This year, Ghulami’s dreams of studying engineering have come true, thanks to Duke’s Initiative for Students from the Carolinas. The program provides full tuition grants to admitted undergraduate ...

Four rising seniors whose undergraduate research has already uncovered discoveries in fields from cancer biology to the cultural influence of music have been named the 2025 Faculty Scholars, the ...

Breaking Glass in Infinite Dimensions 30 Pages of Calculations Settle a 30-Year Debate over a Mysterious New Phase of Matter ...

Jonathan Phillips, director of energy access at Duke’s Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability, shares a photo of his wife, Sanford adjunct instructor Jennifer Chow, surveying the ...

A first draft of the “tree of life” for the roughly 2.3 million named species of animals, plants, fungi and microbes -- from platypuses to puffballs -- has been released.A collaborative effort among ...

Baby's Innate Number Sense Predicts Future Math Skill Innate ability to identify quantities previews future mathematics performance ...

A study of power plants in five states has found that metals and other toxic materials are able to leach out of the unlined pits in which coal ash is currently stored. These materials have been found ...

Duke Study: Homework Helps Students Succeed in School, As Long as There Isn't Too Much The study, led by professor Harris Cooper, also shows that the positive correlation is much stronger for ...

Clinical Trials A clinical trial is a research study where doctors test new treatments to see if they are safe and work well. At Duke, clinical trials for cancer treatments are not possible without ...

Hiroaki Matsunami led a team of scientists who systematically explored the triggers for specific odor receptors in the nose. No two people apparently smell things the same way. Photo credit - ...

Study Hints at Why Parrots are Great Vocal Imitators Regions of bird's brain likely duplicated at least 29 million years ago ...

This website provides information about the "Duke Lacrosse Case" in which three Duke players were accused in 2006 of rape and other crimes they did not commit. It includes links to the following ...