The Most Read Stories in Duke Today and the Duke Daily in 2024
Duke Today
Stories produced by University Communications and Marketing and affiliated staff for Duke Today.
At the May commencement ceremony, five leaders and pioneers in their fields were honored for their accomplishments. The big name of the five was comedian Jerry Seinfeld, who presented the commencement address. The others are celebrated figures in their own fields: Claudius “C.B.” Claiborne, a distinguished educator who was a pioneering Black student-athlete at Duke; Rhiannon Giddens, winner of the MacArthur Fellowship, the Pulitzer Prize and two Grammy awards for her pathbreaking music; Rose Marcario, CEO of Patagonia Inc, who showed the way to balancing profits with environmental activism, and Desmond Meade, a Florida voting rights activist who restored the franchise for thousands of convicted felons who had served their sentence. (March 2024)
Rejection letters written with kindness can be helpful. At least one applicant to Duke’s graduate cognitive neuroscience admitting program felt that way after receiving a rejection letter written by director of graduate studies GR Samanez-Larkin. (January 2024)
The announcement of the programming for the Centennial Founders’ Day Weekend was heavily anticipated. The four days of events included a concert headlined by Ed Sheeran. (September 2024)
The announcement of the members of the Class of 2028 was the first class enrolled following the announcement of the Carolinas Tuition Initiative. (March 2024)
Duke was well represented at the Paris Olympics, with more than 20 students, alumni and coaches representing 12 countries in seven different sports: basketball; golf; soccer, track & field; field hockey; fencing; and wrestling. (July 2024)
Other 2024 Duke Today Story Standouts
- Duke’s Newest Undergraduates by the Numbers (September 2024)
- Duke to Move to $18 Minimum Wage (February 2024)
- Lead Exposure in Last Century Shrank IQ Scores of Half of Americans (March 2024)
- East Campus Union Renamed for Longtime Custodians (February 2024)
- Congregations hold More Diverse Views After Split in United Methodist Church (April 2024)
2024 Readership for Older Duke Today Stories
- Does Homework Improve Academic Achievement? (Harris Cooper. September 2006)
- Stiff, Achy Knees? Lab-Made Cartilage Gel Outperforms the Real Thing (Benjamin Wiley and Ken Gall. August 2022)
- General Anesthesia Hijacks Sleep Circuitry to Knock You Out (Fan Wang neurobiology lab. April 2018)
- How the Trauma and Struggles of World War I Helped Shape the Modern World (Peter Feaver, Adriane Lentz-Smith & Erdağ Göknar. November 2018)
- Duke to Expand Aid for NC and SC Students (Carolina Tuition Initiative. June 2023.)
Duke Daily Stories
Stories from units across the university that were shared in the Duke Daily.
The Office of Faculty Advancement honored the 24 faculty who received tenure from the schools participating in the rigorous Duke tenure review process. (Office of Faculty Advancement. January 2024.)
Duke also honored the 50 Duke faculty who had been promoted to the rank of full professor. (Office of Faculty Advancement. February 2024.)
In the aftermath of catastrophic damage by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina, the Duke community organized numerous relief efforts. (Duke Relief Effort website. October 2024.)
January 27, 2023
New Blood Test is More Accurate in Identifying Osteoarthritis Progression
Read on Duke Health News
Knee osteoarthritis affects thousands of people. Duke research may show the way to earlier diagnosis and more effective treatment. (Duke Health News. April 2024.)
A Duke alumna Lorraine Mangione’s new book highlights Bruce Springsteen’s devoted female fans over the decades of his career. (Duke Magazine. July 2024.)
Other Story Standouts
- The Most Highly Cited Duke Scientists (Duke Research Blog. November 2024)
- Duke’s 11 Deans Write About Their Schools (Duke Magazine. April 2024)
- What Teaching in Prison Taught One Duke Faculty Member (Kenan Institute for Ethics. February 2024)
- Students Map Poverty and Health Across Durham Public Schools (Duke Research Blog. August 2024)
- Announcing the Lineup for Music in the Gardens (Duke Gardens. May 2024)
- New Curriculum Approved for Trinity College of Arts and Sciences (Trinity College. April 2024)
Duke YouTube Channel
Most viewed Duke videos on YouTube in 2024.
Jerry Seinfeld’s commencement speech was viewed 975,124 times.
This 2021 Quick Learner video, recently updated, was viewed 431,450 times in 2024.
Also from 2021: This Quick Learner video on artificial intelligence, was viewed 138,032 times.
When Nobel laureate and economist Muhammad Yunus was asked to form an interim government of Bangladesh in August 2024, tens of thousands turned to his 2010 commencement address at Duke to learn more about his ideas. The video was seen 104,213 times in 2024.
Another 2021 Quick Learner provides tips for changes people can make in their everyday lives that cumulatively can make a significant change in greenhouse gas emissions. It was seen 67,449 times.