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Older People Generally More Emotionally Healthy, Better Able to Resist Daily Temptations
DURHAM, NC -- The stereotype of grumpy old people apparently doesn’t hold up under closer inspection. A new study from Duke and Vanderbilt University psychologists finds that older people are...
Graduate Students Turn Leadership Project into a Timely Wellness Resource for Students
Looking for ways to maintain your mental and physical health in the time of coronavirus and social distancing? You could try some no-equipment workouts. Or visit a virtual museum. Or take some free...
A Community That Writes Together
“Write!” For Sarah Gaither, this command reminds her what she needs to make time to do. As an assistant professor of psychology & neuroscience at Duke, she balances a robust teaching and research...
Looking Back at Eight Years of Artistic Opportunities Through DukeCreate Workshops
As part of the university’s response to COVID-19, all our upcoming DukeCreate in-person workshops have been cancelled. We are currently exploring opportunities for online arts tutorials with our...
Duke Econ Celebrates First All-Remote Ph.D. Defense
With all the uncertainty in the world right now, Ph.D. student Amanda Grittner wasn’t going to let COVID-19 get in the way of defending her dissertation, titled Essays in Labor Economics: Effects...
History Alumni Celebrate the Common Wind that Launched Their Careers
One after another, they took their turn at the mic—seven Duke history Ph.D. graduates, now all established scholars. One after another, they unspooled memories and introspection on how the guest of...Faculty Achievements
Duke Professor Warren Warren Wins Award for Magnetic Resonance
Research could help pave the way to more versatile, low-cost MRI for studying metabolic reactions in real-time Duke professor Warren Warren has been awarded the 2020 Günther...
Blue Devil of the Week: Fueling Duke’s Love of Jazz
Name: John V. Brown Title: Director of Jazz Program, Professor of the Practice of Music Years at Duke: 19 What he does: When he’s...
Amanda Hargrove Has a Target on Hard-to-Fight Diseases
An assistant professor in chemistry has been recognized by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for her “potential to revolutionize” the field. Amanda Hargrove has been named a 2020 Alfred P. Sloan...
Professor Peter Arcidiacono Recognized for Contribution to U.S. Education Policy Research
Duke Economics professor Peter Arcidiacono has been named as one of the top education scholars in the United States by American Enterprise Institute director of education policy studies and ...In the Media
The Upside to Having an Old President
Psychology & Neuroscience Professor Greg Samanez-Larkin and colleagues Daisy Burr, Jaime Castrellon, and David Zald share their findings in an article discussing the advanced ages of the U.S....
The best way to prevent an outbreak like Coronavirus
Trinity Professor Priscilla Wald discusses the Coronavirus outbreak, how the Declaration of Alma-Ata comes into play, and the impact of a universal access to health care. Read more in the Charlotte...
New research reconsiders writings of a Muslim slave and scholar
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Professor Mbaye Lo spoke at Duke's Black Muslim Atlantic Symposium at Duke University, discussing the conflicting narratives about Omar ibn Said, a black Muslim...