Duke graduate student Caitlin Childers and a Duke team in Vulci, Italy, is exploring an ancient home. read more about Duke Diary Dispatch: In Italy, A Peek into the Past »
This is one in a series of diary entries by Montana Lee, one of eight Duke students who will write about their summer travels for Duke Today. Read them here.I’m sorry for the radio silence. As you might have deduced from the title, I fell ill with typhoid fever the day before I would have written and sent in a new entry. I just took my last dose of antibiotics read more about Duke Diary Dispatch: In Togo, Struck by Typhoid »
This is the first diary entry by Caitlin Childers, a Duke graduate student studying digital art history at an archaeological dig site in Vulci, Italy. Read more diary entries in the Duke Today series.Hello! I am Caitlin Childers and I’m originally from Gaffney, South Carolina. I’m a first-year Master's student, focusing on Digital Art History. I am spending two weeks read more about Duke Diary Dispatch: In Italy, High-Tech Tools and Ancient Civilizations »
Mbaye Lo‘s new book on Omar Ibn Said follows two decades of sharing his life story read more about Returning a Voice to an Enslaved Muslim Scholar »
This is the latest in a series of diary entries from Alex Pieroni, a Duke student staying close to home this summer and doing a Code+ program in Durham. Read more here.As I reflect on this week's trials, read more about Duke Diary Dispatch: Embracing Deep-Dive Learning, Seeing Public Art »
Summer is a great time to catch up on reading. Books from more than a dozen Duke authors offer insight on a range of topics – from gratitude for everyday life to the antislavery writings of Henry David Thoreau. Below is a roundup of some of the most recently published and soon-to-be-out titles.Many of the books, including new editions of previous titles, can be found on the “Duke Authors” display shelves near the circulation desk in Perkins Library. Some are available as e-books for quick read more about Hot Off the Press: Summer Reading From Duke Authors »
This is the most recent diary entry from Duke's Khilan Walker, a political science major interning this summer at an organization in New York City that aids families of domestic violence victims. Read more from Khilan here.Before this summer began, I set a goal out for myself of achieving balance with the many aspects of life this summer. From work to self care read more about Duke Diary Dispatch: Finding Life Balance and Inspiration in Art »
This is the latest in a series of diary entries by Stephany Perez-Sanchez, one of eight Duke students who will write about their summer travels for Duke Today. Read more here.It was 8 a.m. and I woke up to the sound of five alarms. I turned to my side and with wide eyes, I realized I wasn’t in my apartment in Bologna. I looked around the hostel I was sharing with the read more about Duke Diary Dispatch: It's the Weekend? Off to Switzerland! »
Brooks Finby arrives in Los Angeles, finds a place to live, and takes the first step towards a career in film read more about Duke Diary Dispatch: Heading West to Learn the Movie Business »
Henry Petroski, a longtime professor at Duke University who seamlessly intertwined loves of engineering, history and writing, died June 14. He was 81.Born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Park Slope and Cambria Heights, Queens, Petroski turned his curiosity about the origins of the structures and objects around him into a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Manhattan College in 1963. He then quickly earned master’s and doctoral degrees in theoretical and applied mechanics from read more about Henry Petroski, ‘Poet Laureate of Technology’ and Professor of Engineering and History, Dies »
Henry Petroski, a longtime professor at Duke University who seamlessly intertwined loves of engineering, history and writing, died June 14. He was 81.Born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Park Slope and Cambria Heights, Queens, Petroski turned his curiosity about the origins of the structures and objects around him into a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Manhattan College in 1963. He then quickly earned master’s and doctoral degrees in theoretical and applied mechanics from read more about Duke Flags Lowered: Henry Petroski, ‘Poet Laureate of Technology’ and Professor of Engineering and History, Dies »
Alex Pieroni discusses his project that uses technology to communicate with a figure from ancient Greece read more about Duke Diary Dispatch: Using Tech to Talk to Bring Medea to Life »
During the first 2 weeks of our program, in addition to learning Arabic, we have also been taking a course on religion, citizenship and government. Throughout our class discussions, it is become increasingly clear how not only the relationship between these dimensions is different in a Muslim country, but also how each concept is understood and practiced is completely different from how they are both in the US and Western Nations more broadly. To get a better understanding about how some of these read more about Duke Diary Dispatch: Hello From Morocco »
This is the first in a series of diary entries by Nhu Bui, a Duke University undergraduate doing research this summer in Panama. Howdy! My name is Nhu, and I’m a rising senior from Cypress, Texas majoring in Environmental Science and Policy and English. As part of my upcoming senior thesis and with support from the Rachel Carson Scholars program, this summer I’m in Bocas del Toro, Panama with the Silliman Lab to conduct an independent study at the read more about Duke Diary Dispatch: Hello from Panama »
David Toole, associate professor of the practice of theology, ethics and global health, has been appointed Nannerl O. Keohane Director of the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University, Interim Provost Jennifer Francis announced Friday.Toole has served as interim director since September 2021. His appointment to a full five-year term follows an read more about David Toole Named Director of Duke’s Kenan Institute For Ethics »
In his second week at an New York City internship, Khilan Walker gets up close and personal with wildfire smoke read more about Duke Diary Dispatch: In NYC, Smoke Descends and Masks Return »
Farm animals, smoked tofu, and mortality: Domestic life in rural Farendé, Togo read more about Duke Diary Dispatch: In Togo, Connecting With Your Food »
his is the latest in a series of diary entries by Stephany Perez-Sanchez, one of eight Duke students who will write about their summer travels for Duke Today. Read more here.Ciao!I’ve been in Italy for four weeks and since my last diary, I’ve visited three cities! The weekend of May 26th, we headed to Florence where we were greeted by the sight read more about Duke Diary Dispatch: In Florence, a Renaissance immersion »
This is the first diary entry by Brooks Finby, a Duke undergraduate and film enthusiast interning this summer at A24, an independent film company in southern California. Hello! I’m Brooks Finby, a rising senior from Charlotte, North Carolina double majoring in Cinematic Arts and Global Cultural Studies: Film & Media Concentration. I am fascinated by how media shapes how we see the world and, in turn, how we engage with it. My two main passions read more about Duke Diary Dispatch: Hello, Hollywood! »
Nasher Museum of Art director discusses the contemporary art exhibition that examines ecological concerns from a cultural perspective read more about Q&A with Trevor Schoonmaker: The Making of Spirit in the Land »
Pizza, Gelato and Springsteen Converge in Italy read more about Duke Diary Dispatch: A Brush with The Boss in Bologna »
This is the latest in a series of diary entries by Isabella Helton, one of a group of Duke students who will write about their summer travels for Duke Today. Read more of Isabella's entries here.Bonjour from Paris! It’s been just a few days since I arrived and I already feel right at home. It has been a real whirlwind: I stayed in a hotel alone for the first time, I read more about Duke Diary Dispatch: How do you get off the bus in Paris? »