Loading...
RSS feeds allow Web site content to be gathered via feed reader software. Click the subscribe link to obtain the feed URL for this page. The feed will update when new content appears on this page.
OREDU0000235
Highlights
OREDU0000235

A collection of news and information related to Duke University published by this site and its partners.

Sort By: Relevancy | Date | Type
Displaying items 1-12 of 525
» View latimes.com items only
    May 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Geza Vermes dies at 88; scholar wrote about Dead Sea Scrolls

    Geza Vermes was a graduate student in Belgium in the late 1940s when he was captivated by news sweeping the globe about a remarkable discovery in the desert east of Jerusalem. He quickly switched gears, penning his doctoral thesis on the Dead Sea Scrolls, the ancient manuscript fragments that would become a focus of his life's work.
    Geza Vermes was a graduate student in Belgium in the late 1940s when he was captivated by news sweeping the globe about a remarkable discovery in the desert east of Jerusalem. He quickly switched gears, penning his doctoral thesis on the Dead Sea Scrolls,...

    Tags: Religion and Belief, Separation of Church and State, University of Oxford, Canterbury, Arts and Culture

    2. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Antronette Yancey dies at 55; advocate of short bursts of exercise

    For Dr. Antronette K. Yancey, a UCLA public health professor, exercise could be fun and done in short bursts in the workplace, schools and even places of worship.
    For Dr. Antronette K. Yancey, a UCLA public health professor, exercise could be fun and done in short bursts in the workplace, schools and even places of worship. Her campaign to urge people to incorporate physical activity into their daily lives led to...

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Health and Safety at School, Health, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Healthy Diet

    3. Apr 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Yoga might help boost mental health

    As you stretch into warrior pose and inhale and exhale, you're not just stretching those hamstrings and lungs; you're also doing good for your brain with a practice that can stave off or relieve problems such as stress, depression and anxiety.
    As you stretch into warrior pose and inhale and exhale, you're not just stretching those hamstrings and lungs; you're also doing good for your brain with a practice that can stave off or relieve problems such as stress, depression and anxiety. Yoga...

    Tags: Chemical Industry, Schizophrenia, Mental Health, Behavioral Conditions, Stress

    4. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. 'Doctor Who,' 'Girls,' Lorne Michaels among Peabody Award winners

    "Doctor Who" is celebrating 50 years on the air this year, new episodes begin airing Saturday and to top it all off, the good Doctor has just received a Peabody Award for 50 years of "evolving with technology and the times like nothing else in the known television universe."
    "Doctor Who" is celebrating 50 years on the air this year, new episodes begin airing Saturday and to top it all off, the good Doctor has just received a Peabody Award for 50 years of "evolving with technology and the times like nothing else in the known...

    Tags: PBS (tv network), Murder, West Hartford, Southland (tv program), Lena Dunham

    5. Feb 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. PASSINGS: Robert C. Richardson, Richard Briers, Shadow Morton, Bill Eadington

    <strong>Robert C. Richardson</strong>
    Robert C. Richardson Won Nobel Prize for physics in 1996 Robert C. Richardson, 75, a Cornell University professor who shared a Nobel Prize for a key discovery in experimental physics, died Tuesday in Ithaca, N.Y., from complications of a heart attack,...

    Tags: The Good Life (movie), Queens (New York City), Casino and Gambling Industry, Respiratory Disease, United Kingdom

    6. Feb 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Duke students protest frat party that mocked Asians

    DURHAM, N.C. &ndash; Growing up as an Asian American in Texas, Ashley Tsai endured slurs from grade school through high school. But she said she did not expect to encounter discrimination from a fraternity at prestigious Duke University, where she&rsquo;s a senior.
    DURHAM, N.C. – Growing up as an Asian American in Texas, Ashley Tsai endured slurs from grade school through high school. But she said she did not expect to encounter discrimination from a fraternity at prestigious Duke University, where she’s...

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Colleges and Universities, Social Issues

    7. Jan 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Bonobos may prefer sharing food with strangers over groupmates

    On the Friday before Christmas, a customer at a coffee shop in Winnipeg, Canada, spontaneously decided to pay for the drink of the next customer &ndash; and that stranger, moved by this act, did so for the next, ultimately creating a chain of 228 customers who paid for the person behind them.
    On the Friday before Christmas, a customer at a coffee shop in Winnipeg, Canada, spontaneously decided to pay for the drink of the next customer – and that stranger, moved by this act, did so for the next, ultimately creating a chain of 228...

    Tags: Sociology, Arts and Culture, Culture

    8. Jan 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Teen pot smoking lowers adult IQ? A second look says maybe not

    In late August, baby boomers (and others whose teen years were spent in a haze of marijuana smoke) seemed to get the comeuppance they had long feared: A study suggested that early and frequent pot smoking resulted in depressed intelligence scores well into adulthood. But a new analysis suggests that in assigning blame for the lower IQ scores they found, the authors of that study may themselves have gotten caught in a haze of confusion.
    In late August, baby boomers (and others whose teen years were spent in a haze of marijuana smoke) seemed to get the comeuppance they had long feared: A study suggested that early and frequent pot smoking resulted in depressed intelligence scores well...

    Tags: Research, Recreational Substance Use, Marijuana Use, Lifestyle and Leisure

    9. Jul 22, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Beads come of age

    Images of hippie-era love beads and Native American-inspired headbands can condemn beading in jewelry and accessories to appearing quaint at best. But the artisan level of contemporary beaders crafting today's fashion jewelry and accessories puts that image to rest.
    Special to the Los Angeles Times
    Images of hippie-era love beads and Native American-inspired headbands can condemn beading in jewelry and accessories to appearing quaint at best. But the artisan level of contemporary beaders crafting today's fashion jewelry and accessories puts that...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, International Military Interventions, Arts and Culture, Wars and Interventions, Inventories

    10. Sep 13, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Future wellness efforts may include advice based on genes

    As medical advances continue to deliver ever-more effective treatments for symptoms and diseases, some doctors say it's time to focus on keeping people from getting sick in the first place. In other words: Prevention needs to be the priority of the future.
    As medical advances continue to deliver ever-more effective treatments for symptoms and diseases, some doctors say it's time to focus on keeping people from getting sick in the first place. In other words: Prevention needs to be the priority of the...

    Tags: Diabetes, Diseases and Illnesses, Heart Problems, Health and Safety at School, Respiratory Disease

    11. Jul 21, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Cravings could be defeated with two little words

    Why is it that we crave chocolate chip cookies rather than chard? Or bread instead of broccoli? Take heart: It's biological.
    Why is it that we crave chocolate chip cookies rather than chard? Or bread instead of broccoli? Take heart: It's biological. "Our attraction to sweets — and salt, carbohydrates and fat — is hard-wired from the Stone Age," says Dr. David Katz,...

    Tags: Education, Apple Pie, Recipes, University of Houston, Breads

    12. Jan 9, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. The Healthy Skeptic: Is caffeine an effective weight-loss aid?

    If losing weight was one of your New Year's resolutions, you might already be growing weary of counting calories and working out. Wouldn't it be great if you could slim down without so much effort?
    If losing weight was one of your New Year's resolutions, you might already be growing weary of counting calories and working out. Wouldn't it be great if you could slim down without so much effort? Anyone looking for a shortcut to weight loss might be...

    Tags: Entertainment, Placebo, Obesity, L. Michael White, Chromium (dietary supplement)

 1  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11-44 • Next >
Original site for Duke University topic gallery.
Advertisement
Loading...
 
 

Date:

Credit:

User-submitted

Tags:

Rate:
Sending...

E-mail this photo

Error: malformed email address(es)
Both "from" and "recipient" email fields are required.

Recipient E-mail Addresses

(up to 3, separated by commas) Send me a copy.

From:

e-mail | buy this photo | link to photo
Duke University Photos
Abizer Zanzi has been promoted to income partner at Fra...
(May 3, 2013)
Abizer Zanzi, income partner, Franczek Radelet
Students at Duke University rally in response to a camp...
(February 6, 2013)
Duke student protest
Panelists, from left, Janey Rountree, the firearms poli...
(January 14, 2013)
Panelists
 » All 18 Duke University photos