Monday, February 24, 2020
News from Duke
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Solar Storms Could Scramble Whales' Navigational Sense
Gray whales 4.3 times more likely to strand during a cosmic burst of radio static
February 24, 2020
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Said@Duke: Tom Barkin on New Monetary Policies
Tom Barkin, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, led a panel Wednesday about what type of monetary, fiscal and structural policies will be needed to support economic growth and respond to the next economic downturns.
February 21, 2020
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News Tip: IRS Guidance on Carbon Capture Tax Credits Not Enough for ‘Antsy’ Investors
The Internal Revenue Service recently released guidance on carbon capture tax credits that were made possible by a bipartisan budget deal in 2018.
February 20, 2020
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Said@Duke: John Edwin Mason on Work of Gordon Parks
Historian and photographer John Edwin Mason talked about his work-in-progress, a book about 20th century African-American photographer, writer and filmmaker Gordon Parks, which will analyze Parks' LIFE Magazine photo essays on race and poverty.
February 20, 2020
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Paternal Marijuana Will Impact Brain Development of Offspring
The findings in a study on rats have implications for humans
February 20, 2020
Duke Health News
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Said@Duke: Aneesh Chopra on Technology Improving Health Care
Aneesh Chopra, president of CareJourney and the nation's first chief technology officer, spoke Wednesday at an event hosted by Duke-Margolis and Blue Cross NC Point of Care.
February 19, 2020
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Said@Duke: Gary Haugen on Human Rights and Moral Knowledge
Gary A. Haugen, founder and Chief Executive Officer of International Justice Mission, spoke last week on "Human Rights and the Recovery of Moral Knowledge.
February 19, 2020
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How to Build a Global, Online University – In Three Weeks
With Duke Kunshan shuttered by the coronavirus, university officials scrambled to create a fully digital academic experience to replace the traditional offerings at the Chinese campus
February 18, 2020
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Margolis Team Recommends Improving Access to Life-Saving Antibiotics for Medicare Beneficiaries
Subscription Model of Payment Would Improve Incentives
February 18, 2020
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Said@Duke: Yael Bromberg on Students' Voting Rights
Yael Bromberg, a constitutional rights attorney, spoke last week about barriers to young people voting.
February 17, 2020
News about Duke
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Populism vs. Pragmatism Underpins North Carolina Senate Primary
Includes comments by Mac McCorkle, professor of the practice (Sanford School)
February 24, 2020
San Francisco Chronicle, Associated Press
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Wrongfully Convicted? Concord Man Has New Hope for Appeal After 44 Years
Features comments by Jamie Lau, supervising attorney for the Duke Law Wrongful Convictions Clinic, who is representing Ronnie Long in his latest appeal
February 24, 2020
WCNC-Charlotte
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Study Finds Century-old Combat Helmet Superior Shield Against Brain Trauma
Covers Duke research; quotes Joost Op ‘t Eynde, the bioengineering doctoral candidate who led the project
February 24, 2020
NPR
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Capturing the Millennial and Gen Z Vote
Interview with political science professor Sunshine Hillygus, co-author of the new book, “Making Young Voters: Converting Civic Attitudes Into Civic Action”
February 24, 2020
WUNC’s ‘The State of Things’
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Charlotte Talks: Will Young Voters Get Off the Sidelines in 2020?
Interview with political scientist Sunshine Hillygus
February 24, 2020
WFAE
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What If It Were You? Fighting the ‘Globalization of Indifference’ on the Refugee Crisis
Commentary by Michel D. Landry, a professor of orthopedic surgery and global health
February 24, 2020
The Hill
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A Bat Cave Run by Monks Shows It’s Hard to Banish Virus Risk
Features the work and comments of Wang Linfa, director of the Program in Emerging Infectious Diseases at Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
February 24, 2020
China Daily Asia
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FDA Approves Drug That Lowers Cholesterol in a New Way
Includes comments by Duke Heart Center co-director Dr.
February 24, 2020
ABC News, Associated Press
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China’s Coronavirus Crisis Forces Duke Kunshan University to Teach Online
Quotes Duke Kunshan University professors and students, Executive Vice Chancellor Denis Simon and Matthew Rascoff, Duke’s associate vice provost for digital education and innovation
February 24, 2020
Washington Post
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The New Ph.D.
Quotes professor Edward Balleisen, vice provost for interdisciplinary studies (History/Public Policy)
February 24, 2020
Chronicle of Higher Education
