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Class of 2019: Graduating Stories

Profiles of undergraduate and graduate students who leave the university this May having made a...

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Shandiin Herrera has helped raise the profile of the Native American community on campus.

Class of 2019: A Student Praised for Building Support for Native Americans on Campus

Shandiin Herrera won national honors for public policy study and activism

Senior Shandiin Herrera came to Duke understanding she wouldn’t find many other Native...

PUBLISHED May 1, 2019 IN Academics
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Alexandra Bateman

Class of 2019: Alexandra Bateman on Exploring Chronic Illness Through Art

PUBLISHED May 10, 2019 IN Arts
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Leah Rosen has been selected the student commencement speaker. Photo by Kristen Brown

Medicine, the Healing Power of the Humanities -- and Four Years at Duke

For the student commencement speaker, the humanities have profoundly shaped her preparation for a future in medicine.

When Duke senior Leah Rosen was growing up in Aurora, Colorado, her parents -- a...

PUBLISHED April 26, 2019 IN Campus
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Class of 2019: Saving the World, One Poncho at a Time

Monika Dharia launches GreenGear Supply Company

When Monika Dharia ’19...

PUBLISHED May 2, 2019 IN Academics
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Luke Farrell's research provided evidence that gerrymandering was diminishing the value of some people's votes.

Class of 2019: Using Math to Fight Gerrymandering

Luke Farrell's undergraduate research took him to the US Supreme Court

Luke Farrell, a senior majoring in computer science and neuroscience, reflects on his...

PUBLISHED May 2, 2019 IN Academics
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Duke Law student Bryant Wright

Class of 2019: A Classically Trained Violist to Turn His Interest in Music into a Career in Entertainment Law

PUBLISHED May 8, 2019 IN Academics
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Julie Williams

Class of 2019: A Senior Making Waves in Pop-Country Music Heads to Nashville

Julie Williams has made a name for herself in acoustic pop-country

PUBLISHED May 6, 2019 IN Arts
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Reilly Johnson

Class of 2019: Reilly Johnson and the Art of Costumes and Textiles

PUBLISHED May 8, 2019 IN Arts , Academics
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Faculty member Neal Simmons (far left) leads students on a tour of Cube Hydro's Badin Lake facility. Students, left to right: Uriel Salazar, Laura Perez, Sahil Mehta, Hunter McNamara, and Laura Perez. Perez will intern at Cube Hydro this summer.

Class of 2019: How Seniors Do Energy

Mechanical engineers tackle projects with real impact

PUBLISHED May 7, 2019 IN Academics
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Julie Uchitel and Shomik Verma

Two Duke Students Win Marshall Scholarships

Seniors Julie Uchitel and Shomik Verma were chosen from among more than 1,000 applicants

Two Duke University seniors are among the 48 recipients of the prestigious Marshall Scholarship...

PUBLISHED December 3, 2018 IN Global , Academics
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Rhodes Scholars Ariel Kantor, Kushal Kadakia and Claire Wang

Three Duke Seniors Named Rhodes Scholars

Kadakia, Kantor and Wang have long records of exceptional scholarship and community service

Three Duke University seniors were among the 32 recipients selected this weekend for prestigious...

PUBLISHED November 18, 2018 IN Research , Academics
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