Duke Today Schools Feed https://www.today.duke.edu/ en Thu, 25 Apr 2024 08:40:56 -0400 Tue, 19 Dec 2023 08:16:08 -0500 How a Kenan Institute Course Brings Students Together to Consider Big Questions https://www.today.duke.edu/2023/12/how-kenan-institute-course-brings-students-together-consider-big-questions <div class="wp-block-dt-story-meta-plus-text"><p></p></div><div class="wp-block-dt-columns-25-75"><div class="wp-block-dt-utility-col-25"><p></p></div><div class="wp-block-dt-utility-col-75"><p></p></div></div> The Kenan Institute for Ethics https://www.today.duke.edu/2023/12/how-kenan-institute-course-brings-students-together-consider-big-questions Tue, 19 Dec 2023 08:16:08 -0500 Duke Today Schools Feed Classical Studies|Philosophy|Trinity College of Arts & Sciences You Have Questions about the Roman Empire. Duke Professor Lauren Ginsberg Has Answers. https://www.today.duke.edu/2023/12/you-have-questions-about-roman-empire-duke-professor-lauren-ginsberg-has-answers <div class="wp-block-dt-story-meta-plus-text"><p>Thanks to a viral TikTok meme, we know that men are thinking about the Roman Empire on a nearly daily basis. In a WIRED video, Duke classical studies associate professor Lauren Ginsberg answers readers’ burning questions about some of the more curious sides of life in the Roman Empire. What did Romans snack on in the Colosseum? Why does Ancient Roman concrete differ from modern forms of concrete? Did gladiators really fight lions?</p></div><hr class="wp-block-separator"> Duke Today https://www.today.duke.edu/2023/12/you-have-questions-about-roman-empire-duke-professor-lauren-ginsberg-has-answers Wed, 06 Dec 2023 10:40:20 -0500 Duke Today Schools Feed Classical Studies|Faculty|History|Trinity College of Arts & Sciences Duke Diary Dispatch: Successful Last Days in Vulci https://www.today.duke.edu/2023/07/duke-diary-dispatch-successful-last-days-vulci Graduate student Caitlin Childers collects data at ancient tomb, pyramid and temple Duke Today https://www.today.duke.edu/2023/07/duke-diary-dispatch-successful-last-days-vulci Thu, 20 Jul 2023 11:52:59 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Art, Art History and Visual Studies|Classical Studies|students, graduate and professional|Trinity College of Arts & Sciences Duke Diary Dispatch: Presenting in Montalto di Castro https://www.today.duke.edu/2023/07/duke-diary-dispatch-presenting-montalto-di-castro Duke graduate student Caitlin Childers and her colleagues presented their work to local experts in Vulci, Italy Duke Today https://www.today.duke.edu/2023/07/duke-diary-dispatch-presenting-montalto-di-castro Thu, 13 Jul 2023 09:44:09 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Art, Art History and Visual Studies|Classical Studies|students, graduate and professional|Trinity College of Arts & Sciences Duke Diary Dispatch: In Italy, A Peek into the Past https://www.today.duke.edu/2023/07/duke-diary-dispatch-italy-peek-past Duke graduate student Caitlin Childers and a Duke team in Vulci, Italy, is exploring an ancient home. Duke Today https://www.today.duke.edu/2023/07/duke-diary-dispatch-italy-peek-past Mon, 03 Jul 2023 14:45:34 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Art, Art History and Visual Studies|Classical Studies|students, graduate and professional|Trinity College of Arts & Sciences Duke Diary Dispatch: In Italy, High-Tech Tools and Ancient Civilizations https://www.today.duke.edu/2023/06/duke-diary-dispatch-italy-high-tech-tools-and-ancient-civilizations <div class="wp-block-dt-story-meta-plus-text"><div class="wp-block-dt-intro"><p class="text">This is the first diary entry by Caitlin Childers, a Duke graduate student studying digital art history at an archaeological dig site in Vulci, Italy. Read more diary entries in the <a href="https://today.duke.edu/2023/05/series-duke-student-summer-diaries">Duke Today series.</a></p></div><p>Hello! I am Caitlin Childers and I’m originally from Gaffney, South Carolina. I’m a first-year Master's student, focusing on Digital Art History. I am spending two weeks</p></div> Duke Today https://www.today.duke.edu/2023/06/duke-diary-dispatch-italy-high-tech-tools-and-ancient-civilizations Tue, 27 Jun 2023 13:23:18 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Art, Art History and Visual Studies|Classical Studies|students, graduate and professional|Trinity College of Arts & Sciences Duke Diary Dispatch: Using Tech to Talk to Bring Medea to Life https://www.today.duke.edu/2023/06/duke-diary-dispatch-using-tech-talk-bring-medea-life Alex Pieroni discusses his project that uses technology to communicate with a figure from ancient Greece Duke Today https://www.today.duke.edu/2023/06/duke-diary-dispatch-using-tech-talk-bring-medea-life Wed, 14 Jun 2023 08:40:00 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Classical Studies|Computing & Technology|Trinity College of Arts & Sciences Earthquake Hit a Region of Generosity and Cultural Significance https://www.today.duke.edu/2023/02/earthquake-hit-region-generosity-and-cultural-significance Classical studies professor describes a community she knows well Duke Today https://www.today.duke.edu/2023/02/earthquake-hit-region-generosity-and-cultural-significance Thu, 09 Feb 2023 15:40:51 -0500 Duke Today Schools Feed Classical Studies|Faculty|Trinity College of Arts & Sciences Coming Soon: A Duke Dorm for Big Ideas https://www.today.duke.edu/2023/02/coming-soon-duke-dorm-big-ideas A new living-learning community will push students to discuss ideas outside their personal bubbles Duke Today https://www.today.duke.edu/2023/02/coming-soon-duke-dorm-big-ideas Mon, 06 Feb 2023 14:37:32 -0500 Duke Today Schools Feed Classical Studies|Presidential Strategic Framework|QuadEx|Students|students, undergraduate|Trinity College of Arts & Sciences How Did Political Polarization Begin, and Where Does it End? https://www.today.duke.edu/2023/01/how-did-political-polarization-begin-and-where-does-it-end <div class="wp-block-dt-story-meta-plus-text"><p></p></div><div class="wp-block-dt-columns-25-75"><div class="wp-block-dt-utility-col-25"><p></p></div><div class="wp-block-dt-utility-col-75"><p></p></div></div> Trinity College of Arts and Sciences https://www.today.duke.edu/2023/01/how-did-political-polarization-begin-and-where-does-it-end Fri, 27 Jan 2023 10:35:01 -0500 Duke Today Schools Feed African and African American Studies|Classical Studies|Faculty|Philosophy|Political Science|Politics & Public Policy|Psychology and Neuroscience|Trinity College of Arts & Sciences