Thursday, February 27, 2020
News from Duke
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Denis Simon Awarded for Contributions to International Higher Education
Simon has been executive vice chancellor at Duke Kunshan University since 2015
February 26, 2020
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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
News about Duke
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How Does North Carolina Prepare for Possible Coronavirus Cases?
Interview with Cameron Wolfe, infectious disease specialist and associate professor of medicine
February 26, 2020
WTVD
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‘Reddish-Purple’ North Carolina Seen as Critical State in 2020 Election
Quotes professors Pope “Mac” McCorkle, Deondra Rose and Gunther Peck, participants in a media briefing
February 26, 2020
WTVD
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Young American Voters Are Bernie Sanders’ Ace in Campaign
Quotes Gunther Peck, associate professor of history and of public policy
February 26, 2020
Straits Times
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Solar Storms May Cause Whale Strandings, Study Reports
Quotes lead author Jesse Granger, a graduate student in biophysics
February 26, 2020
USA Today
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Sunspots and Stranded Whales: A Bizarre Correlation
Covers a collaboration between Duke biologists and an astronomer at Chicago’s Adler Planetarium; quotes graduate student and study lead author Jesse Granger, who studies biophysics in the lab of professor Sonke Johnsen
February 26, 2020
New York Times
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North Carolina Gains National Attention as Super Tuesday Looms
Interview with Kerry Haynie, an associate professor of political science and African & African American Studies
February 26, 2020
WUNC’s ‘The State of Things’
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A Key FBI Photo Analysis Method Has Serious Flaws, Study Says
Includes comments by Brandon Garrett, a law professor who studies the reliability of forensic science
February 26, 2020
ProPublica
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This Is How Major Asian Cities Are Dealing With Coronavirus
Quotes professor Eng Eong Ooi, deputy director of the Emerging Infectious Diseases Program at Singapore’s Duke-NUS Medical School
February 26, 2020
U.S. News & World Report
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Duke Study Shows Father’s Marijuana Use Could Affect Child Brain Development Through Sperm Changes
Quotes research team leader Theodore Slotkin, a professor in pharmacology and cancer biology
February 26, 2020
WTVD
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The FDA in the 2020s: Move Forward, Don’t Stand Still
Commentary co-authored by Dr.
February 26, 2020
STAT
