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Duke on Demand Highlights for the Week of October 31, 2010
This week on Duke on Demand, Duke students stage the play "Beatification of Area Boy" in consultation with the drama's Nobel-prize winner author. The Duke women's soccer team dons pink jersey for breast cancer awareness in a win over Boston College. Comedian Jeff Foxworthy and his wife Gregg receive a Duke Medicine honorary alumni award for their support of Duke Children's Hospital charities. And, an "Office Hours" conversation on how brain science is affecting court trials.Published 2 years ago
Duke Drama Students Work with Nobel Laureate
Playwright Wole Soyinka consults on a Duke University production of "Beatification of Area Boy." Learn more at http://theaterstudies.duke.eduPublished 2 years ago
Duke on Demand Highlights for the Week of October 24, 2010
This week on Duke on Demand, Duke Gardens gets a new view with the construction of the Frances P. Rollins overlook. A discussion of culture in Haiti after the trauma of this year's earthquake. Students in the Duke Improv group catch the Blue Devil mascot misbehaving in a video comedy sketch. And, an "Office Hours" webcast analyzing the elections.Published 2 years ago
Visitors Get New Views of Sarah P. Duke Gardens
Duke Gardens' new Frances P. Rollins Overlook offers an unobstructed view of the Terrace Gardens and wisteria-covered pergola. The circular overlook is made of Duke stone, with a floor of gravel and recycled flagstone from the original construction of the terraces. Learn more at http://www.sarahpdukegardens.orgPublished 2 years ago
Duke University Researchers Win $1 Million Jacobs Prize
Duke University professors Terrie Moffitt and Avshalom Caspi are honored for their research in adolescent psychology. http://news.duke.edu/2010/10/jacobs.htmlPublished 2 years ago
Duke on Demand Highlights for the Week of October 17
This week on Duke on Demand, a Duke Athletics video report takes a look back at the victories and lessons from last year's championship season. "Enhancing My Medical Education Through Photography" is a talk at the Center for Documentary Studies by Duke pediatrician and photographer John Moses. And, Defense Secretary Robert Gates gives an address on campus about the make-up of the military.Published 2 years ago
Walter Sinnott-Armstrong on Neuroscience in the Law
Walter Sinnott-Armstrong is the Chauncey Stillman Professor in Practical Ethics in the Department of Philosophy and the Kenan Institute for Ethics. He discusses how brain science is being used in court case during this "Office Hours" webcast interview Friday, Oct. 15, 2010.Published 2 years ago
Duke on Demand Highlights for the Week of October 10, 2010
This week on Duke on Demand, leaders at Duke held a forum recently to discuss the university's plans and principles for operating in other countries. Duke University teams up with Duke Energy to turn hog waste into electricity. Is your phone spying on you? Duke researchers study smart phone security. And, the DukeReads online book club lets you engage with faculty members on their favorite books.Published 2 years ago
Marcy Lowe on Green Jobs
Marcy Lowe is a research associate at Duke University's Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness. In a webcast October 8, 2010, she discusses her latest study, which found that the United States is well-positioned to be a leader in producing batteries for electric cars. http://cggc.duke.edu/Published 2 years ago
Duke University Founders' Day 2010
Duke University Founders' Day convocation September 30, 2010, with an address by trustee emeritus and former chair of the Board of Trustees Robert King Steel.Published 2 years ago
Anirudh Krishna on Why People Become Poor
Anirudh Krishna is an associate professor of public policy and political science and associate dean for international academic programs at Duke University's Sanford School. He discussed causes of poverty in an "Office Hours" webcast interview October 1, 2010. Learn more at http://sanford.duke.edu.Published 2 years ago
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates
Secretary Gates delivers the Ambassador S. Davis Phillips Family International Lecture at Duke University. The event was organized by Duke political science professor Peter Feaver, a former special adviser for the National Security Council.Published 2 years ago
Landon Cox on Privacy and Social Media
Duke University Professor Landon Cox discuss his research on privacy and social media during an "Office Hours" webcast conversation September 26, 2010. Learn more at http://www.dukeofficehours.com.Published 2 years ago
Duke on Demand Highlights for the Week of October 3
The evolutionary battle of bed bugs is the topic in a video podcast from the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center, co-operated by Duke. Also this week, a lesson in drumming and dance from the Resurrection Dance Theater of Haiti. Supreme Court justice Samuel Alito on his career in the law. And, "Duke Idea" public conversations explore the importance of ideas in an increasingly interconnected world.Published 2 years ago
Duke on Demand Highlights for the Week of September 26
For the week of September 26 on Duke On Demand, a Duke engineering researcher is using DNA to build tiny computer circuits. A Duke professor uses the new Bull City Connector bus to introduce his students to nonprofit organizations in Durham. Fall gardening tips from a Duke Gardens horticulturist. And, the new "Left of Black" webcast show with Mark Anthony Neal presents a contrarian view of African American contemporary culture. Learn more at http://ondemenad.duke.eduPublished 2 years ago
