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Director Selected for New Duke Center for Strategic Philanthropy January 10, 2008
The center's goals are to enhance the decision-making and impact of America's foundations.
The Duke Endowment Gives $40 Million for New Faculty Positions at Duke January 9, 2008
All of the new positions will support scholars of distinction who are expected to make innovative contributions to undergraduate education.
Nasher Family Gives $1 Million to Nasher Museum of Art December 6, 2007
Duke to Establish New Center for Engineering, Energy and the Environment November 8, 2007
The Gendell Center for Engineering, Energy and the Environment will provide research, instruction and resources to investigate causes and solutions to complex environmental issues.
Duke Achieves 25.6 Percent Annual Return on University Investments September 28, 2007
Trustees also give preliminary approval to several building projects, including one that would create a new "green" home for the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences.
BB&T Gives $1.75 Million to Duke's Values and Ethics in the Marketplace Program September 25, 2007
The grant will provide funds for the Power of Ideas Focus Program, lecture series, visiting faculty and post-doctoral students who serve as mentors to undergraduates.
Major Gift to Fund Ambitious Health Study September 24, 2007
Duke Medicine to use Kannapolis facility to study genes, health and families
A Study to Rewrite Medical Textbooks September 24, 2007
School of Medicine's largest gift to fund landmark study
Largest Gift in Duke University School of Medicine History to Fund Landmark Study September 24, 2007
Researchers will apply the latest biotechnology to conduct broad, epidemiological studies linking genetic data to disease risk and outcomes.
Public Policy Initiative at Duke Brings Nearly $16 Million in Gifts August 20, 2007
The commitments support an initiative to transform the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy into a new school of public policy.

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