Duke University
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Address | Durham, NC 27708, United States |
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Phone | +1 919-684-8111 |
Undergraduate enrollment | 6,501 (2015–16) |
Notable alumni | Tim Cook |
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Judy Woodruff | |
Ken Jeong | |
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ID | 586355 |
About Duke University
Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892.
How does China fix the Evergrande mess?
... " Social stability is at stake, " says Shitong Qiao, an expert in Chinese property law at Duke University in the US...
The Americans who have lived through multiple mass shootings
... For those who have witnessed more than one instance of gun violence in their lifetime, there comes an even greater risk for serious mental health issues like depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, said Robin Gurwitch, a psychologist at Duke University Medical Center...
US cancer patient developed 'uncontrollable' Irish accent
... The case was jointly studied and reported by Duke University in North Carolina and the Carolina Urologic Research Center in South Carolina...
Scientists find secret to how glass frogs turn transparent
... Now findings by Mr Delia and Carlos Taboada at Duke University, US have uncovered how the glass frogs perform this very unusual function...
Biodiversity: What is a mass extinction and are we causing one?
... " There are species that would have gone extinct if we hadn t tried to protect them, " says Prof Stuart Pimm, a biologist at Duke University...
Elon Musk says US is trying to 'chill' his free speech
... But Professor James D Cox, who teaches corporate and securities law at Duke University, said the SEC is responding to Mr Musk s decision to repeatedly flout a court order, not his other antics...
No-one understood our idea, but now it's worth over $1bn
... At just 16, he began studying computational airfoil design at Duke University in North Carolina...
Slowly walking in the 45 'is a sign of faster aging
... This study found that a slow walk is a problem, decades before the age, said Prof Terrie E Moffitt, lead author from King s College London and Duke University in the USA...
Week in pictures: 16 - 22 February 2019
Our selection of some of The Most striking news photographs taken around The World This Week .
A fast-moving fire swept through the historic Chawkbazar district of Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, killing at least 78 people. College Basketball player Zion Williamson was injured after only 33 seconds of a match when his Nike shoe fell apart. The Duke University forward, hailed by double NBA champion Kevin Durant as a "once in A Generation athlete", hurt his left knee after his foot burst through his shoe when he landed while dribbling. Sunlight hits the Horsetail Fall at Yosemite National Park , California turning it into a Firefall. The rare phenomenon happens when light hits a waterfall tumbling down El Capitan . The intensity of The Brief annual display in February depends on the volume of water and The Cloud cover. The US singer Pink received the outstanding contribution award in this year's Brit Awards. She opened her medley finale performance with new track, Walk Me Home. People participate on a march from The City of Aqaba, south of the Jordan capital Amman, demanding more employment opportunities. Cable cars are silhouetted against the backdrop of a super snow moon in Greenwich, London. A living member of a species of giant tortoise, which was thought to be extinct, has been found on the Galapagos Islands . An adult female, Chelonoidis phantasticus, also known as the Fernandina giant tortoise, was discovered under a bush on one of the remote islands earlier This Week . Jussie Smollett leaves Cook County Department of Corrections after posting bail in Chicago, Illinois. The 36-year-old African-American actor is accused of filing a fake police report claiming he was The Victim of a homophobic and racist assault. Buddhist monks carry lit candles while the full moon rises during prayers to mark Makha Bucha Day at the Wat Phra Dhammakaya temple, near Bangkok. People perform a fire Dragon Dance to celebrate the Chinese Lantern Festival on The Last day of Lunar New Year celebrations in Meizhou, Guangdong Province , China.photography
Source of news: bbc.com