Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Local News
Duke grad is a candidate to become NASA astronaut
[ad_1] A Duke University graduate is an astronaut candidate with NASA. Anna Menon has previously been on a mission with Space X, and now…
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US News
Duke University bus driver takes fight to remain in U.S. to Raleigh
[ad_1] Luis Alonso Juárez (center) delivers remarks at the Legislative Building in Raleigh on Sept. 4, 2025. (Photo by Greg Childress/NC Newsline) At a…
Charlotte, North Carolina Local News
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts speaks at Duke to honor ‘pathbreaking figure’
[ad_1] Members of the U.S. Supreme Court, seated from left: Associate Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justices…
Houston, Texas Local News
Houston Cougars end successful Big 12 debut season on bittersweet note in the Sweet 16
[ad_1] DALLAS, Texas (KTRK) — The No. 1 Houston Cougars overcame the challenges of losing Terrence Arceneaux and Joseph Tugler to injuries during the…
Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Local News
March Madness: Alabama ends UNC’s run in 89-87 Sweet 16 thriller
[ad_1] RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — North Carolina’s NCAA tournament run ended Thursday night in an 89-87 loss to Alabama. It was a scintillating game,…
Breaking News
Previewing No. 16 Duke vs. No. 4 Florida State
[ad_1] No. 16 Duke travels to Doak Campbell Stadium for a game against No. 4 Florida State, hoping to make history. In 21 tries,…
Education
Duke QB Wins Epic Victory, But Still Can’t Score Extension From His Professor
[ad_1] Duke University quarterback Riley Leonard managed to lead his team to an upset victory over Clemson University on Monday night in North Carolina,…
Health
An Adorable Way to Study How Kids Get Each Other Sick
[ad_1] At the start of 2022, as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus blazed across the United States, Seema Lakdawala was in Pittsburgh, finalizing…
Breaking News
Rubbery Materials That Keep Their Bounce After a Beating
[ad_1] Newswise — DURHAM, N.C. — When it comes to the environmental impacts of cars, much ink has been spilled on tailpipe emissions. But…
Politics
‘She’s Going to Be Famous for a Long Time’
[ad_1] For many judicial nominees, a Senate confirmation hearing is one of life’s most grueling experiences—an hours-long job interview led by lawmakers who are…
Health
Eating Fast Is Bad for You—Right?
[ad_1] For as long as I have been feeding myself—which, for the record, is several decades now—I have been feeding myself fast. I bite…
Breaking News
Abandoning wood cook stoves would be great for Africa, if families could afford it
[ad_1] Newswise — DURHAM, N.C. — Replacing traditional biomass-burning cookstoves across sub-Saharan Africa could save more than 463,000 lives and US $66 billion in…
Health
Trying to Stop Long COVID Before It Even Starts
[ad_1] Three years into the global fight against SARS-CoV-2, the arsenal to combat long COVID remains depressingly bare. Being vaccinated seems to reduce people’s…
Breaking News
Human evolution wasn’t just the sheet music, but how it was played
[ad_1] Newswise — DURHAM, N.C. — A team of Duke researchers has identified a group of human DNA sequences driving changes in brain development,…
Technology
Cell biologist from Duke named new president of MIT
[ad_1] CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — While there were myriad reasons Sally Kornbluth felt pulled to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, it was the chance to…
Health
Is Cord-Blood Banking Worth It?
[ad_1] In the fall of 1988, Matthew Farrow, a 5-year-old boy with a rare blood disorder, received the world’s first transplant of umbilical-cord blood…
Health
Should Your Flu and COVID Shots Go in Different Arms?
[ad_1] At a press briefing earlier this month, Ashish Jha, the White House’s COVID czar, laid out some pretty lofty expectations for America’s immunity…