About 40% of respondents reported symptoms classifying them as at risk for moderate depression, and about 25% of respondents were at risk for severe depression.
A week after a vote count in favor of unionizing, lawyers representing the University petitioned the National Labor Relations Board for a re-run election, citing “administrative failures in the mail ballot process” and technical issues during the ballot count that resulted in “determinative challenged ballots.”
The Raleigh and Durham metro area ranked second in the 150 Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2021-2022 list by U.S. News & World Report released Tuesday.
“This is the largest gift supporting need-based scholarships for Duke University School of Medicine students ever,” wrote Edward Buckley, vice dean for education at the Duke School of Medicine, in an email. “It is an endowment which means it will continue to support students in perpetuity.”
The June session focused on addressing learning loss and filling in gaps caused by online learning from the 2020-21 academic year. The July session is focused on accelerating student learning.
Senate Bills 326, 724 and 725 target absentee voting access and private election donations. The bills have similar provisions to other laws being introduced in legislatures of at least 48 states.
Imagine a metal, scaffold-shaped implant that could support the regrowth of a shattered bone.
From food insecurity to virtualized museum collections to gerrymandering and voting patterns, this summer’s Data+ lineup spans a diverse range of 23 projects.
Varied in experience, age and University ties, seven new members have been named to Duke’s Board of Trustees.
A tweet from the official Duke Alumni account is under fire for seemingly implying the onus for reducing carbon emissions is on people living in Africa.
"This ultimately isn’t a problem of needing more book groups or trainings. We need to invest in changing the school in ways that put more money towards priorities that aren’t just the usual priorities. The priority we need to have is having an anti-racist institution."
Duke announced a series of updates to their COVID-19 protocols for the fall semester last Tuesday. Thanks to high vaccination rates, the University and many of its peer institutions are planning to return to mostly normal operations in the fall.
Putting off that language requirement and need another class this semester? The Chronicle has you covered.
We’re halfway through 2021, and June has brought news and changes as students scattered to their summer activities. With all these new developments, here are five stories from The Chronicle that our readers found most interesting.
When Duke closed its campus last March, Erika Jenkins, a year-round University bus driver for over 15 years, was laid off. She filed an unemployment claim. Two months later, she was surprised to find out that her claim was denied.
JUUL will pay $40 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the state of North Carolina that claimed that the company’s products were causing young people to become addicted to nicotine. Duke operates under a tobacco-free policy that went into effect in July 2021. The policy prohibits “all tobacco-related products,” which includes e-cigarettes.
Duke announced earlier this week that all faculty and staff are expected to present proof of vaccination by Sept. 1 unless they receive a medical or religious exemption. This mandate is unique across universities in North Carolina but similar to those at other peer institutions, including Ivy Leagues, Johns Hopkins and Notre Dame.
Duke announced some of its COVID-19 protocols for the fall semester in a Tuesday morning email to the Duke community.
Data shows that a significantly higher amount of men and white faculty members are tenured at Duke. But Duke is not alone in these stark differences.
Reservations will no longer be required for Wilson, though capacity limits will remain in place. Masks are still required inside facilities.
