Health experts at Duke University School of Medicine are scrutinizing the myriad ways in which shifting environmental conditions, from sweltering temperatures to severe storms, shape our well-being. 

Cagla Eroglu, PhD, Chancellor’s Distinguished Professor of Cell Biology and Neurobiology in the School of Medicine, is one of two Duke University faculty elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences for 2024. 

A family has made a $1 million gift to create two $500,000 endowments to support sarcoma patient care and research at Duke.

Colin S. Duckett, PhD, and Chuan-Yuan Li, DSc, have been elected as 2023 fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, one of the most distinguished lifetime honors in the scientific community.

Graduate students at Duke University School of Medicine have been honored by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program

A love of science, an eagerness to help people, and a propensity for leadership has propelled Devdutta Sangvai, MD, MBA, into the role of President of Duke Regional Hospital. It’s the latest achievement in his 22-year career at Duke.

Deryl Hart, MD's pioneering work on the use of ultraviolet radiation as a means of combating airborne infections in the operating room won national acclaim. As the University's 4th president, he oversaw the desegregation of the undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools.

Duke medical student Virginie Marchand spent her entire 3rd year at Duke in Tanzania, where she joined a team focused on HIV stigma during labor and delivery.

More than 210,000 people in North Carolina have Alzheimer's disease, and many others have other types of dementia. The North Carolina Registry for Brain Health aims to help relieve the burden by educating North Carolinians, giving them an opportunity to participate in research, and helping researchers recruit study volunteers.

Mary E. Klotman, MD, speaks with Damon Tweedy, MD about how the medical profession can address ongoing concerns about our nation’s mental health.