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Simulated UN Negotiations Teach Role of Science in Policy-Making
Since 2011, Professor Svetoslava Todorova of the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering has served as a science observer for the UN-Mandated Intergovernmental Negotiations Committee (INC) on Mercury. The group has been instrumental in the development of a global mercury…
Geologist Awarded Prestigious CAREER Grant
A sedimentary and organic geochemist, Christopher Junium will use the five-year award, valued at more than $524,000, to study how marine communities respond to global warming, anoxia (i.e., lack of oxygen) and ocean acidification.
Center for European Studies CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs CALL FOR PROPOSALS Proposal deadline: Thursday, Feb. 26 Center for European Studies Graduate Student Summer Research Grants The Center for European Studies of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs, in the Maxwell School…
Maxwell African Scholars Union CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs CALL FOR PROPOSALS Proposal deadline: Thursday, Feb. 26 The Maxwell African Scholars Union Graduate Student Summer Research Grants This year the Maxwell African Scholars Union (MASU) will grant awards to graduate students of up to…
CFS Doctoral Student, Professor Get Grant to Study Racial-Ethnic Socialization in Children
Child and family studies doctoral student Kimberly Davidson and Jaipaul Roopnarine, the Jack Reilly Endowed Professor of Child and Family Studies and director of the Reilly Institute for Early Childhood and Provider Education, have received a $25,000 grant from the…
Residence Hall Association Aims to Enhance Living Experience
The Residence Hall Association (RHA) wants to make small changes in the residence halls that will make living there a more pleasant experience for students. They have launched a new project to achieve this called Enhance My Living Experience. “It…
Raising the Bar: College of Law Revises Standards to Improve Student Success
A rigorous two-day test of legal knowledge, the bar exam is the final hurdle for those studying law to be admitted as practicing attorneys. To ensure that new graduates taking the bar exam had academic assistance, the College of Law initiated a revised set of academic standards several years ago.
‘Quaking Aspen’ to Open at Light Work
Unlike previous photographers who glorified nature, Metz and his contemporaries wrenched photography out of the national parks and replaced the scenic with the vernacular of the everyday American landscape.
Grad Student Places Fifth in IBM ‘Master the Mainframe’ Contest
A part-time graduate student in the School of Information Studies who admittedly has “no formal computer science background” has placed in the top five finishers in IBM’s coding and technology skills “Master the Mainframe” competition. Steven Hoover, an information management…
Show Orange Love with Duke Tailgate
This Valentine’s Day, show your love for the Orange by attending the Duke Rivalry Tailgate! Join alumni, fans and friends for the tailgate on Saturday, Feb. 14, from 3-5:30 p.m. in Goldstein Auditorium, before the men’s basketball game against the…