Duke starts sequencing COVID genes, finds two known variants
As a next step in Duke University’s exhaustive, campus-wide testing program during the Covid pandemic, the university is employing a genome sequencing core facility in downtown Durham to identify t
One year in: optimism, advice for dealing with stress and anxiety from the pandemic
The mental health challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have overwhelmed many Americans.
Community stakeholders form taskforce to address the devastating effects of the pandemic
The African American COVID Taskforce Plus (AACT+) includes members from more than 20 organizations
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
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.
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.
Nadine Barrett, Ph.D., to lead Duke project studying health concerns of local Black community
Duke University has been awarded a Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award to study the health concerns most important to the local Black community, particularly as they relate to COVID-19.
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
Discussion: Possible impact of COVID-19 variants
Duke University School of Medicine Dean Mary Klotman, MD, talks with Duke infectious disease specialists, David Montefiori, MD, and Thomas Denny, MSc, MPhil about potential issues surrounding varia