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Eric Spana unveils mystery of wizard genetics
August 04, 2016
Prof. Eric Spana spoke on "Harry Potter and the Genetics of Wizarding" at the National Human Genome Research Insititute's DNA Day. You can...
Lemur DNA Tells of Madagascar’s Forested Past
July 18, 2016
The island nation of Madagascar conjures up images of lush rainforests, massive baobab trees, and a dizzying array of lemurs, chameleons...
Disentangling the Plant Microbiome
July 12, 2016
With the human population expected to climb from 7.4 billion to more than 11 billion people by 2100, some scientists hope that manipulating...
Erin McKenney Wins Travel Scholarship
July 07, 2016
Graduate student Erin McKenney (Yoder Lab) has received the The Susan Crissey Memorial Scholarship from the Comparative...
Prof. Alberts Gets the Last Word
June 22, 2016
Prof. Susan Alberts is featured in a June 20 Washington Post article about undergraduates editing Wikipedia. The article describes...
Inaugural Duke Biology TA Awards!
June 06, 2016
The Biology Department proudly announces that Rose Keith (Mitchell-Olds lab) and Jessica Nelson (Shaw lab) have won the first-ever Biology...
Patrick Green and Eleanor Caves Win Funding for Science Education
June 03, 2016
Patrick Green and Eleanor Caves, together with EOS student Rebecca Lauzon, have won funding for their project, "A STEM Researcher-Educator...
PBS NewsHour features an essay by Sheila Patek on discovery
May 27, 2016
On Wednesday evening, May 25, the PBS NewsHour featured an essay by Sheila Patek on the importance of basic research. In her introduction,...
Prof. Patek Goes to Washington
May 24, 2016
After Sen Jeff Flake mocked her work in his "Congressional Wastebook," Prof. Sheila Patek joined other scientists for a poster session in...
Hijacked Cell Division Helped Fuel Rise of Fungi
May 11, 2016
A new study finds that the more than 90,000 species of mushrooms, molds, yeasts and other fungi found everywhere in the soil, water and air...
Biology Food Drive and Plant Giveaway a Great Success!
May 09, 2016
The Biology Department Plant Giveaway and Food Drive was once again a huge success. Michael Barnes, his talented and dedicated staff, and a...
Broverman Receives Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award
May 06, 2016
Sherryl Broverman, associate professor of the practice of biology, received the university’s Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award for community...
Broverman's WISER Praised in Chronicle Editorial
May 03, 2016
An editorial in the Duke Chronicle ("To ReEngage or DisEngage?", April 14, 2016) cited Sherryl Broverman's Women in Secondary Education and...
Honoring Teaching, Leadership in Trinity College
May 03, 2016
Some Duke teachers enjoy the challenge of introducing students to new fields of study. Language instructor JoAnne Van Tuyl once taught a...
Alberts and Tung: Rough childhoods affect lifespan in baboons
April 20, 2016
Numerous studies have shown that childhood trauma can have far-reaching effects on adult health and survival; new research by Profs. Susan...
Kiehart lab members win AAAS Newcomb Cleveland Prize for 2015
April 20, 2016
A large team of researchers, including Prof. Dan Kiehart and his former postdoc U. Serdar Tulu, has won the AAAS Newcomb Cleveland Prize...
Rough Childhoods Have Ripple Effects for Baboons
April 21, 2016
Numerous studies have shown that childhood trauma can have far-reaching effects on adult health and survival; new research finds the same...
Koelle and Wray Win Seed Funding from the School of Medicine
March 17, 2016
A new program aimed at fostering interactions between researchers in the School of Medicine and the campus has awarded its first round of...
Sherwood Lab paper appears in PLOS Genetics.
March 10, 2016
A paper by grad student Meghan Morrissey and others from the Sherwood Lab appeared February 29 in the online journal PLOS: Genetics. "...
Renowned, Resourceful Lakes Researcher Daniel Livingstone, Dead at 88
March 08, 2016
Daniel A. Livingstone, 88, James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of Biology and Geology at Duke University, died on March 6 at his home in...
Recent Grad Nick Brandley Publishes on Black Widows
March 01, 2016
Secret codes and hidden messages aren’t just for computer security experts or kids passing notes in class -- animals use them too. The...
12 Duke Graduates Named Fulbright Scholars
March 08, 2016
For the 12th straight year, Duke University is one of the top producers of U.S. Fulbright Scholars, with 12 students awarded the latest...
Two Junior Faculty Named 2016 Sloan Fellows
March 17, 2016
Two Duke faculty are among 126 chosen to be this year’s Sloan Research Fellows from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Jenny Tung is an...
Duke Senior Named Gates-Cambridge Scholar
February 17, 2016
Duke senior Catherine Newman is among 35 U.S. recipients selected for the prestigious Gates-Cambridge Scholarship, which covers a student’s...