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Duke Counts Nearly $492 Million in Private Donations

More than 94,000 Duke University alumni and friends gave nearly $492 million in fiscal year 2022 to support research, faculty, financial aid, patient ....

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Meet the Winners of the 2022 DST Launch Seed Grants

The Office for Research & Innovation has awarded funding to eight, interdisciplinary projects as part of the inaugural Duke Science and Technology (DST) Launch Seed Grant Program. This year’s winners ....

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Duke Announces Winners of the 2022 DST Spark Seed Grants

The Office for Research and Innovation has awarded funding to nine best-in-class projects for the inaugural Duke Science and Technology (DST) Spark Seed Grant program. This year’s winners include ....

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Climate Change is Making Plants More Susceptible to Disease: New Research

Scientists claim to have discovered a specific protein in plant cells that explains why immunity deteriorates as the temperature rises. They've also discovered a way to reverse the loss and strengthen plant defences against heat. ....

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Climate Change is Making Plants More Vulnerable to Disease. New Research Could Help Them Fight Back

DURHAM, N.C. When heat waves hit, they don’t just take a toll on people the plants we depend on for food suffer too. That’s because when temperatures get too high, certain plant defenses don’t ....

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