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Philanthropy Moves the Needle on Creating Novel Therapies for Prostate Cancer
A generous donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, hopes to move the needle on prostate cancer research at Duke. Their $1 million gift in the form of unrestricted funds for prostate cancer research, will support the work of Jiaoti Huang, MD, PhD, Johnston-West Endowed Department Chair of Pathology, to conduct prostate cancer research in partnership with the Duke Cancer Institute’s (DCI) Center for Prostate and Urologic Cancers.
Historic Gift Advances Duke University School of Nursing Mission
School of Nursing (DUSON) alumna Bettye Martin Musham has committed $8 million to address the most pressing issues of wellness, prevention and more.
New Gift to Support Heart Transplant Patients and Their Families
A $1.5 million legacy gift from an anonymous family will help support Duke Heart transplant patients.
Bloomberg Grant Funds Innovative Partnership for Early College High School in Durham
A partnership between Duke Health, Durham Technical Community College and Durham Public Schools has been awarded a transformative $29.5 million grant.
ChatGPT Enters the Classroom
School of Medicine faculty are using the capabilities of ChatGPT, to improve students’ learning experiences.
Alumni Making a Difference: Erich Huang, PhD’02, MD’03, HS’03-’08
Erich Huang, PhD’02, MD’03, HS’03-’08, is head of clinical informatics at Verily, formerly Google Life Sciences.
Alumni Making a Difference: William Stead, AB’70, MD’74, HS’73-’77
William Stead, AB’70, MD’74, HS’73-’77, is the McKesson Foundation Professor of Biomedical Informatics and Medicine at Vanderbilt University.
New Gift Continues Work to Advance Understanding and Treatment of Misophonia
Duke has received a new $1.25 million, five-year gift from an anonymous family that builds on their previous support for the Center for Misophonia and Emotion Regulation.
Planned Gift of Estate Reflects Couple's Deep Commitment to Duke
Krista Patterson and Jonathan Wigser have made a planned gift commitment of their estate to Duke Children's, Duke Cancer Institute, School of Medicine, and Fuqua School of Business.