Trump administration freezes $108M at Duke amid inquiry into alleged racial discrimination
Read full article: Trump administration freezes $108M at Duke amid inquiry into alleged racial discriminationPresident Donald Trump's administration is freezing $108 million in research funding to Duke University as the federal government accuses it of racial discrimination in the form of affirmative action.
Republicans urge US universities to cut ties with China-backed scholarship program
Read full article: Republicans urge US universities to cut ties with China-backed scholarship programDartmouth College and the University of Notre Dame say they're ending their participation in a Chinese scholarship program.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the US will begin revoking the visas of Chinese students
Read full article: Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the US will begin revoking the visas of Chinese studentsSecretary of State Marco Rubio says the U_S_ will begin revoking the visas of some Chinese students, “including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields.”.
Houston set to chase first NCAA championship against Florida after thrilling Final Four comeback
Read full article: Houston set to chase first NCAA championship against Florida after thrilling Final Four comebackThe University of Houston men’s basketball team is set to face the University of Florida in the NCAA Men’s Final Four National Championship, riding high after a thrilling 14-point comeback against Duke University.
Universities are facing big cuts to research funding. At Duke, it's a time for 'damage control'
Read full article: Universities are facing big cuts to research funding. At Duke, it's a time for 'damage control'Facing the potential loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding, Duke University is preparing for the worst.
Woman who falsely accused Duke lacrosse players of rape in 2006 publicly admits she lied
Read full article: Woman who falsely accused Duke lacrosse players of rape in 2006 publicly admits she liedThe woman who in 2006 falsely accused three Duke University lacrosse players of raping her has admitted publicly for the first time that she made up the story.
Clark alum Arianna Roberson to miss freshman season at Duke
Read full article: Clark alum Arianna Roberson to miss freshman season at DukeAfter a successful high school career for the Clark Cougars, Arianna Roberson helped Team USA go undefeated in the FIBA 3X3 U18 World Cup this past month in Hungary.
Campus protests over Israel-Hamas war scaled down during US commencement exercises
Read full article: Campus protests over Israel-Hamas war scaled down during US commencement exercisesProtests over the Israel-Hamas war have spread across U.S. university and college campuses in recent weeks, leading to disruptions and arrests.
Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as some US college graduations marked by defiant acts
Read full article: Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as some US college graduations marked by defiant actsDespite pro-Palestinian protests roiling some U.S. college campuses this spring, graduation ceremonies are going off largely peacefully so far.
Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as US college graduations are marked by defiant acts
Read full article: Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as US college graduations are marked by defiant actsDespite pro-Palestinian protests roiling some U.S. college campuses this spring, graduation ceremonies are going off largely peacefully so far.
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The Latest: Mexico's president knocks US over vaccines
Read full article: The Latest: Mexico's president knocks US over vaccinesA police officer patrols in the Chatelet area amidst the new coronavirus pandemic, in Paris, Saturday, March 13, 2021. Some of the nation’s governors routinely block access to public records, keeping the public in the dark about key decisions involving the coronavirus pandemic. Polling shows divides by race and politics, with Black Americans and supporters of former President Donald Trump expressing more skepticism about the vaccines. Richard Hall of the Berkshire COVID-19 Vaccine Collaborative spoke to the The Berkshire Eagle. Ad___WASHINGTON - Commercial air travel appears to be on the upswing despite the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Latest: All Duke University undergrads must quarantine
Read full article: The Latest: All Duke University undergrads must quarantine(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke University issued a quarantine order for all of its undergraduates effective Saturday night due to a coronavirus outbreak caused by students who attended recruitment parties, the school said. The university said in a statement that all undergraduate students will be forced to stay-in-place until at least March 21. Suspension or dismissal from the school are potential punishments for “flagrant or repeat violators.”Over the past week, the school has reported more than 180 positive coronavirus cases among students. AdItaly has now tallied some 3.2 million cases in the pandemic. The COVAX alliance aims to share COVID-19 vaccines with more than 90 lower and middle-income nations.
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Man who played Duke Chapel bells for 50 years dies
Read full article: Man who played Duke Chapel bells for 50 years diesIn this 2018 photo provided by Duke University, Sam Hammond, university carillonneur, plays the Duke Chapel carillon at the university in Durham, North Carolina. Hammond, who retired as university carillonneur in 2018 after playing the bells at Duke Chapel for five decades, died Thursday at age 73 in Durham, the university said in a news release. When the basketball team played its archrival from the University of North Carolina, he played the Duke fight song. The university said he played music on the bells an average of 300 times a year, estimating his performances exceeded 15,000. In 1986, he was named university carillonneur, becoming the second person to hold that position.
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As election nears, watch out for pink slime local news sites in San Antonio
Read full article: As election nears, watch out for pink slime local news sites in San AntonioA report recently published by the Columbia Journalism Review exposed a network of pink slime news sites, which have grown from roughly 450 sites in December 2019 to more than 1,200 in 2020. In Texas, the network of pink slime sites goes back to a company named Metric Media. Theyve created websites in the San Antonio area that include:SanAntonioCorridorNews.comSanAntonioStandard.comSouthSanAntonioNews.comNorthSanAntonioNews.comHillCountryChronicle.comThough the website names are different, they look identical. In total, Metric Media created 56 pink slime news sites in Texas. While the pink slime sites sometime pull stories from legitimate news sites, experts say its important to make sure the information isnt manipulated in some way.