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ARPA-H Funds AI Agents Designed to Adjust Heart Failure Medications, Testing How Much Autonomy Patients Can Trust

ARPA-H picked teams to build AI agents that could adjust heart failure care, aiming for FDA authorization. Safety questions patients should ask.

Medical Daily

In 2022, Duke students shredded and melted plastics 1, 2, 4 and 5 into bricks; a $248.84 setup produced blocks holding over 5,000 N in compression tests

Students at Duke University embarked on an innovative project, transforming everyday household plastic waste into strong building bricks. Their cost-effective approach utilized widely available plastics, such as PET and HDPE, which exhibited superior strength and insulation compared to traditional materials. A related study revealed that walls made from these plastic…

The Economic Times

Duke University began exposing North Carolina forest plots to elevated CO2; after 10 years, loblolly pines produced about 20% more biomass

Duke University's recent forest experiment revealed that loblolly pine plots exposed to elevated carbon dioxide levels produced an average of twenty percent more biomass. However, this growth was heavily influenced by the availability of water and nitrogen; scarce resources significantly limited the effectiveness of the additional carbon dioxide in boosting…

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Melinda French Gates' father worked on NASA's Apollo missions; the women engineers she met at his company picnics shaped her thinking

Melinda French Gates grew up in a household where science, engineering and education were closely woven into family life. Her father, Raymond Joseph French Jr., was an aerospace engineer whose career included work connected to NASA's Apollo programme, giving his daughter an early glimpse into the world of space exploration…

The Times of India

Influencer Could Face Jail Time After Lying About Her Career Journey Thanks To Subtle Clue Spotted In Pic

“I was so mad because PA school is not a joke,” a real student of the program said.

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Influencer Angel Murdock Accused of Faking Being a Duke Physician Assistant Student To Secure Netflix Show

Influencer Angel Victoria Murdock is accused of pretending to be a Duke University student for over two years, raising questions about her online persona and brand deals.

International Business Times UK

DOJ finds Duke Law School discriminated based on race in admissions

This marks the latest action by the administration against higher education institutions

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Scientists Found How Prostate Tumors Vanish from the Immune System's Radar and How to Make Them Visible Again

Duke scientists found the protein that hides prostate cancer from the immune system and a way to reverse it. Here is what the Nature Biomedical Engineering study found and what it means for immunotherapy.

Medical Daily

Florida School District Scrambling To Overhaul Policy After Student Earns Historic 11.99 GPA

An 11.99 GPA might sound like a misprint, but for Florida student Vaibhav Bhaskar, it was the result of months of hard work and sheer dedication to his goals.

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Scientists found the optimal robot body, and it has 20 legs ‪—‬ watch it scale walls and move through trees

A sea-urchin-like robot could offer a new blueprint for making more versatile robots, research suggests.

LiveScience

How worried should I be about Pfas in my leggings?

Lululemon recently came under fire for possible ‘forever chemicals’ in its products. We asked experts about the health effects of Pfas in activewear

The Guardian - US

Who Is Alex Smalley? Get To Know The PGA Championship Contender

He was born in Rochester, New York, and turned pro in 2019. We profile the PGA pro player and share some interesting facts about his career to date

Golf Monthly

Hackers demand ransom after breaching major Canvas learning program used by schools and colleges nationwide

A hacker group called ‘ShinyHunters’ threatened to release stolen data

The Independent UK

Grandson of Duke’s legendary Coach K facing DWI charges after fatal e-bike crash

Joseph Savarino’s blood-alcohol concentration was at 0.11 percent, above the legal limit of 0.08, according to authorities

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Tourist visits to Madagascar help conserve some forests, but others suffer: study suggests what to do

Madagascar is one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots. The island country is well known for its diverse and endangered range of wildlife. This includes over 100 species of lemurs and six species of majestic baobab trees found nowhere else.

The Independent UK

Child poisoning cases across the US rise as nicotine pouches flood stores

IN FOCUS: In partnership with The Independent, Leslie Liang reports for The Examination, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates global health threats, on how the colorful packaging and fruity flavors that make nicotine pouches appealing to adults also make them tempting — and dangerous — for kids

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While many deny knowledge of Epstein’s activities, one man approached him for it

It started as a research interest and spiraled from there.

Fortune

Why gold went through the roof this year—and why its price may be permanently higher

Research from Duke University suggests that the introduction of gold exchange-traded funds permanently pushed up the price of gold.

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Students and faculty at over 100 US universities protest against Trump’s attacks

Student, national and local groups across US organized day of action to condemn Trump’s assault on academic freedom

The Guardian - US

Youth-led US climate activists widen focus to fight authoritarianism

Sunrise Movement, which led calls for a Green New Deal, will organize against Trump’s attacks on universities

The Independent UK

Scientists surprised to find human body makes its own Ozempic version

Study finds body’s ‘built-in backup plan’ for diabetes-controlling hormone production

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ChatGPT Receives 29,000 Messages Every Second

OpenAI has partnered with researchers from Duke University and Harvard University and published a new study titled “How People Use ChatGPT.” It gives

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Jerry Seinfeld Compares Free Palestine Movement To The Ku Klux Klan

Jerry Seinfeld has sparked backlash after comparing the Free Palestine movement to the KKK during an appearance at a University this week.

The Guardian - US

Jerry Seinfeld compares Free Palestine movement to Ku Klux Klan

Comedian denounces Palestinian rights movement as antisemitic in unannounced appearance at Duke University

Fortune

As degrees get branded worthless, LinkedIn’s just revealed the universities that give Gen Z the best shot at corner office jobs

Move over Harvard and Columbia, Princeton and Duke are the schools most likely to fast-track Gen Z to the C-suite.

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