Campaign Stop 2016 Features University Scholars
Duke Today featured a story on November 10th highlighting a new digital media project about the 2016 election campaign season, Campaign Stop 2016. The site includes posts by...
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Retreat Symposium Discussion Recap
Ana’s Group A discussion on the word “progress.” Where does it come from? What do we mean by it? What does progress mean in biology? For some it’s a bad word. Progress vs. change,...
USP Alumnus Jacob Remes Discusses Disaster Response in the Early 20th Century
Jacob Remes, a University Scholars Program alumnus, completed his PhD in History at Duke in 2010. Jacob is an assistant professor of public affairs and history at SUNY Empire State College. He studies the working-class...
Duke Biochemistry Professor Paul Modrich Shares Nobel Prize in Chemistry
James B. Duke Professor of Biochemistry and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator Paul Modrich was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on mechanistic studies of DNA repair. He shares the award...
An Interview with University Scholar Noura Elsayed in Haute Hijab
University Scholar Noura Elsayed, Class of 2016, was interviewed in Haute Hijab, an online retailer. Posted on September 27, 2015 This month’s HOTM was nominated by her friend who had this to say about...
Graduate University Scholar Peggy Liu’s research featured in Washington Post
The FDA’s new food labels could make you fatter. Here’s why. This article originally appeared in the September 15, 2015 edition of The Washington Post. By Steven Dallas, Peggy Liu and Peter Ubel. The...
From $0 to $9M In Two Years: Dukies Change Face of E-Waste Recycling
As co-founders of Smart Metals Recycling just outside Charlotte, former Duke students Shelly Li and Arun Karottu are tackling e-waste head on. By Ibanca Anand, @IbancaAnand Ibanca Anand is a second-year student at Duke...
Duke senior Ezgi Ustundag writes about her experience competing on Jeopardy
On Jeopardy, It’s All About Timing Durham, NC – It’s not the clues, your opponents or the fact that you’re on camera. No, the hardest part about competing on Jeopardy! is figuring out your...
Molecular Causes and Consequences of Sperm Competition in Agelaius Blackbirds with USP Scholar Irene Liu
USP alumni Irene Liu graduated with her PhD from Duke University’s Department of Biology in May 2014. Liu presented her dissertation research on sperm competition in agelaius blackbirds on September 15, 2014 at the...
Clones, Chimeras, and other Creatures of the Biotech Revolution with Professor Priscilla Wald
In March 2015, Priscilla Wald, Professor of English and Women’s Studies at Duke University, the author of “Contagious: Cultures, Carriers and the Outbreak Narrative” presented her work at the University Scholars Program seminar.
