About a year ago, Dr. Anthony Kelley woke up with a tune in his head. The collection of musical notes took hold, reminding him of old spirituals sung by enslaved people. In the composition studio of
When Dr. Brittany Hunt returned to Duke as a staff member earlier this year, it felt restorative for her. Hunt, a 2012 Duke alumna and member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, felt lonely at
In the spring of 1982, Mark Walters handed out orange slices from the sidelines of the annual Boston Marathon as he cheered on runners at mile 21. It was then, as a 22-year-old graduate student at
During a routine physical for a North Carolina commercial driver license, Jamie Palmer learned he had a blocked artery and needed urgent surgery. After placing stents to address two artery blockages in his heart in late 2020, Duke doctors recommended physical exercise as part of his rehabilitation. Palmer took that advice and joined the Duke Run/Walk Club for the first time last year and has walked three to five days a week, resulting in a loss of 20 pounds and an improved mood.