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Honored Guests Visit Duke Gardens' Asiatic Arboretum

Duke University and Duke Gardens were visited by several esteemed guests last week, including Yuko Kishida, the wife of Japan's Prime Minister, First Lady of North Carolina Kristin Cooper, and Mio (Yamamoto) Maeda, spouse of the consul general of Japan in Atlanta. The trio were among a group who toured the gardens and took part in a traditional Japanese tea gathering in the Gardens. The tour was part of a larger visit to North Carolina by Prime Minister Fumio and Yuko Kishida.

Traditional Tea Time

Federally Funded Research at Duke...

Where Have All the Right Whales Gone?

A team of researchers led by Duke University’s Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab have mapped the population density of North Atlantic right whales, which are categorized as one of the most endangered species of whale in the world. The data helps to predict and help the whales avoid exposure to commercial fishing practices. The team of researchers was comprised of 11 U.S. institutions who used 17 years of existing visual survey data plus auditory data from almost 500 hydrophone recorders in the United States Atlantic that registered whale calls.

This research was supported by funding from NOAA and the United States Navy

Finding Mr. Right (Whale)

More from Duke...

Seven Faculty Elected Fellows of AAAS

Seven Duke faculty members have been selected to join the 150th Fellows class for the American Association for the Advancement of Science. "Fellowship in AAAS, one of the world’s largest general scientific societies and publisher of the Science family of journals, is a distinguished lifetime honor within the scientific community," says Duke TODAY.

The fellows are:

Colin Duckett, Professor of Pathology and Vice Dean for Basic Science in the School of Medicine.
Kishor Trivedi, Hudson Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Chuan-Yuan Li, Adjunct Professor and Vice Chair for Research in Dermatology.
Kate Scholberg, Arts & Sciences Distinguished Professor of Physics.
Steven Asher, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience.
Martin Smith, George M. Woodwell Distinguished Professor of Environmental Economics.
Toddi Steelman, Vice President and Vice Provost, Climate and Sustainability.

Faculty Fellows

Drew Greene and Rickard Stureborg Selected as Young Trustee Nominees

Senior Drew Greene and Rickard Stureborg, a final-year doctoral candidate studying computer science, have been selected by the Young Trustee Nominating Committee and President Vincent Price to serve as the next Undergraduate and Graduate/Professional Young Trustees. Young Trustees spend two- or three-year terms on the Board of Trustees. They spend a year as nonvoting observers and then are voting members for the rest of their terms. The nominations will be brought to the Board of Trustees meeting in May for vote. If voted in, their terms will begin July 1.

Young Trustees Announced

Duke Music Professor Makes "History..."

Professor Anthony Kelley recently discovered an unfinished piece by jazz icon Mary Lou Williams in the Duke Archives, prompting him to complete the piece with the help of the Duke Wind Ensemble. Kelley made the discovery while watching a documentary on Williams: Paul Bryan, who directed the Duke Wind Symphony back when Williams, near the end of her life, was teaching at the university. He said they were working on an "in-progress" piece by Williams. After setting out to complete the work, Kelley ended up producing 360 measures of music for 37 different instruments. The final piece was performed by the Duke Wind Ensemble last week.

Mary Lou's Music

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