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Duke Students Teach Children Orchestral Music
Through the Duke Music Tutors group, students teach children in the Durham, N.C., KidZNotes program how to play violin, cello, piano and other instruments. Funding for 100 violins and cellos for three Durham elementary schools came from the Duke University Office of the Provost for the Arts.Published 1 year ago
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
Duke Swimmers Coach Kids
Children learn to embrace the water during lessons from students on Duke's swimming and diving team. Learn more at https://today.duke.edu/2007/12/swim.html.Published 1 year ago
Dance and African American Culture
The Mashed Potato or the Dougie are not just dances. Thomas F. DeFrantz explains how they also provide a window into the social history of African Americans.Learn more. Thomas F. DeFrantz discusses dance, technology and African American culture.
http://today.duke.edu/2012/03/thomasdefrantz
Published 1 year ago
Bringing Together A Dancer and an Engineer
DeFrantz's students Monica Hogan and Brianca King - one a dancer, the other an engineer - used interactive motion tracking to capture dance movements.Learn more. Thomas F. DeFrantz discusses dance, technology and African American culture.
http://today.duke.edu/2012/03/thomasdefrantz
Published 1 year ago
Combining Art and Technology
DeFrantz and his students are exploring new art forms that combine dance with computer science, computational design, filmmaking and other perspectives.Learn more. Thomas F. DeFrantz discusses dance, technology and African American culture.
http://today.duke.edu/2012/03/thomasdefrantz
Published 1 year ago
Buck, Wing and Jig Dances
How did dances on slave plantations develop into the Charleston and the Kid n' Play? DeFrantz demonstrates three traditional African American social dances.Learn more. Thomas F. DeFrantz discusses dance, technology and African American culture.
http://today.duke.edu/2012/03/thomasdefrantz
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
A Reflection on Reynolds Price's Art Collection
Wil Weldon '96, a former assistant to the late author and Duke University English Professor Reynolds Price, reports on the auction of Price's collection of art and reflects on its significance. Learn more at http://today.duke.edu/showcase/reynoldsprice/.Published 1 year ago
Obesity: Personalized Intervention Promising
Regular medical feedback, self-monitoring and a set of personalized goals can help obese patients in a primary care setting lose weight and keep it off, according to a Duke University-led study. Learn more at https://today.duke.edu/2012/03/obesitystudy.Published 1 year ago
Winning Women of Duke
An alumnae conference Feb. 23-26, 2012, celebrates women in athletics and leadership. Learn more at http://dukealumni.com/alumni-communities/womens-programming/2012-womens-weekend.Published 1 year ago
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
Students and Faculty Perform Poetry
Duke University students and faculty come together for an evening of poetry and jazz February 3, 2012, in Perkins Library to celebrate the literary legacy of "The Archive" magazine.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
Good Questions: Duke Senior Advances in 'Jeopardy!'
Greer Mackebee was cheered on by friends in the Keohane 4 residence hall Monday night when he won the show's "College Championship" quarter-final round. Tonight, Feb. 9, he competes in the semifinals.Published 1 year ago
