Duke University /tags/duke-university Duke University en-US Copyright Wed, 04 Dec 2024 20:20:36 GMT Duke CFO Survey shows companies want tax cuts and less regulation from Trump /news/2024-12-04/duke-cfo-survey-companies-tax-cuts-trump Using a 0-100 scale, the quarterly survey measures “CFO optimism” about the economy. That number jumped from 62.8 before the election to 68.8 following the November vote. Construction companies and manufacturers reported the largest increase. Wed, 04 Dec 2024 20:20:36 GMT /news/2024-12-04/duke-cfo-survey-companies-tax-cuts-trump Bradley George The history behind Duke University's first Cherokee language course /show/due-south/2024-11-25/duke-first-cherokee-language-course Dr. Courtney Lewis, inaugural director of Duke’s Native American Studies Initiative, and Cherokee language class instructor Gil Jackson talk about how the program was created and the impact it’s having. Mon, 25 Nov 2024 15:22:25 GMT /show/due-south/2024-11-25/duke-first-cherokee-language-course Leoneda Inge, Rachel McCarthy Bennett, Saint Augustine's partner with Duke to increase Black student representation in medicine /education/2024-11-08/bennett-saint-augustines-hbcu-duke-black-student-representation-medicine Students from the two private HBCUs will participate in a 15-month intensive program to study otolaryngology and communication sciences. Fri, 08 Nov 2024 18:54:35 GMT /education/2024-11-08/bennett-saint-augustines-hbcu-duke-black-student-representation-medicine Brianna Atkinson Duke University’s Puppy Kindergarten is temporarily paused until it can get more research funding /news/2024-10-30/duke-puppy-kindergarten-paused-research-funding Duke University's "Puppy Kindergarten" conducts studies on puppies that could lead them to be potential service dogs. Wed, 30 Oct 2024 20:26:30 GMT /news/2024-10-30/duke-puppy-kindergarten-paused-research-funding Sharryse Piggott Reproductive health videos on TikTok yield insights but cause concern for Duke researchers /health/2024-08-26/reproductive-health-videos-tiktok-duke-doctors-iud-endometriosis TikTok offers a window into patient experience for physician researchers. But they caution patients to be skeptical of 'Dr. TikTok' Mon, 26 Aug 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health/2024-08-26/reproductive-health-videos-tiktok-duke-doctors-iud-endometriosis Lily Burton For the first time in its history, Duke University will offer a Cherokee language course /news/2024-08-15/duke-university-cherokee-language-course The new Cherokee Language class is a four-course series that will count toward a full language college credit. Thu, 15 Aug 2024 16:05:23 GMT /news/2024-08-15/duke-university-cherokee-language-course Sharryse Piggott NC Central University participates in a Duke-led telescope project with NASA /news/2024-08-12/nc-central-duke-telescope-project-nasa NCCU has been brought on by Duke University to help with the $3.6 billion project for NASA’s Nancy Grace Telescope. Mon, 12 Aug 2024 13:38:33 GMT /news/2024-08-12/nc-central-duke-telescope-project-nasa Sharryse Piggott New drug in Duke-led clinical trial shows improvement in people with common autoimmune disease /health/2024-06-07/duke-sjogrens-disease-autoimmune-symptoms-improvement-trial The clinical trial shows what researchers are calling ‘promising results’ for a new treatment for Sjögren’s disease. Fri, 07 Jun 2024 18:12:41 GMT /health/2024-06-07/duke-sjogrens-disease-autoimmune-symptoms-improvement-trial Sophie Mallinson One herbarium’s thorny future: Duke to close century-old 'gem' of biodiversity research /environment/2024-04-08/duke-university-herbarium-biodiversity-biology-research Duke’s collection of more than 800,000 specimens of fungi, plants and algae makes the herbarium one of the largest in the country. The move to close it has drawn criticism from faculty and researchers nationwide. Mon, 08 Apr 2024 13:20:11 GMT /environment/2024-04-08/duke-university-herbarium-biodiversity-biology-research Sophie Mallinson Duke CFO survey reveals economic optimism, but concerns about monetary policy /news/2024-03-27/duke-cfo-survey-reveals-economic-optimism-but-concerns-about-monetary-policy The 2,200 CFOs surveyed predict gross domestic product will grow 2.2% over the next four quarters. Wed, 27 Mar 2024 18:31:54 GMT /news/2024-03-27/duke-cfo-survey-reveals-economic-optimism-but-concerns-about-monetary-policy Bradley George