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Events ...RSS

"Mightier Than the Sword: The Satrical Pen of KAL"
Sanford Inst. of Public Policy
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Rubenstein Hall [more]

"Pai, Estou Esperando/ Father, I am Waiting" Exhibit
Sanford Inst. of Public Policy
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sanford Building [more]

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Graduates urged to redefine success
More than 4,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students received degrees at Duke 156th commencement. Novelist-essayist Barbara Kingsolver P'09 spoke on the virtues of a sustainable, community-oriented lifestyle. [more]

Trustees approve $2 billion budget
Revenues in the FY 08/09 budget are about 9.1 percent higher than those for the current fiscal year, while expenditures are budgeted to increase 9 percent. [more]

Pratt gift to develop courses on uncertainty
A $5 million anonymous gift will enable the engineering school to establish a new curriculum that encourages undergraduates to think critically about problems that lack obvious solutions. [more]

Faculty award honorees named
Mike Reed (mathematics), Wesley Kort (religion), Huseyin Yildirim (economics), and Daniel Rittschof (marine lab) were honored for excellence in teaching. Mary Boatwright (classical studies) received the Dean's Distinguished Service Award. [more]

TDE gives $50 million to DUMC
The Duke Endowment gift (the largest ever received by Duke University Medical Center) will help construct a medical-education facility and a cutting-edge pediatric inpatient facility. [more]

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