The Week at Duke in 60 Seconds: New Medical School Dean and Faculty Books

The Duke School of Medicine has a new dean: Dr. Mary Klotman. Klotman has chaired Duke’s Department of Medicine for seven years and she will succeed Nancy Andrews, the first female dean of a nationally acclaimed medical school.

Duke Kunshan University in China just opened a new research lab focusing on ultra high-definition photography. The researchers, who are working with companies in the city of Kunshan, hope to use an array of small cameras to create one large image.

A Turkish journalist spent last week at Duke meeting with faculty and students, speaking at public events, and premiering his documentary about the 2016 Turkish coup attempt. He came to Duke as part of a series of visiting journalists from the Middle East and North Africa region.

Finally, check out Duke Today’s list of books by our faculty published this winter. The books range in topic from social challenges to racial violence to health care.

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