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Duke’s Black Comedy Class Brings ‘Upper Ghetto Godmother’
Next Thursday, Sept. 19, comedienne, actress and self-dubbed “upper ghetto godmother,” Marsha Warfield, perhaps best known for her wise-cracking bailiff ‘80s-sitcom character, Roz, on NBC’s “Night...
Explaining Why Conservatives in Britain Rebelled, But Republicans in Congress Have Not
The political headlines coming out of the United Kingdom this past week were shocking: A rebellion of Conservative Party members in Parliament threw the party into a civil war and put Prime Minister...
Duke-Led Team Wins $3M Grant to Study Peatlands and Climate Change
Peat moss. Most people think of it as the brownish stuff that gardeners add to potting soil. But to one Duke-led team, peat moss plays a key role in slowing climate change by keeping 370 million...
Love at First Whiff
Many people turn to the Internet to find a Mr. or Ms. Right. But lemurs don’t have to cyberstalk potential love interests to find a good match — they just give them a sniff. A study of lemur scents...
How Do Our Sins Shape Who We Become Afterwards?
An Undergraduate Student Grapples with Morality Existential speculations are normal part of college, and parents shouldn’t worry too much if their child calls home freshman year to speculate on...
It Was 50 Years Ago
Duke music professor Thomas Brothers shares insights from his recent book about The Beatles’ creative collaboration on the anniversary of Abbey Road...Faculty Achievements
Michael Tomasello Receives William James Book Award
Michael Tomasello’s book “Becoming Human: A Theory of Ontogeny” (Harvard University Press, 2019) has received the 2019 Williams James Book Award from the American Psychological Association, among the...
Aldrich and Rohde: 50 Years of Shared Milestones
Over the past 50 years, John Aldrich and David Rohde have shared many academic milestones. They met as graduate students at the University of Rochester. Both launched their teaching careers at...
Professors, Alumna Honored by American Chemical Society
Two chemists from the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences and the Pratt School of Engineering have been nationally recognized for their work in mentoring and materials science by the American...
White House Honors Four Faculty for Early Career Research Accomplishments
Four faculty members will receive the United States government’s highest honor recognizing their early career research accomplishments and their promise for leadership in science and technology. The...In the Media
Meet the monkeyflower, a weed that may hold the key to zebra stripes and other biological mysteries
Duke evolutionary geneticist John Willis examines the monkeyflower mystery and shares his findings in Science magazine.
Timur Kuran: The Economics of Revolution and Mass Deception
Duke Economist Professor Timur Kuran discusses his theory of Preference Falsification — which explains the world wide surge toward populism and is now threatening to rewrite the core tenets of modern...
AI reveals the hidden layers of great art
Duke University participates in team using artificial intelligence to study the masterpiece, The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb. Read how this technology differs from the previous X-ray...