Aseel Ibrahim is a Trinity sophomore and an associate news editor for the news department.
Free Durham County Library cards will be available for pick-up in Perkins Library Thursday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Commencement will take place at 9 a.m. in Wallace Wade Stadium. President Vincent Price will preside over the event, which will feature student speeches from Trinity senior Zahra Hassan and joint MD/MBA-candidate Kayla Thompson. The ceremony will conclude by 11 a.m., and many academic departments will host gatherings and department-specific ceremonies in the afternoon.
The year-long initiative, announced in a Feb. 12 email to students, faculty and staff by Provost Alec Gallimore, addresses the “need for learning and engagement” by hosting speaker events featuring scholars at Duke and outside experts who provide insight into the past and present of conflict in the region.
To explore how stem cells decide to divide into copies of themselves or make new cells, the group researched the expression of stem cells in plants by developing a specialized microscope that takes precise photographs through a technique called light sheet microscopy.
The event, which took place in the Korman Assembly Room of Perkins Library, is part of the Provost’s Initiative on the Middle East.
As part of his push to support youth “from cradle to career,” he announced the launch of the Mentoring Alliance Partnership with the Youth Office and Youth Mentoring Collaborative. This partnership aims to offer educational opportunities for students to start on their career paths.
Sophomore Dylan Cawley was elected for the position following an anonymous vote and will succeed senior Shreya Joshi.
Duke Student Government senators met Wednesday to debate funding for two student group events that faced spending cuts and share committee updates.
Hasan, who was born in Kuwait to Palestinian parents, initially hoped to volunteer in Gaza with his wife Lauren Hasan, a former trauma surgeon, after the conflict had settled down. The couple didn’t think they would be able to go at the height of the war.
Durham City Council began the meeting by discussing new residence zoning areas, but the session came to a halt when one speaker, who initially began to talk about why he opposed the new zoning laws, started to call for a cease-fire.
