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Home of the Blue Devils, Duke University has about 13,000 undergraduate and graduate students and a world-class faculty helping to expand the frontiers of knowledge. The university has a strong commitment to applying knowledge in service to society, both near its North Carolina campus and around the world.
Children and staff who repeatedly test negative for COVID-19 after contact with someone who has the illness can safely remain in school if universal masking…
Dec 30, 2021
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a method for increasing the depth at which optical coherence tomography (OCT) can image structures beneath skin.
Dec 4, 2021
“No human can calculate patterns from large databases in their head. If we want humans to make data-driven decisions, machine learning can help with that,”…
Nov 23, 2021
Russia sucessfully tested a direct-ascent anti-satellite missile on Monday, creating a debris field of more than 1,500 pieces of trackable orbital debris — space junk — whizzing around the planet.
Nov 18, 2021
Carbon dioxide emissions have dominated discussions about climate change, but reducing the amount of methane released into the atmosphere can also make an impact.
Oct 22, 2021
If you wanted to design the most perfect, low-energy, light-detecting device for a future camera or a prosthetic retina, you’d reach for something called ‘efficient coding theory,’ to set out the array of sensors.
Sep 29, 2021
We put “save the chimps” on t-shirts and posters. But you’ll never see anyone walking around in a shirt that says “save the chimpanzee lice.” People seem to be…
Sep 24, 2021
For more than 15 years, management and organizations professor Rick Larrick has insisted his students at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business leave their names off of their exams before turning them in.
Aug 20, 2021
Most of us remember a time when we could eat anything we wanted and not gain weight.
Aug 16, 2021
In areas of North Carolina where the air has higher levels of particle pollution than the World Health Origination recommends, Duke Health researchers have found that residents had elevated rates of death and hospitalizations for Alzheimer’s disease.
Jul 13, 2021
You know your dog gets your gist when you point and say “go find the ball” and he scampers right to it.
Jul 13, 2021
If you binged on high-calorie snacks and then spent the winter crashed on the couch in a months-long food coma, you’d likely wake up worse for wear.
Mar 15, 2021
Researchers know that texting programs can greatly benefit young children’s literacy.
Oct 7, 2020
In the United States, there has not been a COVID-19 response so much as a multitude of micro-responses.
Sep 1, 2020
