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The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at Duke
Duke University is proud to welcome the inaugural class of The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program. The program provides academically talented, yet economically disadvantaged young people, who are committed to giving back to their communities and countries, with access to quality and relevant education. The United Nations announced the program on September 26. Five scholars with The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program began their studies at Duke University this academic year. For more information about The MasterCard Foundation Scholars at Duke visit www.mcfscholars.duke.edu.Published 8 months ago
A Musical Mystery Solved
With guidance from Duke Music Professor Larry Todd, graduate student Angela Mace discovered evidence that the 19th century "Easter Sonata" composition -- once attributed to the famous German composer Felix Mendelssohn -- was in fact the work of Mendelssohn's sister Fanny Hensel. http://music.duke.eduPublished 8 months ago
Teaching for the Future: Engineers Pursue Big Projects
In ways large and small, engineers have changed the world, but the time has come for the world to change engineers. One student at a time. "I'm a bit of an idealist, I've always wanted to help people," says Duke University engineering student Kathryn Latham, 21. "I think if more students pursued jobs that made a difference, the world would be a better place." Latham's idealism took her to Bolivia this summer, leading a team of Duke engineering students building a 213-foot-long steel pedestrian bridge "by hand," she notes, to link two impoverished villages long separated by a deep gorge. Taking young engineers out of lecture halls and instead having them practice their profession represents the cutting edge in reshaping the discipline, say educators and the field's leaders. Change is needed to face coming challenges in delivering energy, food, clean air and clean water to the 9 billion people expected to be living worldwide by the middle of the century.Posted 8 months ago
The Week at Duke {in 60 Seconds}: Duke in DC, Composer Gets Her Due, John Hope Franklin Papers
A week's worth of campus news delivered in a minute by Duke University juniors Danny Nolan and Audrey Adu-Appiah.For more Duke News every day ... visit Duke Today.Published 9 months ago
Duke Soccer Players Win Gold
Duke University women’s soccer standouts Kelly Cobb and Mollie Pathman met with the media this week to talk about their experience with the U.S. U-20 Women’s National Team and winning the U-20 World Cup.Posted 9 months ago
Left of Black: The State of Black Studies & Digital Humanities
Mark Anthony Neal talks with Howard Rambsy II and Jessica Marie Johnson about the state of black studies and digital humanities.Published 9 months ago
Archaeology of the Holy Land
Duke University Professor Eric Meyers says archaeology in Israel and Palestine can give context for biblical narratives. In his new book, "Alexander to Constantine," co-authored with Mark Chancey, Ph.D. '99, he argues that Hellenism gave Judaism, and later Christianity, a cultural vehicle for expressing the faiths to worldwide audiences. Learn more at http://religiondepartment.duke.edu and http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=9780300141795.
Published 9 months ago
It's Constitutional, What Now?
The Supreme Court's health care ruling was an extremely important, and perhaps surprising, decision. Come discuss it with Professor Neil Siegel (whose writings may have influenced part of the opinion), Professor Steven Sachs (author on health reform and former clerk to Chief Justice Roberts), and Asheesh Agarwal of Ogletree Deakins (an authority on the possible impacts of the decision).
Published 9 months ago
The Week at Duke {in 60 Seconds}: Political Twitter Chatter, Prof. Don Taylor Book, Deep-Sea Crabs
Juniors Danny Nolan and Audrey Adu-Appiah deliver a week's worth of campus news in a minute.Published 9 months ago
Global Health Leaders Start Here
The Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI) trains the next generation of global health leaders and scholars. From undergraduates to graduate students and clinicians, Duke students share what global health at Duke has meant to them and how it has shaped their lives.Published 9 months ago
The Duke Endowment Profile of Service: David Liu
The Duke Endowment honors David Liu, who, through DukeEngage, worked with 10 year-olds at a Freedom School in Charlotte. David took a break from his multivariable calculus, to help sharpen their reading skills, and soon found that they had taught him a few things about patience, and what it means to be an adult.Published 10 months ago
Duke Athletics & LGBT: You Can Play
Duke LGBT- If You Can Play, You Can Play http://sports.chronicleblogs.com/2012/08/27/21473/Published 9 months ago
Breast Milk Promotes a Different Gut Flora Growth Than Infant Formulas
The benefits of breast milk for baby health have long been appreciated, but now researchers at Duke University Medical Center are learning some of the reasons why.
A new Duke study finds that mother's milk causes essential bacteria in baby's digestive tract to grow in a way that is more beneficial to baby's health than the bacterial growth caused by infant formulas.
Published 9 months ago
Freshman Class Photo Event
Duke's Class of 2016 gathers on East Campus for an all-class photograph spelling out the numbers of their graduation year. Students Ashley Alman and Vinesh Kapil host a live webcast of the event.Published 9 months ago
Freshman Move-In Day -- in 60 Seconds
Duke University's class of 2016 arrived August 21, 2012. Watch them move in ... in 60 seconds. Learn more at http://studentaffairs.duke.edu/new-students.
Published 10 months ago
