Coronavirus
Duke scholars are working to advance our understanding of COVID-19, from basic science to translational medicine to clinical care—as well as to address concerns related to the pandemic from a variety of disciplines.
In America, Two Pandemics at the Same Time
Co-authored by Deborah Jenson, professor of romance studies
China Scraps Some of Its Most Controversial COVID Rules, in Significant Step Toward Reopening
Quotes Ruklanthi de Alwis, deputy director for the Centre for Outbreak Preparedness at the Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore
COVID Safety Protocols for the Spring Semester
Duke Student Wins $100,000 For Tuition in Football Toss; Uproar Leads To 2 Winners in Another Contest
Mentions student Daniel Yaari
Duke Researchers Working on Cancer Vaccines
Interview with Dr. Herbert Kim Lyerly, director for The Center for Applied Therapeutics
Domestic Terrorism Attacks Targeting Electric Companies Rare but Not Unprecedented
Quotes David Schanzer, professor of the practice in the Sanford School of Public Policy and director of the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland…
Energy & Environment
Duke scholars are exploring new frontiers in such areas as renewable energy, sustainable food and carbon capture to forge a more sustainable relationship between humanity and the global environment.
Stuart Pimm Speaks up on COP15 in Montreal
Interview with the professor of conservation ecology in the Nicholas School of the Environment
UN Summit Aims to Stop Global Species Extinctions
Quotes Stuart Pimm, professor of conservation ecology in the Nicholas School of the Environment
Governments Gather in Canada in Bid to Boost Biodiversity
Quotes Stuart Pimm, professor of conservation ecology in the Nicholas School of the Environment
Duke Student Wins $100,000 For Tuition in Football Toss; Uproar Leads To 2 Winners in Another Contest
Mentions student Daniel Yaari
Duke Researchers Working on Cancer Vaccines
Interview with Dr. Herbert Kim Lyerly, director for The Center for Applied Therapeutics
Domestic Terrorism Attacks Targeting Electric Companies Rare but Not Unprecedented
Quotes David Schanzer, professor of the practice in the Sanford School of Public Policy and director of the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland…
Health & Medicine
Duke is translating fundamental scientific discoveries to improve health and medicine locally and globally.
Duke Researchers Working on Cancer Vaccines
Interview with Dr. Herbert Kim Lyerly, director for The Center for Applied Therapeutics
In America, Two Pandemics at the Same Time
Co-authored by Deborah Jenson, professor of romance studies
Congress Needs to Update FDA’s Ability to Regulate Diagnostic Tests, Cosmetics
Commentary co-authored by Dr. Mark B. McClellan, director of the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy
Duke Student Wins $100,000 For Tuition in Football Toss; Uproar Leads To 2 Winners in Another Contest
Mentions student Daniel Yaari
Duke Researchers Working on Cancer Vaccines
Interview with Dr. Herbert Kim Lyerly, director for The Center for Applied Therapeutics
Domestic Terrorism Attacks Targeting Electric Companies Rare but Not Unprecedented
Quotes David Schanzer, professor of the practice in the Sanford School of Public Policy and director of the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland…
Politics & Public Policy
Duke is improving the quality of public policymaking through teaching, research, professional training and policy engagement.
Domestic Terrorism Attacks Targeting Electric Companies Rare but Not Unprecedented
Quotes David Schanzer, professor of the practice in the Sanford School of Public Policy and director of the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland…
Twitter’s Handling of Hunter Biden Story Spurs Questions of Transparency, Influence
Quotes Phil Napoli, professor of public policy in the Sanford School of Public Policy
Was a Drag Show to Blame for Moore County Substation Attacks? Theories Abound.
Quotes David Schanzer, professor of the practice in the Sanford School of Public Policy and director of the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland…
Duke Student Wins $100,000 For Tuition in Football Toss; Uproar Leads To 2 Winners in Another Contest
Mentions student Daniel Yaari
Duke Researchers Working on Cancer Vaccines
Interview with Dr. Herbert Kim Lyerly, director for The Center for Applied Therapeutics
Domestic Terrorism Attacks Targeting Electric Companies Rare but Not Unprecedented
Quotes David Schanzer, professor of the practice in the Sanford School of Public Policy and director of the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland…
Race & Culture
Duke scholars are examining forces around race, class, gender, culture, sexuality and religion in their teaching and research and in the community.
Democrats Pressure Banks to Atone for Slavery-Era Activities to ‘Redress Past Wrongs’
Quotes William Darity, professor of African and African American Studies
Once Ordained, Always Ordained?
Commentary co-authored by Curtis W. Freeman, research professor of theology and Baptist studies and director of the Baptist House of Studies at Duke Divinity School
Dick Gregory Was Many Things. Filtered Was Not One of Them
Book review by Mark Anthony Neal the James B. Duke distinguished professor of African and African American studies
Duke Student Wins $100,000 For Tuition in Football Toss; Uproar Leads To 2 Winners in Another Contest
Mentions student Daniel Yaari
Duke Researchers Working on Cancer Vaccines
Interview with Dr. Herbert Kim Lyerly, director for The Center for Applied Therapeutics
Domestic Terrorism Attacks Targeting Electric Companies Rare but Not Unprecedented
Quotes David Schanzer, professor of the practice in the Sanford School of Public Policy and director of the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland…
University News
Duke is working to transform teaching and discovery for the 21st century while building a robust, responsive and inclusive learning community.
Duke Student Wins $100,000 For Tuition in Football Toss; Uproar Leads To 2 Winners in Another Contest
Mentions student Daniel Yaari
What Are the Characteristics of a Success Power Five Coaching Hire? The Recent Past Points the Way
Quotes Duke athletics director Nina King
New Associate VP Named to Oversee Social Sciences, Humanities and the Arts
Mary Frances Luce will help the Office for Research & Innovation guide Duke scholarship
Duke Student Wins $100,000 For Tuition in Football Toss; Uproar Leads To 2 Winners in Another Contest
Mentions student Daniel Yaari
Duke Researchers Working on Cancer Vaccines
Interview with Dr. Herbert Kim Lyerly, director for The Center for Applied Therapeutics
Domestic Terrorism Attacks Targeting Electric Companies Rare but Not Unprecedented
Quotes David Schanzer, professor of the practice in the Sanford School of Public Policy and director of the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland…
Research
Duke’s research community is widely recognized for its collaboration and its ability to tackle difficult problems from fresh, new angles.
The Transcendent Brain
Quotes Adrian Bejan, professor of mechanical engineering
Pretending to Be Marie Curie Helps Girls Persist at Science
Covers research by psychology and neuroscience professor Tamar Kushnir and colleagues.
Saving Seals May Come at The Cost of Fragile Flora
Quotes Brian Silliman, professor of marine conservation biology
Duke Student Wins $100,000 For Tuition in Football Toss; Uproar Leads To 2 Winners in Another Contest
Mentions student Daniel Yaari
Duke Researchers Working on Cancer Vaccines
Interview with Dr. Herbert Kim Lyerly, director for The Center for Applied Therapeutics
Domestic Terrorism Attacks Targeting Electric Companies Rare but Not Unprecedented
Quotes David Schanzer, professor of the practice in the Sanford School of Public Policy and director of the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland…
Elections
Supreme Court Wrestles With ‘Independent State Legislature’ Theory in Election Case
Quotes Thomas Metzloff, law professor
As Georgia Runoff Wraps, Supreme Court Considers Who Wields America’s Election Power
Quotes Asher Hildebrand, associate professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy
5 Things to Know: Moore V. Harper and National Implications For Election Law
Quotes Asher Hildebrand, associate professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy
Duke Student Wins $100,000 For Tuition in Football Toss; Uproar Leads To 2 Winners in Another Contest
Mentions student Daniel Yaari
Duke Researchers Working on Cancer Vaccines
Interview with Dr. Herbert Kim Lyerly, director for The Center for Applied Therapeutics
Domestic Terrorism Attacks Targeting Electric Companies Rare but Not Unprecedented
Quotes David Schanzer, professor of the practice in the Sanford School of Public Policy and director of the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland…
Education
Lead Is Linked to Low School Test Scores. A New Study Suggests Segregation Makes It Worse.
Quotes Mercedes Bravo, assistant research professor in the Global Health Institute
University of Virginia Shooting Raises Questions of Missed Warning Signs
Quotes Jeffrey Swanson, professor in psychiatry and behavioral science
Academic Freedom and the Future of Higher Ed
Quotes John Rose, instructor in the Kenan Institute for Ethics
Duke Student Wins $100,000 For Tuition in Football Toss; Uproar Leads To 2 Winners in Another Contest
Mentions student Daniel Yaari
Duke Researchers Working on Cancer Vaccines
Interview with Dr. Herbert Kim Lyerly, director for The Center for Applied Therapeutics
Domestic Terrorism Attacks Targeting Electric Companies Rare but Not Unprecedented
Quotes David Schanzer, professor of the practice in the Sanford School of Public Policy and director of the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland…
Technology
Twitter’s Handling of Hunter Biden Story Spurs Questions of Transparency, Influence
Quotes Phil Napoli, professor of public policy in the Sanford School of Public Policy
San Francisco Ridiculed Over Push for Robot Police Capable of Lethal Force
Interview with Sultan Meghji, adjunct associate professor in the Pratt School of Engineering
Twitter Turmoil Fuels Worry Elon Musk’s Free-Speech Vision Means More Social Division
Quotes Philip Napoli, professor of public policy, director of the DeWitt Wallace Center for Media & Democracy
Duke Student Wins $100,000 For Tuition in Football Toss; Uproar Leads To 2 Winners in Another Contest
Mentions student Daniel Yaari
Duke Researchers Working on Cancer Vaccines
Interview with Dr. Herbert Kim Lyerly, director for The Center for Applied Therapeutics
Domestic Terrorism Attacks Targeting Electric Companies Rare but Not Unprecedented
Quotes David Schanzer, professor of the practice in the Sanford School of Public Policy and director of the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland…
Economics
My Wife Helped Me Realize I Was a Terrible Entrepreneur
Commentary by Aaron Dinin, instructor in Innovation & Entrepreneurship
FTX Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme Crash Explained
Quotes Lee Reiners, policy director at the Financial Economics Center and a lecturing law fellow
Inside The Stunning Unraveling of Bright Health, a Health-Insurance Upstart That Rocketed to an $11.2 Billion Valuation and Then Cratered as it Grew Too Fast
Quotes David Anderson, research associate in the Margolis Center for Health Policy
Duke Student Wins $100,000 For Tuition in Football Toss; Uproar Leads To 2 Winners in Another Contest
Mentions student Daniel Yaari
Duke Researchers Working on Cancer Vaccines
Interview with Dr. Herbert Kim Lyerly, director for The Center for Applied Therapeutics
Domestic Terrorism Attacks Targeting Electric Companies Rare but Not Unprecedented
Quotes David Schanzer, professor of the practice in the Sanford School of Public Policy and director of the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland…
Legal
Domestic Terrorism Attacks Targeting Electric Companies Rare but Not Unprecedented
Quotes David Schanzer, professor of the practice in the Sanford School of Public Policy and director of the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland…
5 Things to Know: Moore V. Harper and National Implications For Election Law
Quotes Asher Hildebrand, associate professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy
Was a Drag Show to Blame for Moore County Substation Attacks? Theories Abound.
Quotes David Schanzer, professor of the practice in the Sanford School of Public Policy and director of the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland…
Duke Student Wins $100,000 For Tuition in Football Toss; Uproar Leads To 2 Winners in Another Contest
Mentions student Daniel Yaari
Duke Researchers Working on Cancer Vaccines
Interview with Dr. Herbert Kim Lyerly, director for The Center for Applied Therapeutics
Domestic Terrorism Attacks Targeting Electric Companies Rare but Not Unprecedented
Quotes David Schanzer, professor of the practice in the Sanford School of Public Policy and director of the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland…