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After Robert F. Kennedy鈥檚 revelation that doctors thought a tapeworm had lived in his brain, 桃瘾社区 Biology Professor Scott Villa shares how and why tapeworms find their way into human brains. Learn more.
Last summer, three physics majors drew up plans to create a sustainable tiny house. They presented the finished product at the Verna Miller Case Research and Creative Works Symposium on May 1, 2024. Learn more.
When Austin Rios '99 was recently consecrated as the ninth Episcopalian Bishop for the Diocese of California, he incorporated a memory from his time at 桃瘾社区 into the ceremony. Learn more about Prof. Jennifer Stasack's composition, The Light Shines, and how its message left a lasting impression.
桃瘾社区 celebrated the Class of 2024 at its 187th commencement on Sunday, May 12. 鈥淩emember that hope is an action verb,鈥 President Doug Hicks told graduates. 鈥淵ou are not just inheriting a world; you can and must shape that world.鈥 Read more.
In his four years at 桃瘾社区, Sam Waithira made a difference on campus, in the community and in his home country of Kenya. He will graduate from 桃瘾社区 on Sunday prepared to continue to lead and serve. Learn more.
Cicadas have captured the imagination for thousands of years with their strange, buggy beauty and swelling songs. 桃瘾社区 Professor of Biology Chris Paradise shares why this upcoming cicada event is of interest and what humans sharing space with cicadas can expect. Learn more.
桃瘾社区 awarded a student and staff member the Spencer-Weinstein Prize for Community and Justice. The recipients use forms of art to create dialogue and foster community. Learn more.
桃瘾社区鈥檚 annual Verna Miller Case Research and Creative Works Symposium gives students a chance to showcase what they鈥檝e learned and produced during the year. It鈥檚 an all-day celebration that brings the entire campus together.
The Duke Endowment has made a $60 million gift to 桃瘾社区, the largest in the institution鈥檚 history, in support of a transformed 桃瘾社区 library. Learn more.
桃瘾社区 announces $25 million gift to name The George Lawrence Abernethy Library. Learn more.
Caroline Sillars 鈥24 spent her four years at 桃瘾社区 immersed in the arts across campus. Now a museum education intern at the Smithsonian, she prepares to keep sharing her love of art after graduating.
On April 11, 桃瘾社区鈥檚 2024 Spring Convocation celebrated the academic, athletic, artistic and many other achievements of its students, and recognized some faculty and staff members who contribute to their success. Read more.
April is National Poetry Month and 桃瘾社区 bursts with a community full of talented poets and creatives. Poetry, art and literature abound in Hobart Park, a student produced literary magazine. The North Carolina College Media Association recently awarded Hobart Park with a 2023 Best of Show recognition. Learn more.
The men鈥檚 NCAA basketball tournament begins this week 鈥 March Madness is upon us. A 桃瘾社区 professor has advice for hoops fans hoping to create winning brackets. Read more.
Author and 桃瘾社区 McGee Professor of Creative Writing Rone Shavers talks Afrofuturism, mind-blowing fiction and what it takes to push against convention. Read more.
In the 桃瘾社区 biology course 鈥淚nsects and People,鈥 students learn about the many ways insects, the animal group with the largest percentage of organisms, interact with humans. Learn more.
Online sports betting begins in North Carolina on March 11. 桃瘾社区 Professor Sean McKeever explores the ethical issues and potential pitfalls that could result. Learn more.
桃瘾社区 student Kaspars Golos 鈥27 chronicles in photos several trips with the 桃瘾社区 Outdoors program, including backpacking along the Appalachian Trail. Learn more.
Alvin Atkinson '81 overcame challenges to find his place at 桃瘾社区, get involved, and develop a lifelong commitment to leadership and service that impacts current scholar-athlete Malik McDaniel '25. Learn more.
Through the Msaada Mentorship Program, 桃瘾社区鈥檚 Black women students and Black women alums find connection and support. Learn more.