Tuesday, October 20, 2020
News from Duke
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Twenty Test Positive for COVID, Oct. 10-16
Duke University’s comprehensive COVID-19 testing program received results from 15,143 tests administered to students and faculty/staff from October 10 – October 16, 2020.
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Duke’s New Engineering Building Named to Honor Wilkinson Family
Building will open for classes in 2021
Oct 15, 2020
Pratt School of Engineering
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'Silent' Mutations Gave the Coronavirus an Evolutionary Edge
RNA folding may help explain how the coronavirus became so hard to stop after it spilled over from wildlife to humans.
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Duke University to Increase Faculty Diversity, Campus Inclusion with $16M from The Duke Endowment
A $16 million grant from The Duke Endowment will amplify Duke University’s efforts to recruit diverse faculty and develop programming that enhances an inclusive environment, President Vincent E. Price announced Thursday.
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Five Things to Know About Early Voting
Early voting sites open today throughout North Carolina — providing you with an opportunity to avoid long lines on Election Day, change your voting address within the same county or even register to vote, if needed.
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Duke Launches Center to Bring Computational Thinking to All Students
‘CCT’ will elevate computing research while adding learning and practical application across campus
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How Fast Should We Post a Vaccine to Market?
Dr. Robert Califf explained the pros and cons of an Emergency Use Authorization
Oct 12, 2020
Duke Research Blog
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Duke Records 12 Positive COVID-19 Tests, Oct. 3-9
15,187 tests administered to students, faculty and staff during the week
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Stimulus One of Few Options to Help Households, Businesses Survive, Experts Say
Duke scholars address fallout and options during media briefing
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Important Information about Voter Registration and Voting
To the Duke University and Duke Health Community, Among Duke’s highest missions is to engage with and contribute to our community, state, and nation.
News about Duke
The State Department Needs More Scientists
Commentary co-authored by Duke Fellow W. Robert Pearson, a former U.S.
Color of Education
Panel with Sanford School professor William “Sandy” Darity Jr.
Oct 19, 2020
'Education Matters'
Massive WHO Remdesivir Study Suggests No COVID-19 Benefit. Doctors Aren’t So Sure
Quotes Dr. Cameron Wolfe, an infectious diseases expert and an associate professor of medicine at Duke University School of Medicine
Life Without Parole for Kids Is Cruelty With No Benefit
Commentary by Brandon L. Garrett, faculty director of the Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke
Oct 19, 2020
The MSN Atlantic
Duke Nets $16M to Enhance Diversity; Jarvis Dorm Renamed Due to Racist Ties
Covers the announcement of a $16 million grant from The Duke Endowment
Oct 19, 2020
Triangle Business Journal
Mark Ballard: Is Voter Fraud an Issue in Louisiana? High Volume of Mail Ballots Is Bigger Concern
Quotes associate professor Kerry Haynie, director of Duke’s Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in the Social Sciences
Oct 19, 2020
Times-Picayune
Coronavirus FAQs: Open Windows in Winter, Holding Your Breath, Sprayed Masks?
Features comments by Sonali Advani, an assistant professor of medicine at Duke
Partisan Sites Posing as Local News Expand Ahead of Election
Quotes Philip Napoli, a distinguished professor of public policy
Oct 19, 2020
Wall Street Journal
Richman Comments on the Importance of Face-to-Face Transactions in the Diamond Business
Features comments by Barak D. Richman, a distinguished professor of law
Oct 19, 2020
New York Times
Where Do I Go to Get My Covid Antibody Cocktail?
Commentary co-authored by Dr. Mark McClellan, director of the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy
Oct 19, 2020
Wall Street Journal
