News Releases
Mockingbirds In Fickle Climates Sing Fancier Tunes
Full Story - Thu, 21 May 2009 15:47:00 -0400
Description:Complex Tunes Might Signal A Smarter Mate
News Tip: Duke Experts Available To Comment On Obama, Cheney Views On Fighting Terrorism And Dealing With Guantanamo
Full Story - Thu, 21 May 2009 13:23:00 -0400
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Navy Grant to Fund Probe of Squid and Octopus Camouflage
Full Story - Wed, 20 May 2009 15:47:00 -0400
Description:Duke-led project will include underwater version of "Star Trek'-inspired "holodeck."
Bird Songs Change With The Landscape
Full Story - Wed, 20 May 2009 15:17:00 -0400
Description:Thicker foliage requires lower, slower singing
Novel Approach Estimates Nanoparticles In Environment
Full Story - Wed, 20 May 2009 11:44:00 -0400
Description:Engineering Know-How and Economic Data Produce New Estimate
Bank Runs Found To Spread Like Contagion
Full Story - Wed, 20 May 2009 11:25:00 -0400
Description:Bank Panic Moved Through Social Networks in India
New North Atlantic Circulation Path Found
Full Story - Wed, 13 May 2009 13:13:00 -0400
Description:New study finds that "great ocean conveyor" follows a previously unknown track
Duke-Durham Campaign Raises More Than $1 Million
Full Story - Wed, 13 May 2009 09:18:00 -0400
Description:The in-kind and cash donations benefit the neighborhoods and public schools closest to Duke’s campus.
Duke, UNC Announce New Robertson Scholars
Full Story - Wed, 13 May 2009 09:12:00 -0400
Description:Thirty high school seniors this year have accepted invitations to join the Robertson Scholars Program, which awards leadership merit scholarships to both schools.
Oprah Winfrey's Commencement Address at Duke
Full Story - Tue, 12 May 2009 09:12:00 -0400
Description:Below is a transcript of Oprah Winfrey's May 10, 2009 commencement address to Duke graduates at Wallace Wade Stadium.
Oprah Winfrey Urges Duke Graduates to Help Others Move to 'Higher Ground'
Full Story - Sun, 10 May 2009 12:26:00 -0400
Description:"You really haven’t completed that circle of success unless you have helped someone else to move forward,” Duke's 2009 graduates were told.
Trustees Approve Creation of Sanford School of Public Policy
Full Story - Sat, 09 May 2009 03:38:00 -0400
Description:"In its new role, the Sanford School is crucial to our mission of bringing knowledge to the service of society,” says Duke President Richard H. Brodhead.
Trustees Approve Flat 2009-10 Budget
Full Story - Fri, 08 May 2009 15:27:00 -0400
Description:The budget calls for an increase in undergraduate financial aid of 17.1 percent, making it the highest percentage increase of any component in the budget.
Trustees Elect Veteran N.C. Legislator Dan Blue as Chair
Full Story - Fri, 08 May 2009 15:23:00 -0400
Description:Blue, who earned his law degree from Duke in 1973, has served on the board since 1995.
Baccalaureate Address: Advancing in a Recession
Full Story - Fri, 08 May 2009 12:08:00 -0400
Description:Brodhead tells Class of '09 that it is a time for enterprise
Challenging Job Market Requires Flexible Approach
Full Story - Fri, 08 May 2009 11:56:00 -0400
Description:An annual survey of Duke’s graduating seniors indicate a drop of about 10 percent in the number of students who will be leaving Duke with a job in hand.
Duke New Horizons Band Hosts 'Spring Fling'
Full Story - Wed, 06 May 2009 17:24:00 -0400
Description:May 16 event showcases music for older players and singers in North Carolina
New Map Collaboration Helps Tell Story of Durham's History
Full Story - Tue, 05 May 2009 10:15:00 -0400
Description:A Duke-Durham collaboration merges Google Earth technology with historic city maps to offer a new online resource for educators, historians.
Book by President Barack Obama's Mother to be Published by Duke University Press
Full Story - Mon, 04 May 2009 16:02:00 -0400
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Duke to award degrees to more than 4,400 graduates on Sunday, May 10
Full Story - Mon, 04 May 2009 15:29:00 -0400
Description:Oprah Winfrey to address graduates at commencement ceremony