• Cholesterol drugs may lower prostate cancer risk

    November 17th, 2008

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  • Seminar focuses on career development

    November 17th, 2008

    A professional development seminar will be held from 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. today in the Medical Student Amphitheater of Duke South. The session,“Getting Mentored at Duke: Finding Your Peeps, Your Niche, and Your…

  • First Person: Mary Ann Fuchs, R.N.

    November 17th, 2008

    Mary Ann Fuchs, M.S.N, R.N., has 23 years of experience as a registered nurse in various roles. Now, she is the chief nursing and patient care services officer for both…

  • ‘Turkey’ day is Thursday in ‘smokeout’ week

    November 17th, 2008

    Join thousands of smokers pledging to quit for at least one day on Thursday, Nov. 20—the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout 2008. During the week of the Great American…

  • Tough road ahead in blood-drive competition

    November 14th, 2008

    Duke faces a steep uphill battle in its blood-drive competition with UNC. What began as a friendly contest between the newly formed Duke chapter of the American Assembly for Men in Nursing…

  • DUSON staffer helps husband keep the faith

    November 14th, 2008

    Staff assistant Sanya Pettiford spends her days supporting the School of Nursing’s Office of Global and Community Health Initiatives’ work to improve people’s health around Durham and around the world.…

  • Duke has DIBS on how the brain opts for risks

    November 14th, 2008

    By Kelly Malcom The current economic crisis has many people thinking about risky choices. The burgeoning field of neuroeconomics, which combines neuroscience, economics and psychology, examines how people make decisions.…

  • Vanderbilt honors Duke nurse Ellen D. Davis

    November 14th, 2008

    Ellen Durham Davis, clinical nurse specialist, has been named to Vanderbilt University’s School of Nursing’s Top 100 Leaders. The honorees were cited for making a significant impact in the world of…

  • Canadian to deliver 2009 DUSON Carter lecture

    November 14th, 2008

    This year’s Harriet Cook Carter Lecture—an annual lecture series begun by the School of Nursing’s Class of 1963 to commemorate the life of Harriet Cook Carter and her work on behalf…

  • Do the write thing: Help mentor a Duke student

    November 14th, 2008

    The Duke Writing in the Disciplines program and Office of Alumni Affairs have launched The Reader Project, an educational experiment that aims to bring Duke alumni and employees together with…