Academic Council addressed insufficient lab space available for new hires and concerns about the lack of investment in and deferred maintenance of research facilities and a report on a potential new faculty hiring pilot during its Thursday meeting.
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In an effort by Duke Athletics to excite the Duke football fan base, the program introduced the Devil’s Deck. Access to the deck must be purchased in addition to a ticket, which costs $45 in advance and $55 on gameday, though students receive a discounted rate of $35.
The politicians focused their remarks around contrasting the two major presidential campaigns, characterizing a prospective Trump-Vance administration as dangerous for democracy, while identifying the Harris-Walz ticket as the campaign of “freedom.”
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The Harris-Walz and Trump-Vance campaigns continue to make appearances in North Carolina in the hopes of securing the state’s 16 electoral votes. As of Oct. 16, the 538 polling average has the race essentially even in North Carolina, with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump leading Harris by just 0.5 points.
In response to student frustrations, Duke’s Global Education Office eliminated the lottery for fall 2025 study away programs and has moved to replace it with a “best-fit” rubric-based process, which aims to provide students with more agency in selecting a program and take major-based limitations into consideration.
Fredric Jameson, professor of romance studies, Knut Schmidt Nielsen distinguished professor of comparative literature and director of the Institute for Critical Theory, is remembered for his revitalization of Marxist perspectives in literary theory and for forging new ways to conceptualize postmodernism.
The project — in collaboration with Erasmus University in the Netherlands — is supported by a recent $7 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases under the Collaborative Influenza Vaccine Innovation Centers contract.
The new Master’s Entry to the Practice of Nursing program is a 16-month pre-licensure program that will prepare students to successfully take the National Council Licensure Examination for registered nurses.
With the 2024 general election just weeks away, Duke students have stepped up their mobilization efforts in preparation for some tight North Carolina races. But on-campus politics were long missing an important stakeholder: the Duke College Republicans.
Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris have both framed their approach to health policy around making care more affordable, though they present distinctly different plans for doing so.
The conference, titled Building a Global Mental Health Community: Research, Policy and Practice Across Disciplines, featured panel discussions, research symposia and a poster session with experts from various disciplines.
The Arts & Sciences Council’s Committee on Undergraduate Teaching announced that it is considering phasing out the Short-Term Incapacitation Form (STINF) during the council’s Thursday meeting.
Due to damage inflicted upon health care manufacturer Baxter International’s North Cove facility in Marion, N.C., Duke Health is experiencing a shortage of intravenous (IV) fluids and other specialty sterile fluids.
With the start of fall break just around the corner, here are some activities to keep you busy if you plan to stay on campus during the break.
Any change in voter turnout in the affected regions may have an impact on the presidential race, which is currently polling near even in the swing state. As of Wednesday, the 538 polling average shows Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump leading Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris by one point in North Carolina, holding one of the closest margins of any state.
The figures were shared in a Sept. 18 announcement from The Office of Translation and Commercialization, which collaborates with University inventors, industrial partners and entrepreneurs to bring Duke’s intellectual property “from the lab to the market.”
The City of Durham announced a settlement agreement Monday with the U.S. Department of Justice following allegations of unintentional discrimination against “African American applicants” in the Durham Fire Department’s hiring process for entry-level jobs.
Local nonprofit Open Table Ministry, which provides transportation, legal assistance and emergency resources to people experiencing homelessness, brought together city officials and community members to address the growing homelessness crisis in Durham ahead of World Homeless Day.
