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Duke Announces Undergraduate and Graduate Student Commencement Speakers

Duke has selected its commencement speakers for the upcoming ceremony on May 12: Trinity College undergraduate senior Zahra Hassan and Fuqua School of Business and School of Medicine graduate student Kayla Thompson. Hassan is an economics major also minoring in art history as well as a Questbridge Scholar. Thompson was awarded the prestigious Thomas F. Keller Scholarship, an esteemed scholarship at Fuqua, as well as earning the distinction of Fuqua Scholar. Completing her double degree programs, Thompson will become a "triple Dukie" after receiving her BA in 2019.

Commencing Commencement

Federally Funded Research at Duke...

Laser Imaging Could Offer Early Detection for At-Risk Artwork

Imaging techniques developed by Duke researchers can help art conservators maintain the yellow pigment favored by some of the world's most famous artists like Edward Munch and Henri Matisse. In a new study, Duke University researchers show that a laser microscopy technique they developed could offer a means of early detection to pigment changes, aiding art conservators. But the techniques were not originally intended to be used for artworks--instead, senior co-authors Warren Warren and Martin Fischer had intended to use the techniques to analyze pigments in human tissue to inspect skin moles for signs of cancer.

This research is supported by funding from the National Science Foundation. (NSF).

Color and Light

New Strategy Could Lead to Universal, Long-Lasting Flu Shot

Duke researchers have developed a new strategy for flu shot vaccines that would, "encourage the immune system to target a portion of the virus surface that is less variable." The research could create more broadly protective vaccines instead of relying on an annual shot geared toward that year’s versions of the virus. The research, conducted by Zhaochen Luo and Nicholas Heaton, would allow for a long-lasting flu shot that might not necessarily require the annual update.

This research is supported by funding from the National Institutes of Health. (NIH)

Long-Lasting Vax

More from Duke...

Bass Society of Fellows Awards Its 2024 Chairs

Four Duke faculty members have been named Bass Chairs, marking their induction into the Bass Society of Fellows. Members of the society receive financial support to hold a named chair for a five-year term, along with lifelong recognition as fellows. The four new chairs are:

Henry Pfister, Jeffrey N. Vinik Chair, a professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department with a secondary appointment in Mathematics.
Emily Derbyshire, Eads Family Chair, an associate professor in the Department of Chemistry with a secondary appointment in the Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology.
Craig Rawlings, Fuchsberg-Levine Family Chair, an associate professor of Sociology.
Aarthi Vadde, E. Blake Byrne Chair, an associate professor in the English department where she currently serves as the Director of Undergraduate Studies.

Bass Besties

Duke University Receives New $5 Million Grant for Lilly Library

Duke University has received $5 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. for the renovation and expansion of Lilly Library on the university’s East Campus. The university's first library will close to the public after final exams on May 4, and construction is expected to last two years. Once finished, the library will have a 75 percent larger footprint, expanded study spaces, more technology-equipped project rooms, a writing studio and more.

Lilly's New Look

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