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Young Dolphins Pick Their Friends Wisely
Strategic networking is key to career success, and not just for humans. A new study of wild bottlenose dolphins reveals that in early life, dolphins devote more time to building connections that...
French ’21, T’18 Named Battalion Commander for Duke’s Army ROTC Program
This fall, rising third year law student Danielle French takes up the mantle of battalion commander for Duke University’s Army Reserve Officer Training Corp. French will work with active military...
Green Glowing Worms Provide Live-Action Movies of the Body’s Internal Scaffolding
Duke University researchers have made the first time-lapse movies of the sheet-like latticework that surrounds and supports most animal tissues. A thin layer of extracellular matrix known as the...
From the Lab, the First Cartilage-Mimicking Gel That’s Strong Enough for Knees
The thin, slippery layer of cartilage between the bones in the knee is magical stuff: strong enough to withstand a person’s weight, but soft and supple enough to cushion the joint against impact,...
Dream a Little Dream, Then Share It
Every Thursday afternoon from May through mid-June, people from across the world gathered online to share and discuss something we all experience—night-time dreams. Hosted by Duke’s newly formed...
Two Duke Students Awarded Udall Scholarships for Work in Native American Tribal Health Care
DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke juniors Monica Desjardins and Darien Herndon have been named two of 55 recipients of the Udall Scholarship, which recognizes students who have demonstrated a commitment to...Faculty Achievements
Professor Matthew Masten Wins National Science Foundation CAREER Award
Assistant professor Matthew Masten has been awarded a CAREER Award by the National Science Foundation. NSF’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program “supports the early career-development...
Exploring the Mysteries of the Universe by Seeing the Invisible
Michael Troxel has always liked puzzles, especially challenging ones. Which is fortunate, since his job is solving some of the most perplexing, fundamental mysteries of the universe. “At some point...
Five New Bass Professors Named for Excellence in Teaching and Research
Five Duke professors with demonstrated excellence in research and undergraduate instruction have been selected as the 2020 Bass Fellows. “This moment of crisis has highlighted the importance of...
Duke Guggenheim Fellow Asks What Makes Literature Feel Timely
In 2011, at the unveiling of a highway marker honoring Pauli Murray — the lawyer, priest, civil rights advocate, and Durham native — Helen Solterer began a literary journey through time and place. It...In the Media
How Oak Trees Evolved to Rule the Forests of the Northern Hemisphere
Paul Manos, a professor in the Department of Biology, details the fascinating evolutionary history of oak trees, as revealed by genomes and fossils. Read the article at Scientific American.
Nostalgia Reimagined
Felipe De Brigard, the Fuchsberg-Levine Family Associate Professor of philosophy and psychology and neuroscience, explains that nostalgia doesn’t need real memories because an imagined will suffice....
This Is How America Feels About Feminism in 2020
Karla Holloway, the James B. Duke Distinguished Professor Emerita of English, explains the role of feminism in contemporary US society, including some of its faultlines. Read the article at USA...