Sciences, Social

Thomas Nechyba

February 22, 2018

Turning Economic Concepts into Poetry

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“These results highlight the powerful impact that the media can have in reporting shooting incidents.” --Sarah Gaither on negative portrayals of shooting victims

December 18, 2017

Negative Portrayals of Shooting Victims Lead to Victim Blaming

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Nancy MacLean traces the influence of James McGill Buchanan

October 4, 2017

Duke Historian A Finalist for National Book Award Nonfiction Prize

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oil fields

September 11, 2017

How OPEC Reshaped the World's Oil Industry

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In Kyrgyzstan, women are often kidnapped into marriage. Photo by Ailey Hughes/Landesa 2013

August 2, 2017

Babies of Kidnapped Brides Suffer, Too

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A new study looked at how individuals make decisions when part of racially diverse groups

June 30, 2017

Research Shows When Groups Are Diverse, Individuals Are Less Likely to Go Along With the Crowd

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Duke research yields new data about energy efficiency program slated for elimination

June 26, 2017

Energy Program on Chopping Block, But Study Says It Works

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“As a result, it created an illusion that there were many more nonfatal gunshot cases than before,”

June 22, 2017

Study Debunks Claim of Greatly Improved Survival Rate for Gunshot Victims

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job loss creates educational aftershocks

June 15, 2017

College Attendance Drops After Widespread Job Loss

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Teamwork Is Challenging, Essential For Girls And Women

June 6, 2017

Amy Laura Hall: Teamwork Is Challenging, Essential For Girls And Women

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Depression Worsening Among Girls

May 17, 2017

Candice Odgers: Depression Worsening Among Girls

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What Will Kill Neoliberalism?

May 5, 2017

William Darity: What Will Kill Neoliberalism?

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Social psychologist Kenneth Gergen

April 24, 2017

Social Psychologist Kenneth Gergen Named Graduate School's Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient

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Michael Tomasello, the James F. Bonk Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke

April 12, 2017

Tomasello Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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March 17, 2017

For a Modest Personality Trait, 'Intellectual Humility' Packs a Punch!

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While salaries for upper income black men have continued to climb since the 1960s, a starkly different picture appears for lower income black men.

November 22, 2016

Black-White Earnings Gap Returns to 1950 Levels

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