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'Fugitive Places': Helen Solterer on the Literature of Patrick Modiano
Little known in the United States, Patrick Modiano, the 2014 Nobel Laureate in Literature, comes from a strong tradition of French intellectual writers. Born in just after the end of World War II to an...
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You Don't Know Romance Novels
Subhead/Teaser: Faculty discuss a misunderstood literary form that celebrates strong womenThere's a lot more to romance fiction than pirates and black stallions. Supporters say the genre is based on...
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Leadership Academy Welcomes 26 New Members
Subhead/Teaser: Duke professional development initiative begins with sixth classThe largest class yet of the Duke Leadership Academy began its annual program this week as 26 nominated faculty and...
View ArticlePublishing Romance: Notes on a Thriving Genre
Subhead/Teaser: A book editor discusses the romance fiction industryAlthough the public may poke fun at romance fiction for being “low-brow” or “trashy,” the genre commands tremendous respect in the...
View ArticleStudent Spotlight: David Ivey '15
Subhead/Teaser: Duke senior on how he learns through parkourMost Duke students don’t pick remote Edens Quad as their favorite spot on campus. Yet for senior David Ivey, a sponsored parkour athlete, its...
View ArticleDeborah Jenson to Direct Franklin Humanities Institute
Subhead/Teaser: The Romance Studies professor takes over as director March 1Romance Studies professor Deborah Jenson will be the next director of Duke’s Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI).Jenson, who...
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New Reads This Spring From Duke Writers
Subhead/Teaser: Explore the heart of Islam, cross-class marriages and Renaissance medicineWomen take the lead in Tahrir Square protests in Egypt. Ellen McLarney's new book (below) looks at how women...
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Duke Inducts New Members into Phi Beta Kappa
The nation’s oldest academic honor society inducted 166 Duke University juniors, seniors and alumni in Reynolds Theater on Thursday, May 7. The Phi Beta Kappa initiation launched the class of 2015...
View ArticleValerie Ashby to Become Arts & Sciences Dean
Subhead/Teaser: Ashby, chair of chemistry at UNC-Chapel Hill, will oversee Duke’s core academic unitsValerie Sheares Ashby, a professor and chair of the chemistry department at the University of North...
View ArticleLaurent Dubois comments: FIFA corruption arrests
Link: https://www.facebook.com/CTVNewsChannel/videos/907537962640869/Source: CTV News Channel Add to Duke in the News?: Add to Duke in the News? Add to Newsmakers: add to 'Newsmakers' on Opinion...
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The Banjo: From Africa to the Appalachians
Link: https://sites.duke.edu/banjology/Add to Duke in the News?: No Add to Newsmakers: No Basic InformationPublished Date: July 28, 2015Subhead/Teaser: Duke research leads to website tracing the...
View ArticleUsing Humanities to Improve Healthcare
Subhead/Teaser: A new Franklin Humanities Institute initiative aims to infuse medical care and education with a humanities bentTo Jay Ruckelshaus, the struggles facing people with disabilities were...
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Why the Mafia Continues to Fascinate
Link: http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2015/09/20/why-the-mafia-continues-to-fascin...Source: The Toronto Star Add to Duke in the News?: Add to Duke in the News? Add to Newsmakers: add to...
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French Students Share Refugee Stories at the History Hub
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Celebrating, Investigating the Mysteries of the Banjo
Musician Dom Flemons talks about using the banjo in performance. With him is, from left, UNC ethnomusicologist Robert Cantwell, Duke professors Louise Meintjes and Laurent Dubois, Flemons and banjo...
View ArticleBanjo’s slavery links explored by Laurent Dubois
Link: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/banjos-slavery-links-explored-by-lau...Source: The Australian Add to Duke in the News?: Add to Duke in the News? Add to Newsmakers: add to...
View ArticleInflammation and Pressure-Sensing Leads to ‘Feed-Forward’ Loop in Osteoarthritis
DURHAM, N.C. –An unfortunate biological “feed-forward” loop drives cartilage cells in an arthritic joint to actually contribute to progression of the disease, say researchers at Duke University and...
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