The Department of Physics is taking a new approach to its introductory courses, implementing a revised sequence for all engineers that will link topics in physics more closely to those in...
Halloween night passed without fright, as the University was sedate and many students found amusement in off-campus activities.
For most members of the Duke community, Hurricane Isabel meant little more than a few canceled classes and broken umbrellas, but for residents of the Outer Banks, the storm's effects are still...
The Sanford Institute of Public Policy broke ground this morning for a new two-story building, which officials said will help accommodate the institute's past and future growth..
The search committee to select the Duke University Health System's next Chancellor of Health Affairs, who will be named next spring, met Thursday to outline the requisite criteria and qualifications.
Although the School of Medicine has revised many aspect of its curriculum for fall 2004, the only substantial change to the fourth year will be the implementation of a capstone course, designed to...
When you were little, Halloween meant costumes, repeated choruses of "Trick or Treat?" and pillowcases full of candy.
The John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute kicked off a series of events about academic freedom and dissent with a symposium Thursday entitled "Intellectual Dissent: Past and Present.".
North Carolina will become North "Scarolina" when Halloween is celebrated tonight.
Campus Council voted unanimously to endorse the recommendations of the annual review reform committee, headed by President Anthony Vitarelli, at its meeting Thursday night..
Former University President Douglas Knight led an audience of 60 on a nostalgia-tinged journey through his tumultuous six-year reign as one of the University's most influential leaders and the man...
Coach K donates scholarship in honor of brother.
About 150 students, professors and community members gathered on the Chapel Quadrangle at noon Tuesday to protest the University's 14-month-old decision to drop a boycott of the Mount Olive Pickle...
Since the Office of Residence Life and Housing Services announced two weeks ago it would allow juniors to enter a lottery for the privilege of living off campus next semester, students have both...
When economist Geoffrey Brennan took the floor Tuesday afternoon, he set aside the classic economic paradigm of goods and services, opting instead for the more intangible entity of esteem..
As the School of Medicine revamps its entire curriculum to make training more relevant to modern health care, the changes to the second year focus on preparing students for the actual experience of...
A rapidly-developing field across the country and at Duke, toxicogenomics holds the key in identifying the genetic and environmental basis for many diseases. .
While expressing concern about the rising cost of a Duke education, administrators expressed general opposition to a federal bill that would restrict student aid to colleges that raised tuition...
In a speech Monday night at the Freeman Center for Jewish Life, U.S. Rep. David Price, D-N.C.
