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DC Riot Underscores Dangers of White Supremacy, Experts Say
Americans were shocked Wednesday by the image of rioters storming through the U.S. Capitol, ransacking galleries, hallways and offices. For law professor Darrell Miller, the attack...
Blurring the Lines: Collective Resonance During COVID-19
Courtney Liu '13, MFA in Dance '21, shares "Blurring the Lines" created with undergraduate students in Intermediate Ballet. "Creative projects are still being made and it is more important than ever...
Primate Orphans Have it Tough Even Before Mother Dies
DURHAM, N.C. -- It’s no surprise that losing your mother is bad for you. What is surprising is that the troubles start even before she dies, according to a new study comparing life histories of...
Conjuring Coltrane
If he could bottle the sound, he would. In his backyard music studio in Durham, Matthew Busch lifts his saxophone to his lips, takes a breath, and plays four languid notes. He ascends from an E to an...
Doctoral Students Gain New Perspectives on Their Research
Last year, a dozen Duke University doctoral students used Graduate Student Training Enhancement Grants (GSTEG) to acquire new skills, knowledge or experiences that will enhance their original...
Self-Controlled Children Tend to be Healthier Middle-Aged Adults
DURHAM, N.C. -- Self-control, the ability to contain one’s own thoughts, feelings and behaviors, and to work toward goals with a plan, is one of the personality traits that makes a child ready for...Faculty Achievements
Stephen Hayes Wins 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art
Stephen Hayes, instructor of Art, Art History & Visual Studies, won the Gibbes Museum of Arts's 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art. Awarded each year by the museum in Charleson, South...
37 From Duke Included in Most Cited List
Duke’s leading scholars are once again prominently featured on the annual list of “Most Highly Cited Researchers.” Thirty-seven Duke faculty were named to the list this year, based on the number of...
Sarah Gaither Receives 2020 SAGE Young Scholar Award
Sarah Gaither, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience has received the prestigious 2020 Sage Young Scholar Award. The Sage Young Scholar Awards recognize...
Mueller Enters Next Phase With Feshbach Prize
When he received the email announcing that he had won the 2021 Herman Feshbach Prize, Berndt Mueller was in the hospital recovering from surgery. “Suddenly I get that email,” Mueller said. “It was...In the Media
Peter Feaver: The Military Stayed Out of the Insurrection, but It Isn’t Over Yet
Peter Feaver, a professor of Political Science, argues in Foreign Policy that there are still crucial questions to be answered about the insurrection in Washington D.C., even though...
The Universe Is 13.8 Billion Years Old—Here’s How We Know
In a recent article, Popular Science summarized research that discovered the age of the universe, drawing on work by Daniel Scolnic, an assistant professor of Physics.
What 2020 Taught Us About Race and Class in America
Lee Baker, a professor of Cultural Anthropology, was interviewed in the Washington Post about what lessons we can take from 2020. He discussed the way recent events "amplified existing race...