The Week at Duke {in 60 Seconds}: Gen. Petraeus; 9-11 Class; Amazon Study
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Former CIA director General David Petraeus was on campus Wednesday. He met with students and took part in a public conversation on national security with Duke political science professor Peter Feaver.
The new Duke Institute for Health Innovation opened its doors. The institute seeks to develop and test ideas to improve both access to and the quality of health care.
A new free online course looks at the forces that led to the September 11 attacks and how the U.S. responded. The Coursera class "9-11 and Its Aftermath" is taught by Sanford School Professor David Schanzer.
Duke researcher Blake Wilson will be awarded the prestigious Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award for his work in developing cochlear implant hearing aids.
A team of Duke scientists and students has been studying the health effects of pollutants in the Madre de Dios River in the Amazon. Preliminary results show a quarter of the river’s fish have unsafe levels of mercury.
And finally, why would you ever choose a boring job? A new Duke study provides an answer: People may pass over a stimulating job if they perceive they aren't being paid enough for extra effort.