Duke in D.C.; a musical discovery; franklin papers

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It was a busy week for Dukies in Washington, D.C. Law Professor Scott Silliman was sworn in as an appellate judge on the U.S. Court of Military Commission Review; Professor Thavolia Glymph spoke on the "Emancipation Nation" panel at the Smithsonian; and the Duke Law in D.C. program kicked off the semester in Duke's new D.C. office.

Research by graduate student Angela Mace has determined that the 19th century "Easter Sonata" composition is not the work of the famous German composer Felix Mendelssohn but of his sister Fanny Hensel.

Duke Libraries has acquired the papers of the late historian and Duke Professor John Hope Franklin.

A new study out of the Nicholas Institute estimates that the destruction of coastal habitats may release up to 1 billion tons of greenhouse gas into the atmosphere every year.

Professor Mark Anthony Neal's "Left of Black" webcast show kicked off its third season with a discussion of "black studies and digital humanities."

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