https://today.duke.edu/ en Wed, 24 Apr 2024 23:47:58 -0400 Wed, 24 Apr 2024 18:27:48 -0400 https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/seen-last-day-classes <div class="wp-block-dt-story-meta-plus-text"><p>Duke undergraduates celebrated the last day of classes before exams start. The day had something for everyone. You like jazz? A student jazz band had people swinging. Need to get your steps in? Start the day by stretching out with yoga then climb Duke Chapel to the top for a view of the campus. </p><p>Beyond that, there were arts and crafts, lawn games, casino games, locopops and a very competitive bubble soccer game. The day was sunny but cool, keeping things comfortable. Music was everywhere.</p></div> Duke Today https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/seen-last-day-classes Wed, 24 Apr 2024 18:27:48 -0400 students, undergraduate https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/two-faculty-three-trustees-elected-american-academy-arts-sciences <div class="wp-block-dt-story-meta-plus-text"><p>Historian Thavolia Glymph, cell biologist Cagla Eroglu and three Duke University trustees are among the 250 prominent scholars, artists and leaders elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences on Wednesday.</p><p>Trustees Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors; Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc.; and Grant Hill, investor and philanthropist with Hill Ventures Inc. were also elected, as was Duke alumna Melanie Matchett Wood, William Caspar Graustein Professor of Mathematics at Harvard University, a leading</p></div> Duke Today https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/two-faculty-three-trustees-elected-american-academy-arts-sciences Wed, 24 Apr 2024 16:29:16 -0400 Awards and Honors|Cell Biology|Faculty|History|School of Medicine|Trinity College of Arts & Sciences https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/impact-duke-across-north-carolina Annual report shows the engagement that comes from Duke’s role as a top employer, economic driver, research institution, health care provider and leader in education Duke Today https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/impact-duke-across-north-carolina Wed, 24 Apr 2024 12:04:56 -0400 Durham & the Region|North Carolina https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/duke-100-spotlight-julian-abele <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 Centennial https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/duke-100-spotlight-julian-abele Wed, 24 Apr 2024 09:46:14 -0400 Centennial https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/duke-100-spotlight-ellen-biddle-shipman <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 Centennial https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/duke-100-spotlight-ellen-biddle-shipman Wed, 24 Apr 2024 09:36:02 -0400 Centennial|Duke Gardens https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/jackson-browne-taj-mahal-and-other-fall-arts-thrills <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 Arts https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/jackson-browne-taj-mahal-and-other-fall-arts-thrills Wed, 24 Apr 2024 09:31:23 -0400 https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/dukes-oldest-trees-witnesses-century-history Long-lived oaks, magnolias and cedars offer tangible connection to Duke’s beginnings Duke Today https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/dukes-oldest-trees-witnesses-century-history Wed, 24 Apr 2024 08:01:14 -0400 Buildings & Grounds|Facilities|HR|Staff|Sustainability https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/lilly-library-expansion-and-renovation-affect-east-campus-tennis-courts Six tennis courts will be removed when library renovation project begins this summer Duke Today https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/lilly-library-expansion-and-renovation-affect-east-campus-tennis-courts Wed, 24 Apr 2024 08:01:00 -0400 Buildings & Grounds|Duke University Libraries|Facilities|HR|Staff https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/memories-first-year-duke Checking in with three first-year students after a year of growth and learning Duke Today https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/memories-first-year-duke Tue, 23 Apr 2024 14:44:15 -0400 students, undergraduate https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/civil-engineering-entering-renaissance-shift-sustainable-infrastructure <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> Nicholas Institute for Energy https://today.duke.edu/2024/04/civil-engineering-entering-renaissance-shift-sustainable-infrastructure Tue, 23 Apr 2024 12:07:26 -0400 Civil and Environmental Engineering|Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability|Pratt School of Engineering|Sustainability