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A research project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy uses climate controlled chambers to study the impact of global warming on peat mosses and the microbes they interact with. Credit: DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

August 29, 2019

Duke-Led Team Wins $3M Grant to Study Peatlands and Climate Change

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Kathy Franz and David Mitzi received awards from the American Chemical Society. Duke alumna Duke Chemistry alumna Kerry Karukstis (not pictured) also was honored.

August 27, 2019

Professors, Alumna Honored by American Chemical Society

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August 16, 2019

BioCycle Trailblazer: Tatjana (Tanja) Vujic

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Nadia Ford

August 12, 2019

Alumna Nadia Ford Wins National Fellowship for Service-Minded Work in Laos

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August 8, 2019

James Dobbins III Elected Next President of Professional Society

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University Communications

August 7, 2019

Communication Office Edits Name to Reflect Evolving Role

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Weighing some 5,000 tons and standing three stories tall, this detector was one of the first to spot an elusive subatomic particle known as the top quark. Duke physicists are being honored this week for their role in the top quark’s discovery. (Fermilab)

July 17, 2019

Duke Physicists Share Prize for Discovery of the Top Quark

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Dr. Swaminathan delivering his ASE presidential address at the 30th Annual Scientific Sessions (photo courtesy of ASE)

June 26, 2019

Anesthesiologist Madhav Swaminathan Takes the Presidency of Echocardiography Society

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June 13, 2019

Harvard Presents Ingrid Daubechies With Honorary Degree

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Three Duke scientists have been recognized by the Royal Society of Chemistry (L to R): David Beratan, Michael Rubinstein and Tuan Vo-Dinh

May 7, 2019

Duke Scientists Receive Royal Society of Chemistry Awards

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Two Duke professors have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences: Robert F. Durden Professor of Biology Susan Alberts (left), and Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology Sue Jinks-Robertson (right)

May 1, 2019

Two Duke Faculty Elected to National Academy of Sciences

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Mark Rausher, John Carlisle Kilgo Professor of Biology at Duke University

April 18, 2019

Duke Biologist Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Tori Akin, Assistant Professor of the Practice of Mathematics at Duke University

April 16, 2019

Duke Math’s Tori Akin Named One of 2019’s Most Innovative Professors

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(Left to right) Imer Ramadanovic, Lamecka Wilkerson, Nicole Smith, LaShaunda Freeman, Marquita Mangum and George Johnson. Photo by Jonathan Black.

April 16, 2019

Foundational Skills Program Celebrates First Class of Graduates

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April 5, 2019

Brinson Named Chair of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science

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John Legge has volunteered at Duke HomeCare & Hospice since 2007. Photo by Carolyn Colsher.

April 2, 2019

John Legge Earns Employee Service Award

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