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Don’t Let Cancer Win
In 1983, Duke University alumnus Ross Harris, had just lost her younger brother, Carlton Harris Jr., to leukemia. He was only 25.
Reunion Gift Opens Doors for Students
A scholarship enabled Tai-Po Tschang, MD’72, to attend Duke University School of Medicine. His generosity will give other students the same opportunity.
Technology And Philanthropy Bring Support, Creativity To Families Living With Dementia
Mary and Doug Taylor dusted off old photo albums, flipping through photos from their wedding 52 years ago. Susan Nadel showed off crocheted animals she made herself, each one representing a beloved pet that she and her husband Doug owned over the years. Together, Cathy Parrish Jones and her mother, Hattie, created a time capsule and virtual timeline of Hattie’s life.
Community Support for Duke Nurses
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, people all over the country are coming together to help those who help us – nurses and health-care workers on the front lines.
Duke Research Labs Open Under a New Normal
When Duke University went into partial lockdown in March, only a few, select labs that are working on a COVID-19 vaccine and treatment were allowed to remain open. For Duke University School of Medicine researchers, temporarily closing their labs was nothing short of titanic.
Duke Parents Pitch In to Support COVID-19 Research
Steve and Lisa Eisenstein, P’19, P’22, are no strangers to supporting good causes—and not just by opening their wallets. They are active in various philanthropic organizations, including one that helps people rebuild homes after hurricanes and other natural disasters.
Duke Health Fund Fuels COVID-19 Research
When COVID-19 arrived on American shores and exploded across the country within a matter of weeks, researchers across Duke hastened into action. Duke scientists in fields from microbiology and molecular genetics to pediatrics and surgery are racing to try to understand this exceptionally complex virus and develop approaches to defeat it.

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