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Some of Duke's Global Game Jam participants check out each other's work after two days of development.

48 Hours, Little Sleep, Lots of Pizza: Behind the Global Game Jam at Duke

pottery shards with ancient handwriting from Biblical Israel

A Puzzle of Ancient Handwriting

Rare handwriting samples from the 8th Century BCE Israel provides glimpse of daily life in Biblical times

Ingrid Daubechies

Ingrid Daubechies, Making Waves

Ingrid Daubechies has built a career on breaking barriers and following ideas. “I was...

Diagram of cancer evolution

The Evolution of a Tumor

Duke Flags Lowered: Mathematician Thomas Gallie Dies at Age 94

Positron Emission Tomography scan of a brain affected by cognitive declines . (NIH

Alzheimer's Has Many Causes. Research Needs to Be Broader

Imagine trying to move the 26,000 tourists who visit the Louvre each day through the maze of galleries and out of harm’s way. One Duke team spent 100 straight hours doing just that, and took home a prize.

Leaving the Louvre: Duke Team Shows How to Get out Fast

Dr. Amanda Randles

Randles' Cancer Simulations Aims to Be Critical Step Toward Understanding Cancer Metastasis

Eleanor Pressly and other NASA women with JFK

Before Apollo 11, Duke Alumnae Did the Math That Helped Power NASA's Rockets

Early Career Award winners, clockwise from left: Nicolas Cassar, Tracey Yap, Michael Boyce and Lillian Pierce

White House Honors Four Faculty for Early Career Research Accomplishments

Four faculty members will receive the United States government’s highest honor recognizing...