Duke Today Schools Feed / en Tue, 29 Apr 2025 17:41:02 -0400 Sun, 27 Apr 25 20:21:20 -0400 How Public Supported Studies Bring This Researcher and Patient Closer to a Cure for Alzheimer’s /2025/04/how-public-supported-studies-bring-researcher-and-patient-closer-cure-alzheimers Heather Whitson advances the science of the aging brain Duke Today /2025/04/how-public-supported-studies-bring-researcher-and-patient-closer-cure-alzheimers Sun, 27 Apr 2025 20:21:20 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Faculty|Psychology and Neuroscience|School of Medicine Six From Duke Named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science /2025/03/six-duke-named-fellows-american-association-advancement-science Six Duke faculty have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Fellowship in AAAS is considered one of the most distinct honors in the scientific community. The 2024 fellows class consists of 471 scientists, engineers and innovators across 24 AAAS disciplinary sections who are being recognized for their scientifically and socially distinguished achievements.  “This year’s class of fellows are the embodiment of scientific excellence and service to our communities,” said Sudip S. Parikh, AAAS chief executive officer and… Duke Today /2025/03/six-duke-named-fellows-american-association-advancement-science Thu, 27 Mar 2025 13:00:29 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Awards and Honors|Basic Science Departments|Biology|Chemistry|Computer Science|Faculty|Mathematics|Neurosurgery|Psychology and Neuroscience|School of Medicine|Trinity College of Arts & Sciences Heather Whitson: Caring for the Aging Brain /2025/03/heather-whitson-caring-aging-brain Geriatrician Dr. Heather Whitson says the future of research on the aging brain offers hope for a better quality of life for seniors, not just in warding off dementia but also strengthening the body’s overall health. “For me, the true north is to help people maintain function, independence, quality of life and resilience,” she said. Whitson is Duke School of Medicine Distinguished Professor in Neuroscience, the director of the Duke Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, and the co-director of the Duke-UNC Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. Duke’s aging center has been… Duke Today /2025/03/heather-whitson-caring-aging-brain Tue, 11 Mar 2025 12:53:32 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Basic Science Departments|Duke Research Saves Lives|Faculty|Psychology and Neuroscience|School of Medicine Heather Whitson on Care for Your Aging Brain /2025/02/heather-whitson-care-your-aging-brain School of Medicine /2025/02/heather-whitson-care-your-aging-brain Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:02:20 -0500 Duke Today Schools Feed Psychology and Neuroscience|School of Medicine How Fast Are You Aging? A ‘Speedometer’ Tells You /2025/01/how-fast-are-you-aging-speedometer-tells-you Translation & Commercialization /2025/01/how-fast-are-you-aging-speedometer-tells-you Mon, 13 Jan 2025 08:42:04 -0500 Duke Today Schools Feed Office for Translation and Commercialization|Psychology and Neuroscience|Trinity College of Arts & Sciences How Humans Avoid ‘Catastrophic Forgetting’ /2024/11/how-humans-avoid-catastrophic-forgetting School of Medicine Magnify /2024/11/how-humans-avoid-catastrophic-forgetting Fri, 15 Nov 2024 09:46:06 -0500 Duke Today Schools Feed Psychology and Neuroscience|School of Medicine Meeting of the Minds in Two Departments /2024/10/meeting-minds-two-departments Duke Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences /2024/10/meeting-minds-two-departments Tue, 15 Oct 2024 15:49:26 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Social and Community Psychiatry|Psychology and Neuroscience|School of Medicine Four Newly Promoted or Hired Faculty Named Langford Lecturers /2024/09/four-newly-promoted-or-hired-faculty-named-langford-lecturers Office of the Provost /2024/09/four-newly-promoted-or-hired-faculty-named-langford-lecturers Wed, 25 Sep 2024 10:12:23 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Biomedical Engineering|Faculty|Literature|Philosophy|Pratt School of Engineering|Psychology and Neuroscience|Trinity College of Arts & Sciences Duke 100 Trailblazer: Kafui Dzirasa /2024/08/duke-100-trailblazer-kafui-dzirasa Duke Centennial /2024/08/duke-100-trailblazer-kafui-dzirasa Mon, 26 Aug 2024 09:02:33 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Centennial|Psychology and Neuroscience|School of Medicine Congresswoman Foushee Visits Duke Center for Brain and Spine Metastasis /2024/08/congresswoman-foushee-visits-duke-center-brain-and-spine-metastasis Department of Neurosurgery /2024/08/congresswoman-foushee-visits-duke-center-brain-and-spine-metastasis Thu, 15 Aug 2024 10:38:39 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Duke Institute for Brain Sciences|Psychology and Neuroscience|School of Medicine