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Q&A with Kevin Sowers
Kevin Sowers was named the chief executive officer of Duke University Hospital June 9 after serving as chief operating officer and interim CEO during his 24-year career at Duke. The Chronicle's Lindsey Rupp asked Sowers about his rise from registered nurse to CEO and the challenges that...
Tue, Jun 30 | from The Chronicle
Business lawsuits vex ex-hoops stars
For college basketball fans, Christian Laettner and Brian Davis are glorified chapters in Duke University sports history -- teammates who won back-to-back championships in a record four consecutive trips to the Final Four.
Sun, Jun 28 | from News & Observer
Defense cites Supreme Court ruling in its lacrosse suit reply
DURHAM -- A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that widened the grounds for dismissing civil-rights lawsuits should convince a federal judge to dismiss large parts of the Duke lacrosse lawsuits, lawyers for Duke University and other defendants say.
Wed, Jun 24 | from heraldsun.com
From the CCI Archive: Documents
The summary was topped off with the preposterous claim that between 20 and 25 percent of Duke female students are victims of “sexual assault”—which means that the Allison subcommittee maintained that Duke had a rate of sexual assault around 2.5 times higher than the rate of sexual assaul...
Sun, Jun 21 | from Durham
From the CCI Archive: Voices of the Extremists
1) “President Brodhead has failed to acknowledge of show sympathy for the family of the victim [sic] involved in the case.” (These Duke undergraduate students appeared not to understand that a mentally unstable woman claiming she was raped did not, in and of itself, make her a “victim.”)
Wed, Jun 17 | from Durham
Sowers officially named Duke Hospital CEO
DURHAM -- Twenty-four years ago, as a nurse in the oncology department at Duke University Hospital, Kevin Sowers wanted to transform lives.
Tue, Jun 9 | from heraldsun.com
Opinion: Why Love Is Bad Law
Anyone whose sole exposure to higher education law came from Love would be stunned to discover passages such as those below: From a 1972 case, Zumbrun v. University of Southern California: From a 1992 case, Ross v. Creighton University: From a 1998 case, Thornton v. Harvard University:
Sun, May 10 | from Durham
Magnetic Nano-‘Shepherds’ Organize Cells
DURHAM, N.C. — The power of magnetism may address a major problem facing bioengineers as they try to create new tissue — getting human cells to not only form structures, but to stimulate the growth of blood vessels to nourish that growth. A multidisciplinary team of investigators from Duke U...
Tue, Mar 31 | from K Innovation and Technology Management Series
How To: Building a Better Budget
Duke employees can learn how to build a better budget with these tips from the Duke Federal Credit Union. For more information, visit: http://www.dukefcu.org/ Keywords: Duke University building budget finances financial crisis money credit union employees Working@Duke
Mon, Jan 26 | from YouTube
Opinion: Duke’s endowment, budget reporting trails Harvard’s & Yale’s
It was back on Oct. 23 that Duke President Richard H. Brodhead released his most recent letter on "Duke and the economy." On Dec. 8 Brodhead and BOT chair Robert Steel granted an interview to The Chronicle. Judging by what The Chronicle published, their goal was to simply reassure the Duke commu...
Wed, Dec 17 | from John In Carolina
Opinion: Duke to Lead New NSF, EPA Funded Center to Study the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology
About Duke University: Duke University is a private research and liberal arts university located in Durham, NC. Younger than most other prestigious U.S. research universities, Duke University consistently ranks among the very best. Its graduate and professional schools — in business,
Wed, Sep 17 | from K Innovation and Technology Management Series
Podcast: John Glushik, General Partner, Intersouth Partners
He is an active member of the Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED), serving on CED’s board of directors and executive committee. He serves on the board of the Florida Venture Forum and the Atlanta Venture Forum, and he has co-chaired the AeA Venture Forum. He also serves on the adv...
Fri, Feb 1 | from K Innovation and Technology Management Series
Opinion: Indoctrinate U is “funny, humane and powerful”
Indoctrinate U will be shown Tuesday, Jan. 29, at 7 PM in Reynolds Auditorium in Duke University’s Bryan Student Center. Admission is free for Duke students and faculty, $5 for students of other schools and $10 for the general public.
Mon, Jan 28 | from John In Carolina
How To: A modest proposal
He justifies using this form of query by citing The well-built clinical question (an online tutorial developed by librarians Connie Schardt, Duke University Medical Center Library and Jill Mayer, University of North Carolina at Chapel ...
Tue, Sep 18 | from Shelved in the W's
Podcast: Zachary Pogue - Duke iPod Program Perspective
Apple's ubiquitous iPods are not just for fun anymore. Recently, schools and universities have begun integrating them into their classrooms and curricula. Zachary Pogue of Duke University offers a high-level perspective on the results of their approach. Recasting the iPod as a tool for...
Sun, Jul 1 | from IT Conversations
Podcast: Disciplinary panel disbars Duke lacrosse prosecutor
RALEIGH, N.C. District Attorney Mike Nifong will be disbarred for his disastrous prosecution of three Duke University lacrosse players falsely accused of rape, a disciplinary committee decided Saturday. Even the veteran prosecutor said the punishment was appropriate.
Sat, Jun 16 | from AZ Central.com
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