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Forty-eight Duke alumni were honored with awards at the Duke Alumni Engagement and Development (AED) annual alumni awards ceremony Sept. 20 and the Founder’s Day dinner Sept. 26. “We have amazing alumni across the globe, and it’s an honor to recognize those who have gone above and beyond in...

This year the open house tours will showcase homes Durham, Orange, Chatham & Wake counties.

Duke kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month in mid-September with a series of events to highlight Latinx history, identity and culture on campus and across Durham. Running from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, the National Hispanic American Heritage Month recognizes the contributions generations of Hispanic communities have made in...

Durham Technical Community College and Novo Nordisk officials broke ground recently on a new $41.2 million life sciences education center that will prepare students for careers in North Carolina's booming biotechnology sector. The 35,000-square-foot Novo Nordisk Life Sciences Center represents a major investment in...

Tensions flared at Southern School of Energy and Sustainability in Durham this morning, leading to a physical altercation amongst students. Just before the lunch hour at approximately 11:30 a.m., the School Resource Officer (SRO) stationed at Southern High School was summoned to de-escalate a fight that had erupted...

The bill requires NC law enforcement to determine someone's citizenship or legal status after being charged with a felony and other serious offenses

Carrboro police are searching for a man who was last seen Wednesday morning. Kent Kurosawa, an Asian male who is 5-feet-3-inches tall and weighs 150 to 160 pounds, was last seen at his Carrboro residence, police said Thursday. He is believed to be suffering from a cognitive impairment and may have his blue mountain...

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — Durham police are asking for help tracking down the suspect in a downtown shooting. The incident happened back on Sept. 14, and left a man injured around the parking deck near 100 East Main Street. That’s just feet behind The Daily Beer Bar, sparking concern...

Extron has equipped the JB Duke Hotel in Durham, North Carolina, owned by Duke University, with futureproof AV kit. During recent renovations to the property, the Glaxo Classroom and the Executive Classroom, plus adjoining collaboration breakout spaces, received AV system upgrades anchored by Extron NAV Pro AV over...

As a Duke undergraduate who took Bio 347L, Plants and People, in spring 2024, I witnessed firsthand the shock and devastation of my professors, Dr. Kathleen Pryer and Dr. Michael Windham, when the University announced it would be closing its 100-year-old herbarium. The news came as an email to Dr....