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'The Pursuit of Equity in Health, Wealth and Citizenship'
Panelists William A. Darity Jr., Sherman James (both Sanford School faculty) and Dani Martinez-Moore of the NC Justice Center; moderated by Anna Gassman-Pines (Sanford). Part of "To Right These Wrongs: Continuing the Work of Terry Sanford" symposium. http://sanford.duke.edu/events/inaugural/special/news/symposium_sanford.phpPublished 2 years ago
Brett Huffman Donates Hair to Locks of Love
The senior and member of the football team gets a haircut for the Locks of Love charity.Posted 2 years ago
Report Revises Emphasis on Vitamin D (WRAL)
Karen Barnard, medical instructor of endocrinology, metabolism and nutrition, comments in this story about people who may be at risk for not getting enough Vitamin D. "Anybody who spends most of their time indoors, who do not get any sun exposure, people who have medical problems that might prevent their body absorbing Vitamin D, people with liver or kidney disease," she said.Posted 2 years ago
Unwrapping Gifts: Charitable Gift Annuities
Jeremy Arkin, Associate Director of Gift Planning at Duke, describes how a charitable gift annuity at Duke University can be part of a smart financial plan.Want to learn more about gift annuities? See sample payout rates, learn about the tax benefits, and calculate the payout and deduction for a hypothetical gift at http://giving.duke.edu/giftplanning/giftplans/lifeincomegifts/charitablegiftannuities/.
"Unwrapping Gifts" is a new series of video podcasts about the benefits and impact of planned gifts to Duke University. In addition to the popular charitable gift annuity, Duke offers a range of giving vehicles that may help you realize immediate tax savings; transfer assets to a loved one with a reduced tax liability; generate a life income for yourself and/or loved ones; reduce or eliminate capital gains and estate taxes; and make a more significant gift than you imagined possible. Explore options at http://giving.duke.edu/giftplanning , or contact us at gift.planning@dev.duke.edu .
Published 2 years ago
Duke Students: Who Are They?
Multimedia presentation with the dean of undergraduate admissions.Published 2 years ago
Medical Device Allows for Less-Invasive Surgeries (WRAL)
Richard Stack, M.D., Duke professor emeritus of cardiology, comments in this story about inventing the SPIDER surgical system to perform abdominal surgeries through a single, small incision. "We hope that this is a way to make the often very difficult decision that people go through to have major surgery, make it much easier for them to tolerate this procedure," said Stack, who developed the device with other local doctors.Posted 2 years ago
In Depth: John Curry, Duke University
John Curry, Ph.D., professor of psychology and neuroscience, discusses a Duke study he led that found adolescents with depression recovered after treatment, but nearly half of them relapsed. "By five years, about 46 percent of the young adults had experience a second episode of major depression," he said.Posted 2 years ago
Duke Senior Casey Peters: Basketball Assistant to Player
From ESPN: Duke SR. Casey Peters started his Duke career as a team manager.Posted 2 years ago
Bone Marrow Donors Save Lives
Duke's Nelson Chao, M.D., chief of the Division of Cellular Therapy, discusses how joining a bone marrow donor registry can save lives if people are identified as a suitable HLA, or human leukocyte antigen, match.Posted 2 years ago
Tennis Facility Tour
Freshman Cale Hammond gives a tour of Duke's tennis facilities.Posted 2 years ago
Albert Chang First-Year Internship at Duke
Albert Chang explains his first-year internship experience at Duke. First-Year Internships at Duke is designed in response to the burning question, “How can I get experience when I don’t already have experience?!” http://www.studentaffairs.duke.edu/career/first-year-internshipPublished 2 years ago
