Politics & Public Policy

Nathan Badcock, (left) health care policy advisor to North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger, talks with DOC staff and ACLT resident Hayley Cunningham, MD, (second from right) during his visit to Duke Outpatient Clinic. The visit left a lasting impression that Babcock credits with helping to change minds in the battle to expand Medicaid in North Carolina. Photos courtesy of Daniella Zipkin, MD.

March 24, 2023

Duke Doctors Help to Pass State Medicaid Expansion

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Chris Simmons, appointed vice president for government relations.

March 24, 2023

Simmons Named Vice President for Government Relations

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Lilly Goren and Nick Carnes drawn as Marvel comic heroes

March 24, 2023

Podcast: The Politics of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett speaks in Page Auditorium with moderator Bruce Jentleson

March 23, 2023

Former Israeli Prime Minister Discusses Middle East Issues

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John Virdin and other scholars gather this week in Rome for the release of the global report on small fisheries.

March 16, 2023

The Big Impact of Small Fisheries Around the World

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participants in the The “Faith for Our Planet” conference, developed in partnership with Faith for Our Planet, with the Sanford and Divinity schools

March 14, 2023

Engaging Young Faith Leaders on Climate Change

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Gina-Gail Fletcher and Lee Reiners, who both testified before Congress this month

March 13, 2023

A Short But Busy Month on Capitol Hill for Duke Faculty

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The Space Diplomacy Lab is dedicated to keeping space stable and sustainable.

March 9, 2023

Securing the Final Frontier: Duke’s Space Diplomacy Lab

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Sophia Chimbanda, Ayesham Khan and Quinn C. Smith.

March 9, 2023

2023 Hart Fellows to Partner With Communities for Research and Service

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New Zealand Judge Dame Susan Glazebrook receiving the Bolch Institute award

March 9, 2023

Bolch Institute Honors the Rescue of Afghan Women Judges

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March 9, 2023

Engaging Vulnerable Populations Is Key to Climate Solutions

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graphic of a cartoon head with brain showing gears moving

March 7, 2023

New Ideas About How Judges Think

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March 7, 2023

Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to speak at Duke University on March 22

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Gov. Roy Cooper

March 1, 2023

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper to Speak at Duke March 3

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The Durham Police Department was nearly three times more likely to make an arrest in fatal shootings than in non-fatal shootings, and arrests in fatal cases were more likely to be prosecuted, according to a new report detailing law enforcement responses to shootings in the City of Durham from 2017 to 2021.

February 28, 2023

Disparities Found in Police Response to Fatal and Non-Fatal Shootings in Durham

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Catherine Coleman Flowers

February 24, 2023

Why There Has Never Been 'Infrastructure Justice' For All

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