MURDOCK study's COVID-19 project contributes to NC research network that monitors Coronavirus in sewer systems
A Duke COVID-19 study tracking the pandemic in Cabarrus County is contributing data to a statewide research network monitoring the coronavirus in sewer systems to help inform the public health resp
Duke University among top 10 in nation for federal medical research funding
Duke University continues its leadership in biomedical research, ranking tenth among the nation’s top medical schools and research institutions for funding from the National Institutes of Health (N
Masks, distancing, hand-washing crucial for reopening schools
State leaders and education officials weighing whether to re-open schools are considering myriad factors, from infection rates to vaccine rollout to a reluctance on the part of both teachers and fa
The diversity problem in science
With COVID-19 being a fixture of our lives for nearly a year now, science has been a staple in the news.
School of Medicine faculty, students shine during Duke University Research Week
School of Medicine faculty and students played a prominent role in Duke University’s inaugural Research Week held virtually January 25-29, 2021.
Study shows minimal COVID-19 infections among children at day camps
Among 6,000 children and staffers at YMCA day camps, Duke researchers documented just 19 cases of COVID-19 while community incidence spread.
ACGME approves accreditation of rural training track of family medicine residency
A new Duke Health training program aimed at meeting primary care shortage needs in rural North Carolina has been approved by the ACGME Residency Review Committee.
Former School of Medicine dean, R. Sanders Williams, named interim Vice President for Research and Innovation
Harnessing the brain’s resilience to fight Alzheimer’s Disease
Duke study: when schools take COVID safety measures, viral transmissions for in-person schooling are lower than in community
Research from Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill suggests that schools can consider returning to in-class instruction if they mitigate COVID-19 transmission on campuses, despite the level of COVID