Duke Today Schools Feed https://today.duke.edu/ en Sat, 20 Apr 2024 09:35:51 -0400 Wed, 17 Apr 2024 16:45:23 -0400 People Have Questions about Cavemen. Steven Churchill Has Answers https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/people-have-questions-about-cavemen-steven-churchill-has-answers <div class="wp-block-dt-story-meta-plus-text"><p>What happened to the Neanderthals? Did cavemen have pets? Is the movie "Ice Age" accurate? In an entertaining and informative video, Duke paleoanthropologist <a href="https://scholars.duke.edu/person/churchy">Steven E. Churchill</a> answers questions from the internet about early human evolution, hosted by WIRED.</p><div aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div></div> Duke Today https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/people-have-questions-about-cavemen-steven-churchill-has-answers Wed, 17 Apr 2024 16:45:23 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Evolutionary Anthropology|Faculty|Trinity College of Arts & Sciences Academic Council to Consider Committee to Examine Academic Freedom and Responsibility, Thursday https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/academic-council-consider-committee-examine-academic-freedom-and-responsibility-thursday <div class="wp-block-dt-story-meta-plus-text"><p></p></div><div class="wp-block-dt-columns-25-75"><div class="wp-block-dt-utility-col-25"><p></p></div><div class="wp-block-dt-utility-col-75"><p></p></div></div> Academic Council https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/academic-council-consider-committee-examine-academic-freedom-and-responsibility-thursday Tue, 16 Apr 2024 10:53:11 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Faculty Leadership Retreat for Newly Tenured Faculty Focuses on Risk Taking https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/leadership-retreat-newly-tenured-faculty-focuses-risk-taking <div class="wp-block-dt-story-meta-plus-text"><p></p></div><div class="wp-block-dt-columns-25-75"><div class="wp-block-dt-utility-col-25"><p></p></div><div class="wp-block-dt-utility-col-75"><p></p></div></div> Duke Faculty Advancement https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/leadership-retreat-newly-tenured-faculty-focuses-risk-taking Mon, 15 Apr 2024 09:03:15 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Faculty|Faculty Advancement Take 15 Minutes to Recharge During 'Mindful Moment’ Sessions https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/take-15-minutes-recharge-during-mindful-moment-sessions New weekly drop-in sessions begin April 16, offering staff and faculty a chance to reframe their day Duke Today https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/take-15-minutes-recharge-during-mindful-moment-sessions Mon, 15 Apr 2024 07:45:41 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Faculty|Healthy Duke|HR|LIVE FOR LIFE|Staff Duke Farmers Market Season Opens April 25 https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/duke-farmers-market-season-opens-april-25 Fresh produce and more will be available at the Duke Medicine Pavilion Greenway every Thursday through October Duke Today https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/duke-farmers-market-season-opens-april-25 Mon, 15 Apr 2024 07:45:41 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Benefits & Discounts|Faculty|Healthy Duke|HR|LIVE FOR LIFE|Staff Have Generations of Your Family Worked at Duke? https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/have-generations-your-family-worked-duke In celebration of Duke's Centennial year, share stories of your family members who have also worked at Duke over the years Duke Today https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/have-generations-your-family-worked-duke Sun, 14 Apr 2024 08:59:40 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Faculty|HR|Staff Spring Books by Duke Authors: Meditations, Baseball, Rebels and Stomach Pains https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/spring-books-duke-authors-meditations-baseball-rebels-and-stomach-pains <div class="wp-block-dt-story-meta-plus-text"><p>Spring’s crop of books from Duke authors includes a history of grievance in the United States, an up-close look at the camaraderie at Durham Bulls games, and a guide on understanding sex and gender.</p><p>Below is a roundup of some of the most recent and upcoming published titles.</p><p>Many of the books, including new editions of previous titles, can be found on the “Duke Authors” display shelves near the circulation desk in Perkins Library. Some are available as e-books for quick download. Most</p></div> Duke Today https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/spring-books-duke-authors-meditations-baseball-rebels-and-stomach-pains Thu, 11 Apr 2024 12:31:47 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Divinity School|Faculty|Nicholas School of the Environment|Sanford School of Public Policy|School of Law|School of Medicine|Trinity College of Arts & Sciences Darity Receives Leading Award from American Economic Association https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/darity-receives-leading-award-american-economic-association <div class="wp-block-dt-story-meta-plus-text"><p>Pioneering Duke economist William “Sandy” Darity, arguably the nation’s leading authority on reparations for Black American descendants of slavery, has been named <a href="https://www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/honors-awards/distinguished-fellows/sandy-darity">a 2024 Distinguished Fellow</a> by the American Economic Association (AEA), officials with the university’s Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity,</p></div> Duke Today https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/darity-receives-leading-award-american-economic-association Wed, 10 Apr 2024 15:25:03 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Awards and Honors|Economics|Faculty|Politics & Public Policy|Public Policy Studies|Sanford School of Public Policy Don’t Fear Pollen Season. There Are Tips for Relief https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/dont-fear-pollen-season-there-are-tips-relief <div class="wp-block-dt-story-meta-plus-text"><p>Seasonal allergies are flaring – Duke Health allergy and immunology specialist Dr. Patricia Lugar offers some tips to help ease symptoms before you see your primary care doctor for a follow-up.</p></div><div class="wp-block-dt-columns-25-75"><div class="wp-block-dt-utility-col-25"><p></p></div><div class="wp-block-dt-utility-col-75"><p></p></div></div> Duke Today https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/dont-fear-pollen-season-there-are-tips-relief Wed, 10 Apr 2024 11:03:15 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Faculty|Immunology|School of Medicine Take a Paws for Pet Therapy at Work https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/take-paws-pet-therapy-work Staff and faculty can spend time with a 'Pets at Duke' therapy dog through Duke’s employee wellness program Duke Today https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/take-paws-pet-therapy-work Wed, 10 Apr 2024 06:55:02 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Faculty|Healthy Duke|HR|LIVE FOR LIFE|Staff