$100 Million to Advance Duke Science and Technology Research

The investment by the Duke Endowment of Charlotte, N.C., is the largest award Duke University has ever received.

About Time

As the COVID-19 pandemic shines a light on health disparities, efforts to find new ways to reduce them get a boost.

COVID-19 Response Funds

Support Duke Health’s patients, caregivers, and researchers during this health crisis.

Adapt and Innovate

The School of Medicine meets the challenge of the pandemic by crafting new ways to educate.

A Detour Into Melanoma

A breast cancer researcher’s study of estrogen action may lead to better treatments for other cancers.

Advancing Health Together

We live in a time of unprecedented potential in biomedical science, education, technology, population and community health, and health care delivery. As one of the world’s foremost academic health enterprises, Duke Health integrates the Duke University School of Medicine, Duke University School of Nursing, Duke University Health System, and health programs across the university. Duke Health advances these frontiers through state-of-the-art clinical care, health promotion and disease prevention, breakthrough basic and clinical research, and educational experiences that prepare the next generation of health leaders. Every donor is an important partner in that work, and every gift plays a role in helping Duke Health and its constituent units advance health together.

With Gratitude

Every gift to Duke Health supports the advancement of research and discovery to improve the health of our global community. We are fortunate to receive donations of all sizes as well as transformative donations made by alumni and friends, which we highlight here.

Thank you for your continuous support to Duke Health.

$1.5 Million Gift Supports ALS Research, Carries Legacy
The lives of three men were honored through a gift to establish the Stewart, Hughes, and Wendt ALS Research Endowment.

A True Gift: $2.5 Million Bequest Advances Alzheimer’s Disease Research, Offers Families Hope
Moved by her mother’s fight with Alzheimer’s disease, a donor leaves $2.5 million to Duke to advance research that may change the way doctors diagnose and treat the disease.

Rauch Foundation Makes Historic Gift for School of Medicine Financial Aid
A family foundation established by the late Dudley Rauch, AB’63, has pledged $30 million to establish an endowment for need-based financial aid for medical students in the Duke University School of Medicine.

Gift Establishes Inaugural Presidential Distinguished Chair
A $5 million gift from an anonymous donor has established the first Presidential Distinguished Chair at Duke University.

$100 Million to Advance Duke Science and Technology Research
The Duke Endowment of Charlotte, N.C., is supporting Duke University’s efforts to expand its faculty in computation, materials science and the resilience of the body and brain by completing the second phase of a $100 million investment.

$2 Million Bay Area Lyme Foundation Grant to Benefit Lyme Disease Research in Honor of Neil L.Spector, MD
In the mid-2010s, Spector initiated research into the tick-borne bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi, which causes Lyme disease in humans. His goal was to find alternatives to antibiotics, which are currently the only available treatment for Lyme disease, in hopes of helping patients who didn’t get better with antibiotics.

Patient Care Research Education

Duke Regional Opens New...

Answering a long-standing need in the community for enhanced behavioral health services, Duke Health is opening a newly built center at Duke Regional Hospital that will provide a setting specifically designed for the comfort and care of these patients.

Harnessing the Body’s Ability...

What if we could disable the defense mechanisms that enable cancer cells to evade treatment, or even control their genes to prevent them from developing into tumors in the first place? Can we enhance our brain’s ability to forestall damage from Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative conditions? Is it possible to develop a vaccine for everything?

New Gift to Duke Continues...

Yvonne Mowery, MD, PhD, Butler Harris Assistant Professor in Radiation Oncology, is one of many physician-scientists at Duke who credits the Duke University School of Medicine’s Strong Start Program for her career growth.

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Duke School of Medicine: Research national ranking by U.S. News & World Report

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Duke School of Nursing national ranking by U.S. News & World Report

82%

Duke School of Medicine students who receive financial aid

1,385

Total number of Duke School of Medicine health professions education students

Your Donations Make a Difference

Care, heal, teach, discover—that’s what your gifts empower Duke Health to do. Your generosity keeps us vigilant and innovative, able to take on urgent challenges and promising opportunities.