Wednesday, November 20, 2024
News from Duke
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Examining the Media's Role in Public Discourse
Public policy professor Stephen Buckley on the media's Role in polarization, public conversation
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Expert Available to Comment on Effects of Tariffs
Summary: Former President Donald Trump has said he plans to hike tariffs on imports again if he wins the November election, and claimed during Tuesday’s debate that prices for U.S. consumers would not be affected. Duke economics professor Felix Tintelnot examined …
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Moscow Has Most to Fear if US Approves Use of Western Weapons, Expert Says
Summary: President Biden could clear the way for Ukraine to use long-range Western weapons inside Russian territory if the United States does not provide those weapons. Simon Miles, an associate professor at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy, offers …
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Experts Available to Comment on Expansions to Child Tax Credit
Summary: Presidential candidates Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris have talked about some form of the child tax credit. The following Duke University scholars are available to discuss the expanded child tax credit and its impacts. Both professors recently …
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New National Heat Strategy ‘A Game Changer,’ Duke Experts Say
Summary: The National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) on Wednesday released the first-ever National Heat Strategy to promote proactive coordination between federal agencies on heat planning, response and resilience. Comments below from Duke University experts Ashley Ward and Jordan …
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Mpox Crisis in Africa: Social and Political Instability a Factor, Expert Says
Summary: A new form of mpox is spreading in sub-Saharan Africa, with cases in more than a dozen countries and more than 500 deaths reported. The World Health Organization on Aug. 14 declared the situation a global health emergency, noting …
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Elections Expert Available to Comment on Harris VP Pick
Summary: Democratic presumptive presidential nominee Kamala Harris is expected to name her running mate this week. Jon Green, a Duke University assistant professor of political science, is available to comment on the selection. Bio: Jon Green is an assistant professor …
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High School Sports Need Game Plan for Heat, Expert Advises
Note to editors: Additional heat-health resources, including a photo of Jordan Clark, are available here. Summary: Temperatures are forecast to rise again this week in North Carolina and remain high across much of the United States as high school football …
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Experts Available on NC Gov. Cooper as VP Pick, NC As Battleground State
Summary: North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is considered a strong candidate to be running mate of likely Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. The following Duke University experts can provide perspective and comment for stories about Cooper and North Carolina as …
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What Unites the United States With Mexico
Jul 08, 2024
Duke MarComms
Duke in the News
How Lying Has Taken Over Politics
PolitiFact founder and Sanford School professor Bill Adair talks about his new book
Recent Bigfoot Sightings at Wintergreen Were a Hoax. But These Men Say They’ve Seen the Real Thing in the Woods of Virginia
Quotes Matt Cartmill, professor emeritus of evolutionary anthropology
Sep 27, 2024
Cardinal News
Focus on the ‘Forgotten Greenhouse Gas’ Intensifies as All Eyes Are on the U.S. and China to Curb Pollution
Quotes Drew Shindell, professor of earth science
Sep 27, 2024
Inside Climate News
New Blood Test Detects Parkinson’s Disease
Interview with Dr. Laurie Sanders, associate professor in neurology and pathology
Sep 27, 2024
WNDU-TV Online
Climate Thursday: Head of Duke’s Heat Policy Innovation Hub Ashely Ward
Interview with the director of the Heat Policy Innovation Hub in the Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Sep 27, 2024
WCHL-AM Online
New R.S.V. Vaccines Had Limited Takers Last Year. Will This Year Be Better?
Quotes Dr. Jeffrey Kuller, maternal-fetal medicine specialist at Duke Health
Sep 27, 2024
The New York Times Online
Risk of Heart Defects Higher in Babies Conceived With I.V.F.
Quotes Dr. Jeffrey Kuller, maternal-fetal medicine specialist at Duke Health
Sep 27, 2024
The New York Times Online
US Should Take Action to Foster Cooperation, Trustful Relations
Quotes John Quelch, executive vice-chancellor of Duke Kunshan University
Sep 27, 2024
China Daily Online (U.S. Edition)
Youth Exchanges Mooted for Mutual Understanding
Quotes John Quelch, executive vice-chancellor of Duke Kunshan University
Sep 27, 2024
China Daily Online
Biden, Eyeing His Legacy, Signs Executive Orders on Gun Safety
Quotes Jeffrey Swanson, professor in Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Sep 27, 2024
The New York Times Online