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A
war that hits home: “Unlike the ephemeral cavalcade of news events
that, large or small, sooner or later fade away, this story would
linger forever.“
A Duke chaplain's account
of his journey to New York City, where he offered solace and received
blessings of his own |
A
student roundtable on how September 11 has affected their emotional
states, their political thinking, their American identities, and their
feelings about the future. |
In
the face of terrorism, what are Americans willing to give up? And
what will they gain in return? |
In
Empire, described as a “heady treatise on globalization,”
Michael Hardt says the age of imperialism has given way to relationships
that overcome traditional borders and barriers. |
What
business does a full-time string quartet have in an institution dedicated
to research, education, and patient care? |
A
neurobiologist’s discoveries about the vocal learning talents
of birds yield startling insights into the evolution of brains—including
ours |
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“We have entered a new era, but with old infrastructure.
All the institutions we know need to be readjusted and remodeled,
and even democracy in today's era of globalization needs to be modified."
--Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech
Walesa, former president of Poland, in an October speech in Page Auditorium |
“The potential for exploiting these
genes is tremendous in terms of turning off the angiogenesis [the
formation of new blood vessels] of cancer, and it may have significant
use in other types of diseases as well, such as stroke and heart disease."
--Gregory Riggins, assistant professor
of pathology and genetics, in Duke Dialogue, on the Duke study identifying
several genes that may aid cancerous tumors' growth in the absence
of oxygen |
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