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Technology for Journalism
Sarah Cohen, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, thinks the rise of digital media doesn't have to signal a decline in watchdog reporting -- rather, it can facilitate it. In a live, interactive webcast March 29, 2012, she answered viewer questions about changing approaches to journalism. Duke senior Sarah Krueger conducts the interview.Published 1 year ago
'Constructal' Law of Design in Nature
Duke Professor Adrian Bejan has a theory that he says unites all such things under a single principle. His constructal law of nature explains why particles, animals and people evolve patterns -- such as riverbeds, wings and highways -- to move about the earth. In a live, online "Office Hours" conversation March 22, 2012, he takes viewer questions about the science behind this design in nature. James Todd from Duke's Office of News and Communications conducts the interview.Published 1 year ago
Neutrons, Quarks and the Search for a New Force of Nature
Tiny particles can hold big secrets. Haiyan Gao, chair of Duke's physics department, probes inside atoms to study the structure and spin of neutrons. One aim of her research is to design experiments that test for the existence of a new fifth fundamental force of nature, in addition to the strong, weak, electromagnetic and gravitational forces. Gao answers questions about her research during a live "Office Hours" webcast interview March 15, 2012. Ashley Yeager, a science writer in Duke's Office of News and Communications, conducts the interview.Published 1 year ago
Teaching Leadership Through Service
For 15 years, Tony Brown has taught courses on leadership, social entrepreneurship and moral courage at Duke's Sanford School of Public Policy. Projects begun by students in his class have turned into established campus and community organizations. In a live "Office Hours" conversation Brown takes questions from viewers about his philosophy of leading through service. Duke senior Taylor Clarke conducts the interview.
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Science of Invisibility
Harry Potter and numerous sci-fi novels have glamorized the idea of a cloak of invisibility, but Duke engineering professor David R. Smith has come up with a blueprint for the real thing. His research on a prototype cloak was selected as one of the top-ten scientific breakthroughs of the year in 2006 by Science Magazine. In a live, "Office Hours" webcast interview February 23, 2012, Smith answers questions on the science of invisibility. Karl Bates, director of research communications at Duke, conducts the interview.Published 1 year ago
Student Housing Model Explained
Steve Nowicki, dean of undergraduate education at Duke, explains the university's new student housing assignment system in a live "Office Hours" webcast interview February 16, 2012. Joining him is Duke Student Government President Pete Schork. Duke senior Sarah Krueger conducts the interview. Learn more at http://www.dukeofficehours.com.Published 1 year ago
The Pitfalls of Predicting Elections
In a live "Office Hours" interview Feb. 9, 2012, Duke political science professor Sunshine Hillygus takes viewer questions about the science of public opinion polling and the art of campaign communications. She is joined via Skype by Neil Newhouse, Mitt Romney's lead pollster and a 1974 graduate of Duke. Duke senior Sarah Krueger conducts the interview.Published 1 year ago
Financial Aid and Paying for College
The cost of college is both a political issue highlighted in President Obama's State of the Union address, and a personal issue for students and their families seeking to balance debt and educational opportunity. In a live, interactive "Office Hours" webcast Thursday, Feb. 2, Duke's director of financial aid, Alison Rabil, answers viewer questions about paying for college. Duke admissions officer Valerie Schwartz moderates the conversation.Published 1 year ago
A Cultural Anthropologist on Tiger Woods, Sex and Golf
Duke University Professor Orin Starn answers questions about his new book "The Passion of Tiger Woods" and American golf culture during a live "Office Hours" conversation January 26, 2012. Moderating the conversation is David Jarmul, associate vice president of news and communications at Duke. Learn more at http://www.dukeofficehours.com
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The Science and Practice of Low-Carb Diets
Duke University's Dr. Eric Westman answers viewer questions about the Atkins diet during a live "Office Hours" webcast interview, January 19, 2012. Westman is the director of the Duke Lifestyle Medicine program and co-author of "The New Atkins for a New You." Moderating is James Todd from Duke's Office of News and Communications. Learn more at http://www.dukeofficehours.com.Published 1 year ago
Considering Climate Change
Brian Murray, director for economic analysis at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, answers viewer questions about the state of international climate change policy negotiations, during a live "Office Hours" webcast Dec. 1. He is joined via Skype by Jeff Gustafson, a Duke Nicholas School graduate student attending the United Nations climate talks in Durban, South Africa, with his class. Hosting the show is James Todd, a senior writer in Duke's Office of News and Communications. Learn more at http://www.dukeofficehours.com.Published 1 year ago
Mental Health on Campus
In a live, "Office Hours" webcast interview November 17, 2011, Gary Glass, assistant director for outreach and developmental programming at Duke's Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), answers viewer questions about student mental health and coping with the pressures of college.Published 1 year ago
The Value of Big-Time College Sports
Charles Clotfelter, a professor at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy, takes viewer questions about the role of athletics at American universities, during a live "Office Hours" webcast interview, November 10, 2011. Learn more at http://www.dukeofficehours.com.Published 1 year ago
Occupy Wall Street in Context
Robert Korstad, a Duke University professor of history and public policy, takes viewer questions during a live "Office Hours" conversation October 27, 2011, on how the current Occupy movement compares with post social movements. He is joined by Duke sophomore Anastasia Karklina, a participant in the Occupy Duke demonstration. Learn more at http://www.dukeofficehours.com.Published 1 year ago
Immigration and Security
In a live, interactive "Office Hours" conversation, Duke Professors Noah Pickus and David Schanzer take viewer questions on immigration and domestic security in advance of a campus talk by Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano on October 20, 2011. Interview by production assistant Tia Brueggeman.Published 1 year ago
