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March 20, 2025

These materials morph for easier health monitoring

Xiaoyue Ni flexing her arm. She has a device on her arm

Xiaoyue Ni and her team are working on wearable electronic monitoring devices that are “skin-like” and can provide precise, non-invasive, long-term recording of a body’s outer or inner workings in real-time. This kind of research has numerous applications such as observing sleep, exercise, coughing, swallowing, social interaction and other activities.

Person having a hard time getting out of bed

For many, long COVID persists. It’s a mystery.

For people who contract COVID, the symptoms don’t end with the infection, sometimes persisting for months or years. Pathologists at Duke are looking into long COVID’s effects at the tissue level, thanks to a National Institutes of Health grant.

How small businesses can lead by example

What strategies should companies pursue that would lead to sustainable, resilient societies? Small and medium enterprises may offer the most viable answers, argues the Fuqua School’s Christopher Eaglin, offering a case study.

A few tickets still available for women’s basketball

Duke basketball fans don’t have to go far to support the men’s and women’s teams in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The women’s team will be right here on campus, tipping off against Lehigh at 8 p.m. in Cameron Indoor Stadium. A few tickets are available on GoDuke.com for both first and second round games. The men’s team plays Friday in Raleigh.

Duke Views: A serene moment at the museum

David Akinsooto, clinical research specialist with the Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development, carries a child through a gallery at the Nasher Museum of Art during a sensory-friendly arts event.

David Akinsooto, clinical research specialist with the Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development, carries a child through a gallery at Duke’s Nasher Museum of Art during a sensory-friendly arts event. Kids and families had the opportunity to make fun crafts and experience the galleries in small groups led by Nasher tour guides, all in a structured environment. The event was a collaboration between the museum and the autism center.

“I don’t know how many times I’ve been fooled because a lot of times when I’m fooled, I don’t know it.”

Dr. Allen Frances,
chairman emeritus of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, quoted in the New York Times about the challenges of identifying mental illness. The story raises concerns that new FAA rules may encourage airplane pilots to hide mental health issues rather than seek treatment.

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