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Kyrie Irving: Rookie of the Year
Highlights from Kyrie Irving's impressive 2011-12 Rookie of the Year campaign (via DukeBluePlanet.com)Published 19 hours ago
Examining Food
A new "University Course" looks at food from professional and academic perspectives. http://trinity.duke.edu/university-course.Published 1 day ago
Voice and Song for Theater
Ellen Hemphill's "Voice and Song for Theater" class at Duke University gave their final performances in April 2012 in Brody Theater.Published 1 day ago
Jimmy Soni on DukeConnect
Jimmy Soni '07 talks about how DukeConnect has influenced his life... and why he'll always answer an email from a Dukie.Published 2 days ago
CNN Profiles Graduating Senior Paulie Harraka
Duke 2012 graduating senior Paulie Harraka is using his college degree to propel his career on the track. CNN's Lizzie O'Leary reports.Posted 2 days ago
Phi Beta Kappa Inductees at Duke University
181 Duke students joined Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest academic honor society, May 10, 2012, in Page Auditorium. Inductees, family and Duke administrators share the joys of the ceremony. Founded in 1776, Phi Beta Kappa elects more than 15,000 new members a year from 276 chapters across the United States. The honor society is the nation's leading advocate for arts and sciences at the undergraduate level.Published 2 days ago
Pratt Master of Engineering Management and Master of Engineering Commencement, Duke University
Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University Commencement CeremonyPublished 2 days ago
Duke University Baccalaureate Service 2012, 3pm
Duke University Baccalaureate Service 2012, 3pmPublished 2 days ago
Duke University 2012 Student Commencement Address
At Duke University's commencement ceremony May 12, 2012, student graduation speaker Roshan Sadanani said, "the real wonder in this Gothic Wonderland has always been how after some time here, we all are able to claim a small piece of Duke as our own." Sadanani, a Charlotte, N.C., native who received a bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering, described how the university became smaller for students over the years as they created their own Duke experiences.Published 2 days ago
Zakaria: See Possibility in Problems
A leading analyst of global politics, CNN journalist Fareed Zakaria told Duke University's newest graduates Sunday, May 13, they are entering an "astonishingly peaceful" era whose "extraordinary opportunity" should not be obscured by temporary concerns about the economy and other world problems.Posted 3 days ago
DukeEngage Spotlight: Andrew Rotolo
For his immersive service experience through DukeEngage, Andrew Rotolo pursued an independent project in Kibera, Kenya. Here, he reflects on his experience and its connection to his broader education at Duke. The piece was filmed and edited by DukeEngage student intern Libby Borders, Duke Class of 2015.Published 6 days ago
ELI Alumni Advice for Graduating Students
A few words of advice on how to approach life after college from ELI alumni Alison Dorsey, Luke Roush, Michael Bernert and Dan Kimberg.ELI is an initiative of the Hart Leadership Program, an undergraduate program in Duke's Sanford School of Public Policy. ELI offers classes and co-curricular programs that help undergraduate students act on their passions to address real-world problems, while also developing skills and efficacy to produce real results as lifelong leaders of social change. Read more about ELI here: http://www.hart.sanford.duke.edu/eli/
Published 6 days ago
2012 DukeEngage Academy
The DukeEngage Academy provides pre-departure training for more than 400 DukeEngage students who provide eight weeks of immersive service in communities around the world each summer. DukeEngage fully funds the experience. Since 2007, when DukeEngage began, more than 2,000 Duke undergraduates have participated.Published 6 days ago
Tracking Trees at Duke
Two Duke graduate students show how they inventory Duke's trees to be included in the i-Tree program. Duke is among a growing number of college campuses using the computer program. The work is part of continued campus landscape analysis by Facilities Management, which includes studying trees, turf and planting across about 350 acres. The goal is to better understand the natural landscape of Duke.Published 1 week ago
Comedian Retta Sirleaf '92 Talks Duke on Jimmy Fallon
Alumna Retta Sirleaf appears on the "Jimmy Fallon Show" and chastises Fallon about favoring UNC before discussing her standup comedy tour.Posted 1 week ago