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Durham Police arrested 25-year-old Jaquan Marquise Smith on Friday for a string of home invasions and robberies in apartments near Duke University’s campus. Two of the incidents involved Duke

Antwan Lofton and Russell Thompson have been tapped to provide interim leadership for human resources and operations under a restructuring announced by Executive Vice President Daniel Ennis on Tuesday. Following Kyle Cavanaugh’s departure at the end of the academic year and a wide-ranging review of Duke’s future needs, the portfolio of the vice president for administration will be split into two new positions reporting to Ennis, Vice President, Human Resources and Vice President, Operations....

Duke University and Duke University Health System are among “America’s Best Employers” in 2022, according to Forbes. In a survey of 60,000 U.S. employees, Duke University placed 61st, and Duke University Health System was 74th on a list of 500 employers with more than 5,000 employees.

Nearly 161,000 people became fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in 2021 thanks to Duke. In fact, the first dose given to the public in North Carolina was administered at Karsh Alumni and Visitors Center. What appeared on the outside as a well-oiled machine was the result of team members from across the Duke University Health System (DUHS) and Duke University working together to make this life-saving medication available.

In assessing Duke’s reopening this semester, Vice President Kyle Cavanaugh began with two numbers that shows how the university is taking the omicron variant seriously even as it returned to in-person learning amid a spike in cases. Addressing the Academic Council Thursday Cavanaugh said in the first two weeks, more than 1,500 faculty, staff and students have tested positive on campus. But those daunting numbers came with one other piece of data: Of those testing positive at the university, th...

Crystal Williams will be the next president of the Rhode Island School of Design.

Kyle Cavanaugh, vice president for Administration, has announced he will retire on September 30, 2022, after more than 13 years at Duke that have seen extraordinary growth in employment, expansion of campus operations, and recognition for the institution as a best place to work.

As we come to the end of a year that vividly illustrated Duke’s commitment to resilience, innovation and each other in so many ways, we must once again confront the reality of life in a global pandemic.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has called for a 15 percent reduction in water usage, but we’re far from that target.

Highlights from the Los Angeles Times, Grist, NBC News and others.