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“Investigating Factors Affecting Access to Antenatal Care in Ethiopia: A Markov Chain Analysis”

Each summer, at the end of the six-week summer bridge program, the 51 first year David M. Rubenstein Scholars presented their research as posters at the David M. Rubenstein Scholars Poster Presentation. These student teams picked their own research topics which ranged from predicting basketball team performance to top 40 music trends to analyzing the effect of parental wealth and race on the status of offspring. “Investigating Factors Affecting Access to Antenatal Care in Ethiopia: A Markov Chain Analysis”… read more about “Investigating Factors Affecting Access to Antenatal Care in Ethiopia: A Markov Chain Analysis” »

“Comparing Socioeconomic Statuses of Queer Americans and the General Population”

Each summer, at the end of the six-week summer bridge program, the 51 first year David M. Rubenstein Scholars presented their research as posters at the David M. Rubenstein Scholars Poster Presentation. These student teams picked their own research topics which ranged from predicting basketball team performance to top 40 music trends to analyzing the effect of parental wealth and race on the status of offspring. “Comparing Socioeconomic Statuses of Queer Americans and the General Population” Although racism… read more about “Comparing Socioeconomic Statuses of Queer Americans and the General Population” »

“The Effect of Long-Term vs. Short-Term Performance History on the 2018 NHL Playoffs”

Each summer, at the end of the six-week summer bridge program, the 51 first year David M. Rubenstein Scholars presented their research as posters at the David M. Rubenstein Scholars Poster Presentation. These student teams picked their own research topics which ranged from predicting basketball team performance to top 40 music trends to analyzing the effect of parental wealth and race on the status of offspring. “The Effect of Long-Term vs. Short-Term Performance History on the 2018 NHL Playoffs” Sports… read more about “The Effect of Long-Term vs. Short-Term Performance History on the 2018 NHL Playoffs” »

2018 Benenson Winners

Please congratulate the 2018 Benenson Awards in the Arts Winners! The Benenson Awards provides funding for fees, travel and other educational expenses for arts-centered projects proposed by undergraduates.  In the past, the Benenson Awards, named in honor of the donor, Edward Benenson, T ’34, a Duke trustee emeritus have supported projects such as: the incorporation of technology and art with dance choreography an interpretation of the Target icon into a multicolor landscape of circular shapes a 10-15 minute… read more about 2018 Benenson Winners »

2018 ACC Meeting of the Minds

Each year, usually in late March or early April, 5-10 outstanding undergraduate researchers (accompanied by a faculty/staff member) from each ACC university gather at a host university to present their research, either verbally or as a poster.   At most universities, the student delegates are chosen through a refereeing process.  To be invited to the conference is a real honor. In April 2018, the ACC Meeting of the Minds Conference was held at Boston College and six remarkable Duke University… read more about 2018 ACC Meeting of the Minds »

2018 ACC Meeting of the Minds- Cam-Ha Nguyen

During the 2018 ACC Meeting of the Minds, Cam-Ha Nguyen'18, a Public Policy/Asia and Middle Eastern Studies major, presented a poster on "Autonomy, But Together: Exploring Teachers’ Autonomy, Efficacy, and Job Satisfaction in Elementary Schools". In April 2018, the ACC Meeting of the Minds Conference was held at Boston College and four remarkable Duke University seniors were chosen to present their work to their ACC peers. read more about 2018 ACC Meeting of the Minds- Cam-Ha Nguyen »

2018 ACC Meeting of the Minds- Joseph Kreitz

During the 2018 ACC Meeting of the Minds, Joseph Kreitz '18, a biology major, presented a poster on "A rational bacteriophage cocktail design framework that improves the efficacy of phage predation in vitro". In April 2018, the ACC Meeting of the Minds Conference was held at Boston College and four remarkable Duke University seniors were chosen to present their work to their ACC peers. read more about 2018 ACC Meeting of the Minds- Joseph Kreitz »

2018 ACC Meeting of the Minds- Reena Debray

During the 2018 ACC Meeting of the Minds, Reena Debray '18, a biology major, presented a poster on "Testing how social relationships “get under the skin”: mitochondrial DNA regulation in a social primateon" In April 2018, the ACC Meeting of the Minds Conference was held at Boston College and four remarkable Duke University seniors were chosen to present their work to their ACC peers.   read more about 2018 ACC Meeting of the Minds- Reena Debray »