Dozens of Duke University students signed up for a free trip to China. Even the university was surprised by what happened when we got there.
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How to Navigate Duke Gardens’ Cherry Blossom Season During Construction
Last March, 150,000 people visited the gardens during peak bloom. With both parking lots closed and the main entrance shuttered, this year’s pilgrimage will look different.
Eighty Years Ago, NCCU and Duke’s Basketball Teams Faced Off In a Groundbreaking Secret Game
Talking with “The Secret Game” author Scott Ellsworth about the local college basketball game that broke barriers and shaped sports history.
2022’s Hazards of Duke
Our list of Duke alumni who have been the most notoriously newsworthy this year.
Coal Ash Pollution Present In Sediment, Water in NC Lakes
A new study finds that pollution from coal ash is not strictly limited to landfills and pits that contain it but is present in the sediment and water of five NC lakes and can enter the aquatic food chain.
Quickbait: Equity in Higher Education
Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill, and NC State each trail the state average for percentage of Black faculty.
BYU Says It Found No Evidence of Racial Slurs Hurled at Duke Volleyball Player
BYU Athletics officials say they found no evidence of racial slurs targeting a Duke volleyball player during a match between the two schools in Provo last month. Duke Athletics director says the university fully supports student Rachel Richardson.
Duke Players Subjected to Racial Slurs During a Volleyball Match in Utah
Why didn’t Duke’s volleyball team coach, or Brigham Young’s for that matter, pull their players off the floor in protest?
Duke Physicians Express Worry About New Abortion Restrictions—And Those to Come
Conservative lawmakers promised new restrictions will be a “top priority” when the General Assembly returns to Raleigh. Should Republicans win a super-majority in November, they will be able to overturn Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of new abortion bills.
Inside the Massive Genome Sequencing Operation Guiding Duke’s COVID Response
How a group of genome sequencing research scientists at Duke steered the university’s COVID-19 response.

