http://www.dukemagazine.duke.edu Feature articles from Duke University's bimonthly alumni magazine en-us 2009 mirabyte Feed Writer Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:32:47 -0600 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:26:29 -0600 http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/images/logos/dkemagbnr.gif http://www.dukemagazine.duke.edu The logo image of Duke Magazine Duke experts imagine the shape of scholarship and the state of our world over the next quarter-century http://www.dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/25/faculty/ Duke Magazine Thu, 4 Jun 2009 18:00:00 -0600 A "hot" college discovered, disinvestment enforced, Rhodes Scholarships awarded, championship seasons commemorated, genetic links identified, freshmen iPod-equipped, a Miss America crowned, and much more http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/25/timeline Duke Magazine Thu, 4 Jun 2009 18:00:00 -0600 Through students' eyes, new takes on old themes http://www.dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/25/student/ Duke Magazine Thu, 4 Jun 2009 18:00:00 -0600 Twenty-five Duke alumni who belong at the top of anyone's list of significant achievers http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/25/toptier Duke Magazine Thu, 4 Jun 2009 18:00:00 -0600 For more than three decades, photographer Jim Wilson '74 has pointed his lens at the sweeping currents of history. http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/030409/still1.html Bridget Booher Mon, 2 Mar 2009 18:00:00 -0600 As senior producer, chief researcher, and self-styled "cataloguer of lies," Adam Chodikoff '93 is a vital link in the comedic ecosystem of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/030409/artist1.html David Walters Mon, 2 Mar 2009 18:00:00 -0600 How does one species become two, and what keeps them that way? Why isn't there just one good, all-purpose fruit fly? Despite the promise of his masterwork's title, On the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin really didn't know the details. Biology professor Mohamed Noor has a few ideas http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/030409/darwin1.html Karl Leif Bates Mon, 2 Mar 2009 18:00:00 -0600 The illicit use of drugs prescribed to treat attention disorders is fraught with medical, legal, and ethical concerns. At the same time, it may be an expression of the human imperative to work with ever-greater efficiency. http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/030409/study1.html Robert J. Bliwise Mon, 2 Mar 2009 18:00:00 -0600 Over the course of World War II, 7,000 alumni served in the various branches of the armed forces; here they reflect on the events that changed them, and the world, forever http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/010209/soldiers1.html Bridget Booher Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:30:00 -0600 As head of the FCC, alumnus Kevin Martin has tackled issues as controversial as when to allow dirty words on television and how to rein in cable companies http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/010209/expletive1.html Barry Yeoman Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:30:00 -0600 The Duke Marine Lab exudes an intensity in its teaching and research, even as it shows a more modest profile than Duke's self-consciously splendid main campus http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/010209/island1.html Robert J. Bliwise Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:30:00 -0600 In the wake of the Virginia Tech tragedy, Duke, like other universities, is giving heightened attention to safety and security http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/111208/crime1.html Bridget Booher Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:52:26 -0600 Are some people just born risk-takers, indifferent to chance, or is there something deep within all of us that drives us to gamble? http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/111208/risk1.html John Pearson Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:52:26 -0600 A century after the Bloomsbury Group formed as an informal creative enterprise, economist Craufurd Goodwin sees the boundary-pushing circle of friends as enduringly important http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/111208/bloomsbury1.html Robert J. Bliwise Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:52:26 -0600 In the field of comparative biomechanics, Mimi Koehl is an audacious pioneer whose success stems from a willingness to challenge assumptions http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/091008/sniff1.html Barry Yeoman EF3DBF85-0130-42DD-94DB-382BB9F2734B Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:05:18 -0600 Members of the Class of 2012 are academic achievers to be sure; they're also genuinely interesting individuals—a fact illustrated by portraits of five standout first-years http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/091008/faces1.html Bridget Booher EF3DBF85-0130-42DD-94DB-382BB9F2734B Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:05:18 -0600 Reference librarians in the age of Google: Students are increasingly tech-savvy, but that's different from being skilled at doing library research http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/091008/ball1.html Jacob Dagger EF3DBF85-0130-42DD-94DB-382BB9F2734B Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:05:18 -0600 Reference librarians in the age of Google: Students are increasingly tech-savvy, but that's different from being skilled at doing library research http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/091008/brave1.html Jacob Dagger EF3DBF85-0130-42DD-94DB-382BB9F2734B Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:05:18 -0600 Working for nearly forty years to provide decent, affordable health care for low-income patients, Evelyn Schmidt has turned a modest community clinic into a national model http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/070808/dryes1.html Matthew Burns 64DCFF85-9F87-46E1-A5B5-43CF84AFF3D5 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:02:38 -0600 http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/070808/neediest1.html Robert J. Bliwise C1AF5927-4BCF-43D6-B8E7-212B71C9F2BC Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:02:38 -0600 Comprehending the strange quality of life in Afghanistan: "I saw my share of suicide bombings. I got arrested getting a haircut. And I wrote about everything." http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/070808/ghosts1.html Jeffrey E. Stern CEEE8F09-90D8-4AC0-87EC-F589960A39E1 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:02:38 -0600 According to behavioral economist Dan Ariely, our lives are a series of ill-considered choices; his quest is to figure out the forces that make us, time after time, irrational decision-makers http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/070808/mind1.html Bridget Booher 5B6D5842-6F1C-4544-926E-3EFEE51D4099 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:02:38 -0600 According to behavioral economist Dan Ariely, our lives are a series of ill-considered choices; his quest is to figure out the forces that make us, time after time, irrational decision-makers http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/050608/ariely1.html Robert J. Bliwise 3BE9584E-7AE6-4B16-8C7F-840AFE4FC109 Mon, 12 May 2008 18:00:00 -0600 Ron Paul engaged voters in ways no other Republican dared and no Libertarian had thought to try. Will Paul's campaign mark the end of a revolution or just the beginning? http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/050608/ronpaul1.html Josh Harkinson 076B5B37-2920-48AD-B742-8855F3DEDC3E Mon, 12 May 2008 18:00:00 -0600 Seeking to understand the universal appeal of music, neuroscientist Dale Purves has discovered surprising similarities between the twelve-note chromatic scale and the universal tones found in speech. http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/050608/music1.html Ker Than D078895E-4517-4E85-AB4C-934EA14C4198 Mon, 12 May 2008 18:00:00 -0600 Art historian Sarah Schroth tracks down the lost collection of a powerful nobleman, reclaims a forgotten chapter in seventeenth-century spanish art, and helps launch an exhibit of astonishing power-the nasher museum of art's first blockbuster. http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/050608/elgreco1.html Bridget Booher 7AB92816-0E0B-47CA-96B4-B9B733E4A7A5 Mon, 12 May 2008 18:00:00 -0600 "Suddenly, a rustle in a shrub and a flurry of binocular action": The insider's guide to birding around campus http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/030408/wings1.html Lisa Dellwo 7AB92816-0E0B-47CA-96B4-B9B733E4A7A5 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:00:00 -0600 Policies in place over the decades have made the campus climate more welcoming for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, but some say acceptance is still a goal unrealized http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/030408/gay1.html Jacob Dagger 7AB92816-0E0B-47CA-96B4-B9B733E4A7A5 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:00:00 -0600 After nearly three decades at Duke, the coach who built a championship men's soccer program works to keep his team upbeat and focused as they ride the roller coaster of his final season http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/030408/time1.html Tim Britton 7AB92816-0E0B-47CA-96B4-B9B733E4A7A5 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:00:00 -0600 Filmmaker Nathaniel Kahn and his latest subject, classical pianist Leon Fleisher, talk about the joys, mysteries, and tribulations that underlie creative expression http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/030408/minds1.html 7AB92816-0E0B-47CA-96B4-B9B733E4A7A5 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:00:00 -0600 Driftless: Photographs From Iowa captures the landscapes and shifting socioeconomics of the rural Midwest http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/010208/holding1.html 7AB92816-0E0B-47CA-96B4-B9B733E4A7A5 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:00:00 -0600 Appealing to the desire to make a difference and enjoying an enviable cachet, Teach For America has become the employer of choice for more and more Duke students http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/010208/teaching1.html Robert J. Bliwise 29476F86-A37D-44F4-9B10-4F5F224A7448 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:00:00 -0600 A mathematician's search for evidence of tiny black holes could disprove Einstein's general theory of relativity-and open up a whole new dimension http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/010208/ripple1.html Scott Huler 895F2AB9-5A8B-43FA-8DB0-88CC2C0876B8 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:00:00 -0600 Through informal conversations and organized gatherings, members of the Duke community are exploring questions of religious meaning and identity in an increasingly interconnected world http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/010208/life1.html Bridget Booher 6E183C2A-A9EA-41DD-B876-24D5404AC3AC Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:00:00 -0600 The History of Medicine Collections-a stunning assortment of rare medical texts and manuscripts, instruments, artifacts, and artwork-offer glimpses into how our knowledge about the human condition has evolved http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/111207/health1.html Bridget Booher DC78446A-8EB2-470B-8CAB-BB5C61E37372 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:00:00 -0600 A six-week series explored the music of jazz pianist Thelonious Monk, who helped shape a radical new way of thinking about jazz, yet remained obscure throughout much of his lifetime http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/111207/genius1.html Steve Dollar 4F42C192-FAC8-4693-897A-CAADA6984EAD Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:00:00 -0600 Long considered a vehicle for mindless escapism, video gaming is increasingly becoming the topic of serious scholarship http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/111207/game1.html Jacob Dagger 6232EB64-E25C-43A8-91D3-D799966C1C8A Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:00:00 -0600 Duke football is coming off one of its worst seasons ever, but the players are pumped, determined that this year will be different and confident that, ultimately, they can't lose http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/091007/success1.html Bridget Booher 3193BA87-A638-4E68-B6D7-7BF628EE3CF4 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:00:00 -0600 Caught in a moral crisis, a Marine Corps prosecutor drops a high-profile terrorism case- and finds himself a symbol of the ambiguities of the war on terror http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/091007/god1.html Jeffrey E. Stern CBA1E420-0C6A-4D94-A11B-3F90AAEDECBB Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:00:00 -0600 The Duke University String School, led by Dorothy Kitchen, has been introducing young people to the joys of the violin, viola, cello, and bass for four decades http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/091007/string1.html Paul Baerman, with Molly Darnofall E68F0B6A-28B6-4443-AB78-0DB85E0877E6 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:00:00 -0600 Can a "commonsense, concise, and useful" theory predict the shape of things that are and the shape of things to come? http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/091007/flow1.html Robert J. Bliwise C8FC336F-BAB4-425E-9F88-A0D1F80F0A77 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:00:00 -0600 With a six-figure advance, an aggressively brokered two-book deal, and media buzz surrounding his rapid rise to fame, twenty-eight-year-old alumnus Dana Vachon ponders his future as the Next Big Thing. http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/070807/toast1.html Greg Veis Thu, 2 Aug 2007 23:00:00 -0600 Excerpts that illustrate the robust thinking, wide-ranging interests, and creative reach of the most recent crop of award-winning graduates. http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/070807/jazz1.html Duke Magazine Thu, 2 Aug 2007 22:00:00 -0600 An alumnus with a degree in coastal environmental management and a "penchant for salty, sandy places" returns to the Nicholas School for fresh insights into the topic of our times-global climate change. By Jeffrey Pollack http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/070807/trail1.html Jeffrey Pollack Thu, 2 Aug 2007 22:00:00 -0600 By writing about North African Arabs who helped Jews escape Nazi-era persecution, Middle East expert Robert Satloff hopes to build bridges between discordant groups. By Jacob Dagger http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/050607/holocaust1.html Jacob Dagger Fri, 1 Jun 2007 22:00:00 -0600 Contemporary-art curator Trevor Schoonmaker brings together a trio of up-and-coming artists who mix urban funk with international flair. By Bridget Booher http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/050607/street1.html Bridget Booher Fri, 1 Jun 2007 22:00:00 -0600 Like other universities that have endured consuming crises and intense media scrutiny, Duke has struggled against the widespread stereotyping and simplifying of a complex case. By Robert J. Bliwise http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/050607/year1.html Robert J. Bliwise Fri, 1 Jun 2007 22:00:00 -0600 Demanding and inspiring, a scholar of women’s history and beloved teacher continues to serve as a role model for students of all ages. By Bonnie Vick Stone http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/030407/scott1.html Fri, 13 Apr 2007 22:00:00 -0600 Through a combination of rigor, religion, and love, a private middle school with strong ties to Duke seeks to transform promising youngsters from poor families into academic achievers. By Barry Yeoman http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/030407/faith1.html Fri, 13 Apr 2007 21:00:00 -0600 New manmade substances hold out tantalizing possibilities, from better microscopes and military-stealth technology to the Holy Grail of sci-fi fans--invisibility. By Ker Than http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/030407/magic1.html Fri, 13 Apr 2007 21:00:00 -0600 The remarkable legacy of Title IX is manifest in the achievements of female athletes, but the law is still a target of criticism, and equity remains elusive. By Bridget Booher http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/030407/titleix1.html Fri, 13 Apr 2007 21:00:00 -0600 With sweeping changes brought about by midterm elections, increasing instability in the Middle East, and an accelerating race for the presidency, seasoned pollsters weigh in on what to expect in 2008. Moderated by John Harwood http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/010207/political1.html Mon, 1 Jan 2007 12:00:00 -0600 As we lead multitasking lives and interact constantly in cyberspace, our friendships are encountering new stresses—even as they're enduringly important. By Robert J. Bliwise http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/010207/digital1.html Mon, 1 Jan 2007 12:00:00 -0600 A musicologist with a mission: saving indigenous mbira music in the face of the perfect storm. By Jacob Dagger http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/010207/forward1.html Mon, 1 Jan 2007 12:00:00 -0600 Administrators find themselves responding to—and sometimes fending off—parents concerned about issues ranging from roommate problems to academic performance. By Bridget Booher http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/010207/parents1.html Mon, 1 Jan 2007 12:00:00 -0600 Duke junior Bryan Zupon, an accomplished amateur chef and disciple of hypermodern cuisine, endeavors to please the palettes of those with adventurous taste. By Bridget Booher http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/111206/fare1.html Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:00:00 -0600 What makes good teaching? Ask any college graduate about her academic high points and the odds are good that the enduring intellectual memories are of specific teachers who brought classroom material to life. By Jacob Dagger http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/111206/art1.html Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:00:00 -0600 Combining educational opportunities with Quaker emphasis on inclusiveness, John Diffey and his Kendal Corporation are transforming the nature of retirement. By Tyler Rosen http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/111206/gray1.html Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:00:00 -0600 Managing chronic pain is not only essential to quality of life, but also to good health; Duke researchers are working to understand the causes of pain and to develop new treatments. By Barry Yeoman http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/111206/pain1.html Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:00:00 -0600 In a globalized economy, comic books, toys, and other popular-culture products from Japan are no longer exotic--they're worldwide hits., by Edward M. Gomez http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/091006/jpop1.html Sat, 7 Oct 2006 09:00:00 -0600 Donna Arduin '85, who "joined government to shrink it," has shaped state budgets--and political legacies--in Florida and California., by Jeffrey E. Stern http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/091006/governor1.html Sat, 7 Oct 2006 09:00:00 -0600 Do liberals outnumber conservatives in the academy? Probably. Does it make a difference in how students are educated? That's debatable., by Robert J. Bliwise http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/091006/leftward1.html Sat, 7 Oct 2006 10:00:00 -0600 Remembrance of things past: The binding's smell, the paper's feel are a scholar's madeleines, by Linda Orr http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/091006/library1.html Sat, 7 Oct 2006 09:00:00 -0600 An off-campus lacrosse party and its aftermath have, in the words of President Brodhead, "brought to glaring visibility" important and long-standing issues., by Robert J. Bliwise http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/050606/lacrosse1.html Wed, 31 May 2006 20:00:00 -0600 A biologist began studying ancient Mexican pottery and ended up making genetic discoveries that could help feed the world., by Dennis Meredith http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/050606/scientist1.html Wed, 31 May 2006 21:00:00 -0600 Immigration policy is a complex topic that perennially brings up questions about the meaning of assimilation and the process of obtaining citizenship., by Georgann Eubanks http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/050606/unum1.html Wed, 31 May 2006 20:00:00 -0600 According to a student with demonstrated poker-playing power, it's all about exercising an analytical mind, not about bringing in the money., Bridget Booher http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/050606/poker1.html Wed, 31 May 2006 20:00:00 -0600 Evolution is again under attack as folly—or immorality—with Intelligent Design battling Darwinism in the courts., by Robert J. Bliwise http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/030406/darwin1.html Thu, 6 Apr 2006 20:30:00 -0600 An ambitious building program has changed the face of the campus, offering a physical framework for new ways of living, learning, and teaching., by Jacob Dagger, Photographs by Michael Zirkle http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/030406/building1.html Thu, 6 Apr 2006 20:30:00 -0600 A scholar traces an artistic movement that gave rise to both outrage and admiration, and, in the process, remade British culture., by Zoë Ingalls http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/030406/disenfranchised1.html Sat, 6 May 2006 21:30:00 -0600 Motivated by a combination of religious calling and noblesse oblige, Francis Brooke became an indispensable aide to controversial Iraqi dissident Ahmad Chalabi., by Barry Yeoman http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/030406/patriot1.html Thu, 6 Apr 2006 21:30:00 -0600 Inside admissions: As the applicant pool expands in size and quality, Duke is on the lookout for a new kind of student. By Jacob Dagger http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/010206/crop1.html Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:30:00 -0600 In 1981-82, men's basketball was struggling; within four years, a legendary team, and coach, had emerged to set a new standard., by Jim Sumner http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/010206/eightysixers1.html Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:30:00 -0600 http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/010206/conservation1.html Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:30:00 -0600 With 40,000 in attendance, October's Rolling Stones concert was the biggest thing to hit Wallace Wade Stadium since the Grateful Dead played there more than three decades earlier. By Robert J. Bliwise http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/010206/rock1.html Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:30:00 -0600 While preparing for the opening of the Nasher Museum at Duke, director Kimerly Rorschach encounters some iconic works and muses on art and museum movements, by Robert J. Bliwise http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/091005/moma1.html Wed, 14 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0600 Ariel Dorfman, a survivor of his own September 11--Pinochet's deadly 1973 coup--has made a career out of telling Chile's story; thirty-two years later, he retraces his steps on that desperate day, by Pat Adams http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/091005/dorfman1.html Wed, 14 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0600 The relative success of the "noble experiment" that provided the Class of 2008 with the latest techno tool/toy depends on whom you ask. But does it mark a continuing trend or a passing fad?, by James Todd http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/091005/ipod1.html Wed, 14 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0600 As Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip, the writer, who spent a year among the settlers on a Fulbright Scholarship, charts the history of one extended family, by William Feldman http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/091005/gaza1.html Wed, 14 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0600 In this centennial year of Einstein's revolutionary theories of space, time, and gravity, humanities scholars say that his influence extended far beyond science, by Robert J. Bliwise http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/070805/einstein1.html Mon, 18 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0600 Competing for the bachelorette: "The longer I ran, the more difficulty I had suppressing the only question that seemed relevant at the time--What the hell am I doing?", by Ben Sands http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/070805/bachelor1.html Mon, 18 Jul 2005 01:00:00 -0600 Charting the complex web of connections among the tobacco industry, China, the university, and an artist's meditations on the cigarette and human life, by Philip Tinari http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/070805/tobacco1.html Mon, 18 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0600 To the director of Duke's newest multidisciplinary institute, the genome constitutes a mesmerizing mystery--and a life's work, by Dennis Meredith http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/070805/genome1.html Mon, 18 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0600 An alumnus discovers the glorious architecture and quiet splendor of a world all but swallowed by time, by Steven Petrow http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/070805/greetings1.html Mon, 18 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0600 Themes of patriotism, duty, leadership, and the strong bonds formed within the unit are echoed by Duke graduates and graduate students who have served in Iraq, by Robert J. Bliwise http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/050605/warriors1.html Sun, 15 May 2005 00:00:00 -0600 A documentary photography project inspired an entrepreneurial effort by two alumni to capture, for the fun of it, faces on campus, by Patrick Adams http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/050605/lives1.html Sun, 15 May 2005 01:00:00 -0600 Neuroscientists are discovering how a small chunk of circuitry in the brain indelibly imprints our most emotionally charged recollections, by Dennis Meredith http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/050605/memory1.html Sun, 15 May 2005 00:00:00 -0600 The baby-boom generation has taken on an almost mythical quality. But a new study finds that boomers are a diverse group of people whose experiences differ not only from those of previous generations, but also from one another, by Sally Hicks http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/050605/generations1.html Sun, 15 May 2005 00:00:00 -0600 With statistics showing that one in six women will be the victim of a rape or attempted rape during her college career, Duke is working to address the problem of sexual violence, by Bridget Booher http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/030405/silent1.html Tue, 15 Mar 2005 01:00:00 -0600 A Duke Magazine Forum features international health-care pioneer Paul Farmer in conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Kidder http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/030405/islands1.html Tue, 15 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0600 Reunions: a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to court, accommodate, engage, and wow thousands of returning alumni, by Zoë Ingalls http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/030405/show1.html Tue, 15 Mar 2005 01:00:00 -0600 Celebrating the short life and lasting culinary legacy of Bill Neal, a passionate chef, inspiring mentor, and articulate chronicler of regional fare, by Sara Engram http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/030405/south1.html Tue, 15 Mar 2005 01:00:00 -0600 "Research with Service," the guiding ethos of global health at Duke, is driving efforts to fight HIV/AIDS in a small town in Tanzania, by Patrick Adams http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/010205/woes1.html Sat, 15 Jan 2005 01:00:00 -0600 Students live their lives without pause; they are hyperactive and hyper-linked, and, increasingly, they are sleep-deprived, by Robert J. Bliwise http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/010205/sleepless1.html Sat, 15 Jan 2005 01:00:00 -0600 Mapping different worlds: "I sense that humans have an urge to map--and that this mapping instinct, like our opposable thumbs, is part of what makes us human", by Katharine Harmon http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/010205/terra1.html Sat, 15 Jan 2005 01:00:00 -0600 With Atlantis and Alvin, a scientist explores underwater frontiers, encountering marine life never before seen, sampled, or studied, by Jeffrey Pollack http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/010205/deep1.html Sat, 15 Jan 2005 01:00:00 -0600 Drop low-fat diets? Put the kibosh on fruit and grains? Health experts at Duke weigh the health benefits against the potential risks, by Kim McDonald http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/091004/carb1.html Wed, 15 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0600 The invention of a group of recent graduates, mental_floss magazine combines marketing savvy and a passion for wanting to "know a little bit about almost everything", by Blake Dickinson http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/091004/son1.html Wed, 15 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0600 With his research on a modest mustard plant, Duke biologist Philip Benfey is working through the complex puzzle of how entire tissues grow from a single cell, by Dennis Meredith http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/091004/root1.html Wed, 15 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0600 A Hollywood success story, computer-graphics expert Ed Kramer builds walls of water and werewolf fur out of hundreds of millions of pixels, by Sally Parker http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/091004/light1.html Wed, 15 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0600 Gauging the Keohane legacy: "The things that have grabbed her personal attention all have a very strong moral dimension", by Robert J. Bliwise http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/070804/builder1.html Wed, 14 Jul 2004 00:00:00 -0600 In a Duke Magazine Campus Forum, DukeÕs Nannerl O. Keohane and CornellÕs Frank H.T. Rhodes survey the higher-education landscape, from big-time athletics to affirmative action http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/070804/keohane1.html Wed, 14 Jul 2004 00:00:00 -0600 What started as a fan site has evolved into a neighborhood on the Net, by Patrick Adams http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/070804/cyber1.html Wed, 14 Jul 2004 00:00:00 -0600 Crescent Capital, with a trio of alumni on board, is an American company that adheres to an ancient Islamic code in deciding where to put its investors' money, by Eric Larson http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/070804/honoring1.html Wed, 14 Jul 2004 00:00:00 -0600 It's all about me. Maybe it should be about an authentic understanding of sin, repentance, and forgiveness., by Robert J. Bliwise http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/050604/apologize1.html Sat, 15 May 2004 00:00:00 -0600 Using pasta, Play-Doh, and shoebox surgery, professors and students are sparking children's interest in science., by Dennis Meredith http://www.dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/030404/life1.html Sat, 15 May 2004 00:00:00 -0600 "The fact that I would be making the movie with fellow amateurs in a place with virtually no electricity, sound-proof sets, or stunt doubles only made me more determined", by Eric Larson http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/050604/movie1.html Sat, 15 May 2004 00:00:00 -0600 As a music professor and director of Duke's student orchestra, Harry Davidson leads a willing group of amateurs to near-professional heights, by Susanna Rodell http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/050604/symphony1.html Sat, 15 May 2004 00:00:00 -0600 Whether for start-ups or a leg up, an intensive, twelve-hour-a-day, five-day program teaches fundamental scientific and technical concepts to nonscientists, by Alan Breznick http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/050604/bio1.html Sat, 15 May 2004 00:00:00 -0600 Duke has changed measurably from having completed the fifth-largest fund-raising campaign in the history of higher education http://www.dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/030404/forward1.html Mon, 15 Mar 2004 01:00:00 -0600 The real success story of the Campaign for Duke is about the people the campaign touches and the possibilities it engenders, by Georgann Eubanks http://www.dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/030404/life1.html Mon, 15 Mar 2004 01:00:00 -0600 Fire on the prairie: capturing the essence of an annual ritual, from calm and lyrical to angry and raging, photos by Larry Schwarm http://www.dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/030404/fire1.html Mon, 15 Mar 2004 01:00:00 -0600 The jazz pianist and icon lectures, teaches, and performs--for True Believers and neophytes alike, by Paul Baerman http://www.dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/030404/signature1.html Mon, 15 Mar 2004 01:00:00 -0600 A Duke historian chronicles the short life of Local 22, a feisty tobacco union, and finds himself turning to his own father as a particularly precious source of knowledge, by Stephen Martin http://www.dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/030404/tobacco1.html Sun, 14 Mar 2004 20:00:00 -0600