NEWS | UNIVERSITY

From agriculture to art, the Duke Campus Farm lets students engage with the food they eat

By Anna Zolotor | October 23, 2019

Despite blustery winds and a cold drizzle, more than 20 volunteers showed up at the Duke Campus Farm’s community work day on Sunday to help its student crew seed parsley plants, harvest tomatoes and thin beets. The Duke Campus Farm, which was founded by Duke undergraduates in 2010, is a one-acre property worked by four staff members, 12 student crew members and many more community and student volunteers.

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Why Duke is now considering adding e-cigarettes to its smoking ban

By Ashwin Kulshrestha | October 23, 2019

At an October panel, it was revealed that the July 2020 smoking ban—previously only set to apply to combustible forms of tobacco—may also include restrictions on electronic cigarettes.

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NEWS | HEALTH & SCIENCE

Pratt professor develops electronic biosensor tattoos using nanotechnology

By John Markis | October 22, 2019

Electronic tattoos made from biosensors can be put on your skin without harm, thanks to a professor at the Pratt School of Engineering.

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'Antiquated' DukeHub website getting modern update to address student concerns

By William He | October 22, 2019

For the past five years, students have complained about DukeHub, a website for Duke student curricular planning and scheduling, as being “old, antiquated and slow,” said sophomore Shrey Majmudar, senator for academic affairs, who is working on the DukeHub project. In an annual survey, Duke Student Government included a question about the student experience with DukeHub to gauge frustration with the site and determine upcoming projects. 

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Duke moves toward clean energy investments after rejecting fossil fuel divestment

By Matthew Griffin | October 22, 2019

Duke will not stop investing in companies that use fossil fuels, but Price has approved steps to promote alternative energy sources. 

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NEWS | UNIVERSITY

WATCH LIVE: The Advisory Committee on Investment Responsibility's annual open forum discusses divestment from fossil fuels

By Bre Bradham | October 21, 2019

Duke's Advisory Committee on Investment Responsibility holds it annual open forum in the Holst-Anderson Room in the library. 

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New Writing 101 class teaches first-years through black feminist lens

By Cameron Oglesby | October 21, 2019

Jessica Covil, who is white, explained that she created this course around the idea of building “a safe space where people could call out problematic statements, [and] where voices that are already marginalized in society are not going to be re-marginalized in the classroom.” 

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NEWS | UNIVERSITY

A check-in on the endowment: Duke grows financially but looking to raise new funds

By Matthew Griffin and Annika Agrawal | October 21, 2019

Tim Walsh said that Duke is preparing for a fundraising campaign in the next few years.

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NEWS | UNIVERSITY

Despite low Duke student debt, students have mixed feelings for financial aid

By Nadia Bey | October 21, 2019

Duke was recently ranked third on the list of universities with the lowest student debt by US News & World Report, but several students expressed varying opinions with their financial aid experiences. “My wife and I worked hard and sacrificed greatly to pay down the loan debt she accumulated as a Duke undergraduate,” Gary Bennett wrote. “Duke’s financial support is considerably better today, but we administrators are focused on this issue because we appreciate the need to do more.”

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NEWS | LOCAL & NATIONAL

Are Trump’s tweets threatening the independence of Federal Reserve?

By William He | October 21, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump is not the first chief executive to pressure the Federal Reserve to follow a certain monetary policy. 

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NEWS | UNIVERSITY

'Gravitation of interesting corporations': Trask has grand vision for Central Campus

By Jake Satisky | October 18, 2019

Could Central Campus go from student housing to premier research park? 

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Q&A: Trask reflects on his past 24 years at Duke

By Jake Satisky | October 18, 2019

As the University now announces Trask’s decision to retire, The Chronicle sat down with him to discuss his journey.

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NEWS | UNIVERSITY

Duke announces Executive Vice President Tallman Trask's 2020 retirement

By Jake Satisky | October 18, 2019

Trask has served as Duke’s EVP since 1995, working for three different presidents. 

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NEWS | LOCAL & NATIONAL

NYT columnist Nicholas Kristof elaborates on antagonism against immigrants

By Preetha Ramachandran | October 18, 2019

For the keynote address at the Provost Forum, Kristof detailed the continued strain of antagonism towards immigrants throughout American history.

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NEWS | UNIVERSITY

Academic Council: more red tape coming to research process, possible changes for first-year experience

By Nathan Luzum | October 18, 2019

Here are four takeaways from Thursday's faculty governance meeting.

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NEWS | LOCAL & NATIONAL

Grassley formally questions Duke's academic freedom after dismissal of Evan Charney

By Bre Bradham | October 17, 2019

Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy drew some ire when it decided not to renew Professor Evan Charney’s contract and he had to stop teaching at the end of the Spring 2019 semester. Now it has also attracted the official attention of Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and the Senate Committee on Finance. Grassley recently penned an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal and sent a formal letter to President Vincent Price requesting answers about Charney’s case. 

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NEWS | UNIVERSITY

Graduate housing complexes, FIR program on West?

By John Markis | October 17, 2019

In the Board of Trustees’ second open forum of the year, a panel without any trustees contended with the issues.

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NEWS | UNIVERSITY

DSG Senate decharters outdated groups and talks pineapple pizza at meeting

By Kaitlyn Choi | October 17, 2019

The Duke Student Government Senate dechartered more than 30 student groups, funded a variety of student group events and declared that pineapple on pizza is delicious at their Wednesday meeting.

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NEWS | UNIVERSITY

Stolen forks, struggling food trucks: Five takeaways from dining meeting

By Carter Forinash | October 17, 2019

Here are the five biggest takeaways from this week's DUSDAC meeting.

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WATCH: Board of Trustees' open forum about meeting on endowment, research commercialization

By John Markis | October 16, 2019

Following each Board of Trustees' meeting, an open forum is held to field questions about the Board's decisions and discussions.