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.
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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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The Urban-Rural Divide Over the Environment
Covers a new Duke study; quotes Robert Bonnie, executive in residence at the Nicholas Institute, who led the project
February 14, 2020
POLITICO
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Erin Brockovich to Investigate Huntersville, Mooresville Cancers
References Nicholas School of the Environment research
February 11, 2020
WCNC-Charlotte
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Covers Duke research; quotes Joost Op ‘t Eynde, the bioengineering doctoral candidate who led the project
February 24, 2020
NPR
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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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Interview with political scientist Sunshine Hillygus
February 24, 2020
WFAE
Health & Medicine
Duke is translating fundamental scientific discoveries to improve health and medicine locally and globally.
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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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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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Covers Duke research; quotes Joost Op ‘t Eynde, the bioengineering doctoral candidate who led the project
February 24, 2020
NPR
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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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Interview with political scientist Sunshine Hillygus
February 24, 2020
WFAE
Politics & Public Policy
Duke is improving the quality of public policymaking through teaching, research, professional training and policy engagement.
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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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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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Sunshine Hillygus: Why Many Young People Don't Vote — And How To Change That
February 19, 2020
WRAL
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Covers Duke research; quotes Joost Op ‘t Eynde, the bioengineering doctoral candidate who led the project
February 24, 2020
NPR
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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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Interview with political scientist Sunshine Hillygus
February 24, 2020
WFAE
Race & Culture
Duke scholars are examining forces around race, class, gender, culture, sexuality and religion in their teaching and research and in the community.
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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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Psychologists Provide Advice for Those Who Feeling Anxious, Depressed Around Valentine’s Day
Interview with Noga Zerubavel, a psychologist, relationship counselor and assistant professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
February 14, 2020
WTVD
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A Reparations Roadmap for 21st Century Black Americans
Interview with Sanford School professor William Darity and his wife, writer and folklorist Kirsten Mullen, co-authors of the forthcoming book, “From…
February 14, 2020
Texas Public Radio
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Covers Duke research; quotes Joost Op ‘t Eynde, the bioengineering doctoral candidate who led the project
February 24, 2020
NPR
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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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Interview with political scientist Sunshine Hillygus
February 24, 2020
WFAE
Research
Duke’s research community is widely recognized for its collaboration and its ability to tackle difficult problems from fresh, new angles.
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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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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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Sex Robots May Cause Psychological Damage
Includes comments by Christine Hendren, assistant research professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
February 17, 2020
BBC News
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Covers Duke research; quotes Joost Op ‘t Eynde, the bioengineering doctoral candidate who led the project
February 24, 2020
NPR
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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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Interview with political scientist Sunshine Hillygus
February 24, 2020
WFAE
University News
Duke is working to transform teaching and discovery for the 21st century while building a robust, responsive and inclusive learning community.
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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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National Security Expert Sue Gordon Named Rubenstein Fellow at Duke
From 2017-19, Gordon served as nation’s second highest-ranking intelligence officer
February 13, 2020
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Irwin Kremen, Duke Professor Who Found Mid-Career Acclaim for Abstract Collages, Has Died
Remembrance of the professor of psychology
February 11, 2020
ARTnews
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Covers Duke research; quotes Joost Op ‘t Eynde, the bioengineering doctoral candidate who led the project
February 24, 2020
NPR
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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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Interview with political scientist Sunshine Hillygus
February 24, 2020
WFAE
Science
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Scientists Assemble Frog Stem Cells Into First ‘Living Machines’
Quotes law professor Nita Farahany
January 14, 2020
Smithsonian
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3D Printing and the Murky Ethics of Replicating Bones
Spotlights Duke’s MorphoSource, an online library
January 14, 2020
Salon, Undark
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The Repetition Compulsion
Quotes Adrian Bejan, a professor of mechanical engineering
January 10, 2020
Inside Higher Ed
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Covers Duke research; quotes Joost Op ‘t Eynde, the bioengineering doctoral candidate who led the project
February 24, 2020
NPR
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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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Interview with political scientist Sunshine Hillygus
February 24, 2020
WFAE