months, started compiling a long...
After a one-year stint away from the top of the payroll, men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski reclaimed the fattest University paycheck in the 2001-02 fiscal year.
It's summer in Durham, but some things have changed since last year. Students and visitors don sweatshirts over their summer tees. Drought has given way to ever-present rain puddles.
Jurors on the newly-established greek judicial board have reached a verdict following an alleged hazing incident April 14 when six Sigma Nu fraternity pledges were found inebriated on Old Erwin Road.
Despite 16 years experience as director of the University's art museum and the development of a $23 million home for the University's art collections to his credit, Michael Mezzatesta will not be...
Faced with financing a new student village that could cost more than $50 million, administrators in the Office of Student Affairs have created a new full-time position, director of development for...
Kris Humphries, a 6-foot-8 McDonald's All-American from Minnesota, was granted his release from his National Letter of Intent to play basketball for Duke Monday afternoon.
In a 7-2 vote Tuesday, Atlantic Coast Conference university presidents voted in favor of an expansion plan that would increase the number of league schools to 12 from nine, a move that - if...