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Closing in on the Crux of Impact Investing

Ben Thornley | Posted 06.04.2013 | Impact
Ben Thornley

While some sectors are likely to mature beyond the point of subsidy, government is shaping up to be a more active participant in impact investing than ever. This presents opportunities for sure, but also risks.

Environmental Protest in China: A Quick Q & A With Anthropologist Ralph Litzinger

Jeffrey Wasserstrom | Posted 05.29.2013 | World
Jeffrey Wasserstrom

The last year has seen a dramatic uptick in press coverage of Chinese environmental issues. But what's missing? "Not enough attention to the moral geographies of polluted spaces," says anthropologis Ralph Litzinger.

Glennisha Morgan

University Breaks Fresh Ground With Transgender Publication

HuffingtonPost.com | Glennisha Morgan | Posted 05.17.2013 | Gay Voices

Dr. Susan Stryker (University of Arizona) and Dr. Paisley Currah (CUNY-Brooklyn) are collaborating with Duke University Press to bring forth TSQ: Tran...

Student Group To Deliver Petition After All-Girl College Rejects Trans Student

The Huffington Post | Glennisha Morgan | Posted 05.02.2013 | Gay Voices

Calliope Wong, a transgender woman who was rejected as an applicant to Smith College, has inspired a petition with 4,000 signatures that will be del...

New Report Connecting Intelligence to Wealth Is Nonsense

Steve Siebold | Posted 04.22.2013 | Business
Steve Siebold

This report is irrelevant because the only way it determined someone's level of intelligence was looking at the college they attended.

Great News For Duke University's Transgender Community

The Huffington Post | Glennisha Morgan | Posted 04.17.2013 | Gay Voices

Duke University has now joined the growing list of universities and colleges that offer health insurance coverage for gender confirmation surgery for...

Skoll World Forum Gets Real On Impact Investing

Ben Thornley | Posted 06.15.2013 | Impact
Ben Thornley

But who will pay? Building these skills is neither easy nor cheap. And investors are certainly not lining up to lose money (despite the tremendous social impacts on offer), let alone to "get real", in West's words, and take significant risks with large sums rather than drip-feeding capital through smaller, short-term investments, and at a distance.

Why You Should Become a Dukie

Rui Dai | Posted 05.27.2013 | College
Rui Dai

I am biased towards my alma mater and other people may feel similarly about other schools. But when considering schools, Duke should definitely be one of the top of your list.

Left of Black: Greg Tate on Black Sci-Fi and Consuming Black Culture

Mark Anthony Neal | Posted 05.15.2013 | Black Voices
Mark Anthony Neal

To understand the impact of Greg Tate, one need only consult the words of fellow critic Michael Gonzales, who on the occasion of Tate's 50th birthday.

The Best Law Schools -- Or Are They!?

Posted 03.13.2013 | College

The all-important (or irrelevant, depending on who you ask) U.S. News & World Report rankings of the top law schools for 2014 were released Tuesday. ...

Compost Nation

Bill Chameides | Posted 04.22.2013 | Green
Bill Chameides

The bottom line is recycling is good, but it's not going to get us even close to the goal of zero landfill waste. A consumer economy centered around compostable products is a lot sounder and could even be tasty.

What's With All The Naughty Pun Headlines?

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 02.19.2013 | Media

We love a naughty headline now and then, but last week college newspapers might have pushed the limit. LSU's The Daily Reveille celebrated the sch...

The Bamblue Box

Rob Taub | Posted 04.14.2013 | Sports
Rob Taub

The Cameron Crazies represent a unique combination of a comic book nerd's intellectuality with the determination of the most rabid Boston Red Sox fan, so attending a Duke basketball game is a marriage of theatre of the absurd with the loudest sporting event imaginable.

California Decides to Stop Poisoning Our Sofas

OnEarth | Posted 04.13.2013 | Green
OnEarth

By Justine E. Hausheer, OnEarth Two years ago, Sarah Janssen biopsied her couch. After removing the cushion covers she cut out a square-inch chunk of...

Frat Suspended For Controversial Asian Theme Party

AP | Posted 04.09.2013 | College

DURHAM, N.C. — The parent organization of Kappa Sigma fraternity has suspended its Duke University chapter over a party some claimed was racist ...

Duke Frat Sparks Outrage With 'Racist Rager'

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 02.07.2013 | College

The Asian Student Association at Duke University is protesting a fraternity party held last week that it says was racist toward Asians, the Duke Chron...

Stop Typecasting Overweight Kids

Randi Hutter Epstein, MD, MPH | Posted 03.30.2013 | Healthy Living
Randi Hutter Epstein, MD, MPH

The Duke Healthy Lifestyle program includes talking to children -- mostly adolescents -- and their families about healthy eating, and providing them with a fitness routine at a local gym. A program for the entire family to do together.

Watch A Bunch Of Duke Kids Awkwardly, And Graphically, Talk About Sex

Bro Bible | Posted 01.23.2013 | College

So, this is something. February 3-9 is Sex Week at Duke (or it might be "One Sexy Week" actually) and to promote the occasion, a surprisingly large...

The Astonishing Number Of Students In One Online Class

Posted 01.22.2013 | College

If college professors think a lecture hall full of 300 students is a big class, that would seem like private tutoring compared to the enrollment of a ...

Don't Fence Me in: The Need for Strategic Immigration Reform

Ed Crego, George Muñoz and Frank Islam | Posted 03.09.2013 | Politics
Ed Crego, George Muñoz and Frank Islam

The evidence is overwhelming; talented and skilled immigrants have been a driving force in building the nation's intellectual, human and financial capital. But, our immigration system and policies are neither designed nor structured to magnify those contributions. They need to be.

Top Universities Call For Action On Gun Control

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 01.04.2013 | College

The Association of American Universities issued a statement Thursday calling on President Obama and members of Congress to take quick federal action t...

Duke Readies For China Campus Amid Controversy

The Huffington Post | William McGuinness | Posted 01.02.2013 | College

Duke University is moving to close the deal on a campus in China after celebrating preliminary approval from the Chinese government last month. Provos...

Through the Eyes of My Grandfather: A Soldier's Story

Brian Boyle | Posted 02.16.2013 | Impact
Brian Boyle

Determination. It is a simple, but also a very powerful word, defined as the ability to set your mind on a certain goal in life, and then pursuing it until it is accomplished.

Disappearing Habitat, Disappearing Lions

Bill Chameides | Posted 02.05.2013 | Green
Bill Chameides

Savannahs are especially prevalent in Africa, covering much of the non-Saharan and what we think of as Africa's tropical forests (the non-wet ones) -- in all about 5.2 million square miles or almost 50 percent of the total continent. Good for the lions, right? Not exactly.

'The Deadliest War:' An Environmental Connection

Bill Chameides | Posted 02.03.2013 | Green
Bill Chameides

A mix of factors, ranging from the ethnic to the territorial and political, can be pointed to as the root cause of the Congo War. John Prendergast also points to another: greed abetted by Congo's rich supply of four lucrative metals -- gold, tin, tungsten and tantalum, all used in modern electronics.