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The Week at Duke {in 60 Seconds}: Exams; One Day at Duke; Housing Study
Classes are finished. Now it's time to hit the library and get ready for exams.
Thanks to everyone who participated in the One Day at Duke Project. You sent in more than a thousand photos, videos and messages documenting life at the university on April 19. Look for a TV commercial this fall that includes your content.
In research news, a study by Duke economist Patrick Bayer finds Black and Hispanic homebuyers pay 3 percent more on average for comparable homes than whites.
The new "Sports and Society" online course kicks off on April 30. The Duke-Coursera class takes a look at the world of sports through the lens of anthropology.
Graduation is May 12. Philanthropist and Duke alumna Melinda French Gates is the commencement speaker. And the most senior, senior who will be graduating is octogenarian Robert Becker.
Published 1 month ago
University Scholars Program: Dhrusti Patel
Dhrusti Patel discusses her summer enrichment project.Designed to stimulate an interdisciplinary, intergenerational community of scholars, the University Scholars Program was created in 1998 by the Office of the Vice-Provost of Interdisciplinary Studies with a gift from Duke University Trustee Emerita Melinda French Gates and her husband Bill Gates, through the William H. Gates Foundation.
Undergraduate, graduate, and professional school University Scholars are selected for their ability to explore new academic horizons. They represent a range of personal and intellectual backgrounds and share an excitement for original research, collaborative thinking, and innovative scholarship.
Published 7 months ago
Stem Cell Fraud: A 60 Minutes investigation
Duke's Joanne Kurtzberg helps probe unproven treatments, finding no evidence and millions of dead cells. (CBS News "60 Minutes")
Posted 1 year ago
Froshlife Film: 'd(U)ke' by Pegram - 2012
A college freshman discovers how he fits into the community here at Duke, or in this case, d(U)ke, with a capital YOU. Best Movie, People's Choice, Best Actor Tre'Ellis Scott, Best Director King Lu. http://sites.duke.edu/froshlife/Published 1 year ago
BorderWork(s) Lab: Invisible Walls
Professor Robin Kirk talks about the invisible walls discussed in her BorderWork(s) lab at Duke University.Published 1 year ago
CDS Video Institute: 'Planting SEEDS: A Garden for Inner-City Youth'
By Sharon Green and Christie Tibbetts. SEEDS is a non-profit community garden that involves city children in organic vegetable gardening and teaches them how to make healthy food choices. Created by students at the Summer 2010 Documentary Video Institute. Center for Documentary Studies
Published 2 years ago
CDS Video Institute: 'Taking Science Out of the Lab & Into the Woods'
By Fay Mitchell and Wendy Redfield. Duke researcher Jeffrey Pippen discusses the ramifications of his work in Duke Forest, where eight testing sites measure carbon absorption in real-world conditions. Created by students at the Summer 2010 Documentary Video Institute.
Published 2 years ago
Why Ecology and Economy Policies are Inseparable - Andrew Hutson ('01)
Environmental management expert Andrew Hutson ('01) highlights common misconceptions about corporate sustainability and green business, namely that there is a trade-off between ecology and economy. Hutson refutes this claim and details how policy evolution and natural resource prowess correlation to country economy make the world more dependent on future focused environment strategy than ever before. Hutson works as a sustainability and green supply chain expert at Wal-Mart through his organization the Environmental Defense Fund (www.edf.org). View more at http://www.captureyourflag.comPublished 2 years ago
Setting Up A Recurring Meeting Using iCal
How to set up a recurring meeting in iCal. You can set up recurring meetings with a variety of options. Meetings that happen daily, weekly, monthly, bimonthly, quarterly, or just about anytime.Published 3 years ago
Left of Black: Episode #3 Featuring Salamishah Tillet and David Ikard
Host Mark Anthony Neal Discusses Sexual Predators with University of Pennsylvania Professor Salamishah Tillet & Florida State University Professor David Ikard. Professor Tillet is Founder of A Long Walk Home, a non-profit organization that uses art therapy and the visual and performance arts to document, to educate and to bring about social change. Professor Ikard is the author of Breaking the Silence: Toward a Black Male Feminist Criticism.Published 2 years ago
Duke Farmers Market
Duke Farmers MarketThe Duke Farmers Market runs every Friday from April 11 through June 27 and every other Friday from July 18 through September 26 in front of the Medical Center Bookstore on the walkway between Duke Hospital and the Medical Center. For more information about the Duke Farmers Market, visit hr.duke.edu From: WorkingAtDuke Views: 142 0 ratings Time: 01:49 More in News & Politics
Published 4 years ago
Duke Students to Map a Health Landscape
Duke Students to Map a Health LandscapeDuke University students develop multimedia tools for documenting life in a Kenyan town. Learn more at isis.duke.edu From: DukeUniversityNews Views: 78 1 ratings Time: 02:06 More in Education
Published 4 years ago
Why America Has Too Many Traffic Signs
Why America Has Too Many Traffic SignsDuke University Professor John Staddon says too many traffic signs can actually make driving more dangerous. Learn more at www.theatlantic.com From: DukeUniversityNews Views: 1352 4 ratings Time: 02:26 More in News & Politics
Published 4 years ago
A Beginner's Guide to Irrational Behavior: Dan Ariely
The course "A Beginner's Guide to Irrational Behavior" by Professor Dan Ariely of Duke University, will be offered free of charge to everyone on the Coursera platform. Sign up at http://www.coursera.org/course/behavioralecon.Published 11 months ago
Healthcare innovation & Entrepreneurship: Bob Barnes & Marilyn M. Lombardi
The course "Healthcare innovation and entrepreneurship" by Adjunct Professor Bob Barnes and Associate Professor Marilyn M. Lombardi of Duke University, will be offered free of charge to everyone on the Coursera platform. Sign up at http://www.coursera.org/course/healthcareinnovation.Published 11 months ago
