School of Medicine

Technology enhances parking near Eye Center
May 12th, 2010
This month, approximately 230 new parking spaces open in the new Research Drive Garage that will improve the visiting experience for Duke Eye Center patients and their families as well…
Lab time is quality time for moms, daughters
May 10th, 2010
By Sarah Avery -- Staff Writer The two women and their daughters stood at the counter, waiting exactly one minute for the mixer to finish. Nancy Andrews was leading the…
Sights and sounds as the Duke Farmers Market opens its 10th season
April 26th, 2010
The Duke Farmers Market opened April 23. View the sights and sounds -- and imagine the wonderful smells. Read more about the Farmers Market.
Learning in a virtual world
April 9th, 2010
First person video games have been all the rage for years, with better and more sophisticated graphics making on-screen movements increasingly life-like. This winter’s blockbuster film “Avatar” was a science-fiction…
Match Day 2010
March 28th, 2010
The annual Match Day reception in the Searle Center Lecture Hall on March 18 was true to form. As the room filled with faculty, family and friends – and a…
SOM Research Round-Up: Better patient care, one discovery at a time
March 22nd, 2010
New Superbug Surpasses MRSA Infection Rates in Community Hospitals While prevention methods appear to be helping to lower hospital infection rates from MRSA, a deadly antibiotic-resistant bacterium, a new superbug…
Student donation at Blue Tie/White Coat Celebration
March 22nd, 2010
On Friday, March 12, 2010, more than 350 Duke medical students joined Medical Alumni Council members and local alumni at the Angus Barn restaurant for the first Blue Tie/White Coat…
$10.2 million gift spurs Cell Therapy Center, Kurtzberg research
March 18th, 2010
A $10.2 million commitment from the Robertson Foundation to create a state-of-the-art Translational Cell Therapy Center (TCTC) will advance Duke Medicine’s pioneering cell therapy research and treatment programs for children…
Duke’s Shape Up inspired employees to exercise at work
March 7th, 2010
Duke's Shape Up program has inspired employees to incorporate fitness into their daily work schedules. Keisha's Hard Workers, a group of employees devoted to taking the stairs and doing exercises…
Media Spotlight: WRAL highlights cancer research
March 2nd, 2010
WRAL reports that Duke doctors are harnessing the power of heat in a technique called hyperthermia that enhances other cancer-fighting treatments.