Soon millions of Americans will turn their attention to the red carpet in Hollywood for the Academy Awards. In advance of the big night, two Dukies with insights into the world of film and celebrity will participate 1 p.m. Feb. 25, in a live "Office Hours" webcast conversation on the...

In January, Duke announced the Bass Connections initiative to encourage students and faculty to collaborate across traditional academic boundaries and to develop the broad expertise and perspective needed to tackle complex societal problems. The effort now has 37 teams of students, faculty and...

In an attempt to address global changes in climate, the Obama administration plans to use the Clean Air Act to limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. The first set of proposed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations -- aimed at reducing power plants' carbon emissions -- is...