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Duke and Duchess of Cambridge ‘will not have their long standing live-in nanny at new downsized home’
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will reportedly not have their long standing live-in nanny at their new downsized home.
Column: My summer research experience at Charles R. Drew University for Medicine and Science
My research project was centered around examining colorectal cancer risk factors in a specific area of Los Angeles County.
‘The impact of science’: Duke researcher helps develop vaccines and young minds
From HIV to coronavirus, this young Black scientist works to solve major vaccine problems and shares the path to a successful science career.
As Durham housing costs soar, Duke Graduate School Union demands earlier stipends, paid parking passes
DGSU members have advocated for a promised $500 payment to be distributed by Aug. 29, the first day of fall classes. But Graduate School guidelines dictate that the distribution of funds cannot be ...
Duke researchers say warming temperatures cost NC in lost productivity, increased need for healthcare
Summer weather is hot and getting hotter. Duke University researchers discussed Thursday morning about how rising temperatures are affecting U.S. productivity, the economy and the overall health of ...

‘Like a Polaroid developed:’ Ancient footprints found in Utah offer window into human life 12,000 years ago
Archaeologists in July stumbled upon the 88 footprints made by children and adults about 12,000 years ago in the Great Salt Lake Desert.
Ice Age human footprints found in Utah desert, thanks to a chance glance out of a moving car: "Lost oasis"
Men find 88 distinct prints left by a mixture of adults and children on what is now the Utah Test and Training Range.
Unexpected discovery could make story of very early humans ‘more real,’ scientists say
An inadvertent find The discovery occurred somewhat by accident, according to Duke and Tommy Urban, a research scientist at Cornell University in New York. Duke and Urban were searching Utah Test ...
Trinity College Indian Boarding School named in federal report, Duke’s Indigenous students continue call for reparations
For Duke’s Indigenous students, the naming raises the opportunity for the University to reckon with ... The announcement came soon after the discovery of 215 unmarked graves of children from ...
Unexpected discovery could make story of very early humans 'more real,' scientists say
Researchers found 88 human footprints on a US military base in Utah. The prints likely belong to those living in the Ice Age.