January 12, 2026
Comments Sought for Regular Review of Suzanne Barbour
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A hamster-sized primate from Madagascar, the fat-tailed dwarf lemur can turn back the aging clock during its annual hibernation season, according to markers of cellular aging called telomeres. Credit: David Haring, Duke Lemur Center
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Even in the heat of Texas, Grace Marquez used gardening as a tool to create ideas. -
Richard White’s career as a botany professor and undergraduate education administrator spanned more than 50 years at Duke. -
August 13, 2024
Materials Scientist Stefano Curtarolo Elected to the European Academy of Sciences
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August 12, 2024
From Hidden Figures to Future Researchers: Pratt Workshop Helps Girls Exploring Math
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One of the many highlights of Pratt scholar F. Hadley Cocks’ career was having a materials science experiment selected for use on the space shuttle. -
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July 23, 2024
Expiring Medications Could Pose Challenge for Astronauts on Long Space Missions
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Blue Devils Brandon Lu, Benny Sun and Chris Kan (L to R) finished in the top 25 out of 18,525 teams in an international math contest called Mathematical Contest in Modeling. -
A super-sensitive touch sensor protein called Piezo1 can be found throughout the body. New research shows it doesn’t work the way we thought. At top, the sensor as it appears unstimulated, at bottom the flattened shape it assumes when triggered by touch. (Michael Young, Grandl lab)
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Graph of ball movement and player positioning changes created by the Duke Data+ team. -
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A survey of people aged 18-28 suggests that young white men may be more sensitive to or less resilient against the effects of perceived discrimination than young Black men and women. -
July 11, 2024
Lithium-Ion Batteries: A Growing Source of Pollution
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A new simulation offers a glimpse of what NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could see when it launches by May 2027. Credit: C. Hirata and K. Cao, OSU