Sophomore Year: 2020-2021
The Class of 2023’s sophomore year saw activism, a disappointing basketball season and adjustment to a new normal.
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The Class of 2023’s sophomore year saw activism, a disappointing basketball season and adjustment to a new normal.
Mutersbaugh, who died in a car accident Dec. 12, was a first-year doctoral student in the neurobiology program. From helping his neurobiology labmates with coding for their experiments to going on spontaneous adventures with his friends, he brought light and joy to all he did.
Updated December 16, 2020 12:15 p.m. EST Raleigh, N.C. — A Duke University graduate student died in a crash on Saturday evening. Michael Mutersbaugh, of Mclean, Va., was killed in a single-vehicle wreck on the Interstate 40 eastbound ramp at South Saunders Street. Mutersbaugh was a first-year Ph.D. student in Duke’s neurobiology graduate program. Raleigh police said Mutersbaugh's car was exiting on the ramp when he lost control, left the road and hit a tree. A message sent to Duke graduate students said "several other passengers are recovering from their injuries."