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Duke University

University information
NameDuke University
MottoEruditio et Religio (Latin)
Motto in EnglishKnowledge and Faith
Established1838
TypePrivate
Religious affiliationUnited Methodist Church
Endowment$4.44 billion|
PresidentRichard H. Brodhead
Faculty2877
Students13,662
Under graduates6400
Post graduates7,262
CityDurham
StateNorth Carolina
CountryUS|coor= 
CampusUrban
8610 acre (34.8 km2)
Former namesBrown School (1838 � 1841)
Union Institute (1841 � 1851)
Normal College (1851 � 1859)
Trinity College (1859 � 1924)
ColorsDuke blue and white
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Athletic nicknameBlue Devils|athletics=NCAA Division I FBS; ACC
26 varsity teams
AthleticsNCAA Division I FBS; ACC
26 varsity teams
Websitewww.duke.edu

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Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James Buchanan Duke established The Duke Endowment, prompting the institution to change its name in honor of his deceased father, Washington Duke.

The University is organized into two undergraduate, ten graduate and professional schools, and seven institutes. In its 2011 edition, U.S. News & World Report ranked the university's undergraduate program 9th among national universities, while ranking the medical, law, public affairs, nursing and business graduate programs as high as 6th and as low as 15th, all among the top 15 in the United States. Duke University is also ranked 14th in the 2010 QS World University Rankings.

Duke's research expenditures are among the largest ten in the U.S.A. Competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference, Duke's athletic teams have twelve national championships, including four by its men's basketball team.

Besides academics, research, and athletics, Duke is also well known for its sizable campus and Collegiate Gothic architecture, especially the Duke Chapel. The forests surrounding parts of the campus belie the University's proximity to downtown Durham. Duke's 8,610 acres (35 km2) contain three contiguous campuses in Durham as well as a marine lab in Beaufort. Construction projects have updated both the freshmen-populated Georgian-style East Campus and the main Gothic-style West Campus, as well as the adjacent Medical Center over the past five years.

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SUBSCRIBE The ORIGINAL parody of my "new haircut" Created by Duke University Improv: dukeimprov.com Please favorite, rate and comment!
2.15 min. | 4.64 user rating		 Using acupuncture before and during surgery significantly reduces the level of pain and the amount of potent painkillers needed by patients after the surgery is over, according to Duke University Medical Center anesthesiologists who combined data from 15 small randomized acupuncture clinical trials.
2.35 min. | 3.81 user rating		 A team led by scientists at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering has demonstrated the first working "invisibility cloak." The cloak deflects microwave beams so they flow around a "hidden" object inside with little distortion, making it appear almost as if nothing were there at all.
3.20 min. | 4.62 user rating		 This clip will soon appear on TruTV's "The Smoking Gun Presents." Two skydivers landed in Duke's Wallace Wade stadium before the Duke - James Madison University (JMU) by accident on 8/30/08. The duo was supposed to land nine miles away in UNC's Kenan Stadium. Due to cloud cover, the pilot had cancelled the jump, but changed his mind when the clouds broke, and the skydivers jumped to the stadium. Unfortunately, they were over the wrong stadium. Duke officials were NOT expecting ANY skydivers. Players were still warming up on the field. Fortunately, none of the players were injured, and the skydivers landed safely. One was supposed to deploy a UNC flag as he entered the stadium. Luckily for him, he thought better of it.
0.33 min. | 4.64 user rating		 This is Seth Curry, you may know him as the highest scoring freshman in college basketball. He is also the brother of Stephen Curry, and the son of Dell Curry. He played basketball at Liberty University. He has transfered to Duke. The song is: R Kelly- The World's Greatest Edited by Dominic Pennix Twitter.com/DominicPennix
3.95 min. | 4.80 user rating
DOWNLOAD FOR FREE ON ITUNES: tinyurl.com On his much anticipated sophomore mixtape, "One Foot Out The Door," singer/songwriter/producer Mike Posner, has developed his signature sound into a movement that has gotten him signed to J Records, on stages opening for the likes of Akon and on the pages of The New York Times, The New York Post and XXL Magazine. And he's still a senior at Duke University! On his latest effort Mike deftly crafts a rich soundscape of hard hitting instrumentals coupled with clever songwriting indicative of someone twice his age. While his first mixtape posited it was only "A Matter of Time" until his buzz took off, on this offering, he makes it clear he has "One Foot Out The Door" into the stratosphere. Featuring guest appearances from Kid Cudi, Bun B, Big Sean, GLC, 3Oh!3, Freddie Gibbs and XV, "One Foot Out The Door" is sure to top best of 2010 lists.
2.68 min. | 4.66 user rating		 Duke University Djembe Ensemble performs 2005-- The dude in the middle is Bradley Simmons an accomplished percussionist who taught the students in the ensemble how to play djembe drums. Most of them learned not too long before this performance.
3.00 min. | 4.56 user rating		 www.dukeimprov.com Shown at Duke University Improv's "Big Show 10", Jon Scheyer stunned the world with his remarkable 75-second shooting performance in High School. Here we find him honing his skills daily on the campus of Duke University. Duke University Improv (DUI) Big Show 10 April 6, 2007
2.03 min. | 4.32 user rating		 Duke University professor Rochelle Schwartz-Bloom and colleague Gayle Gross de Nunez (brainpainter.com) created an animated video to explain the neuroscience of drugs. Excerpts from "Animated Neuroscience" are used with permission of Gayle Gross de Nunez and Rochelle Schwartz-Bloom"
2.18 min. | 3.59 user rating		 Duke University Field Hockey, Fall 2006
2.38 min. | 4.37 user rating

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GoDuke.com--DURHAM, NC - -Duke University- Women's Soccer Head Coach Robbie Church announced the addition of seven commitments for the 2011 campaign on Monday, ... - Date : Mon, 07 Feb 2011 20:52:09 GMT+00:00
Duke Univ., Tennessee company in hospital venture - Bloomberg Tweet this news
Bloomberg--based LifePoint Hospitals has formed a joint venture with -Duke University- Health System to build a network of community hospitals in North Carolina and ... - Date : Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:31:45 GMT+00:00
Hope floats at Duke pool - News & Observer Tweet this news
News & Observer--And that afternoon, she and her dad drove from their home in Holly Springs to -Duke University's- East Campus so she could spend an hour in an indoor pool, ... - Date : Mon, 07 Feb 2011 07:02:18 GMT+00:00
LifePoint Hospitals, Duke team up in venture - WSLS.com Tweet this news
WSLS.com--By GoDanRiver Staff -Duke University- Health System, Inc. and LifePoint Hospitals have formed a joint venture as DLP Healthcare, LLC to strengthen health-care ... - Date : Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:59:42 GMT+00:00
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Everyday Health--Professionally, I am a clinical health psychologist and Assistant Professor at the -Duke University- School of Medicine and the Research Director at Duke ... - Date : Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:12:01 GMT+00:00
Childhood self-control pays dividends as adults - The Dominion Post Tweet this news
The Dominion Post--Richie Poulton, of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, and Avshalom Caspi and Terrie Moffitt, of -Duke University- in the ... - Date : Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:09:17 GMT+00:00

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Demographics of student body
Undergraduate Profile : Geography
African American 7.5% 12.1%
Asian American 28.6% 8.5% 4.3%
Non-Hispanic
White American		 45.7% 55% 68%
Hispanic American 7.4% 3.5% 14.5%
Other/Unknown/
International		 8% 26% N/A

Duke University

AcademicsSchools and Institutes: Divinity School * Fuqua School of Business * Graduate School * Kenan Institute for Ethics * Nicholas School of the Environment * Pratt School of Engineering * Sanford School of Public Policy * School of Law * School of Medicine * School of Nursing * Trinity College of Arts and Sciences
Programs: FOCUS * Robertson Scholars * TIP
AthleticsACC * Athletic Director * Blue and White * Cameron Crazies * Cameron Indoor Stadium * Carlyle Cup * Dear Old Duke * Duke blue * Duke-Carolina rivalry * Fight! Blue Devils, Fight! * Football (2009 * coach) * History of the Blue Devil * Jack Coombs Field * Koskinen Stadium * Krzyzewskiville * Lacrosse * Men's Basketball (2009-10 * coach) * Tobacco Road * Victory Bell * Wallace Wade Stadium
CampusDuke Chapel * Duke Forest * Durham * Fitzpatrick Center * Franklin Center * Images * Lemur Center * Levine Science Research Center * Marine Lab * Medical Center * Nasher Museum of Art * Sarah P. Duke Gardens * Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory
Student lifeAmerican Dance Festival * Cable 13 * Cameron Crazies * The Chronicle * Krzyzewskiville * WXDU
HistoryAlumni * Bassett Affair * Faculty * James B. Duke * Julian S. Carr * Presidents * Washington Duke

Private colleges and universities in North Carolina

Barber-Scotia * Barton * Belmont Abbey * Bennett * Brevard * Campbell * Catawba * Chowan * Davidson * Duke * Elon * Gardner �Webb * Greensboro * Guilford * High Point * John Wesley * Johnson C. Smith * Lees �McRae * Lenoir �Rhyne * Livingstone * Louisburg * Mars Hill * Meredith * Methodist * Mid-Atlantic Christian * Montreat * Mount Olive * New Life * North Carolina Wesleyan * Peace * Pfeiffer * Piedmont Baptist * Queens * St. Andrews * St. Augustine's * Salem * Shaw * Southeastern Baptist * Southeastern Free Will Baptist * Warren Wilson * Wake Forest * Wingate

Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)

Atlantic DivisionBoston College Eagles * Clemson Tigers * Florida State Seminoles * Maryland Terrapins * North Carolina State Wolfpack * Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Coastal DivisionDuke Blue Devils * Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets * Miami Hurricanes * North Carolina Tar Heels * Virginia Cavaliers * Virginia Tech Hokies

Association of American Universities (AAU)

PublicArizona * University of California (Berkeley, * Davis, * Irvine, * Los Angeles, * San Diego, * Santa Barbara) * Colorado * Florida * Georgia Tech * Illinois * Indiana * Iowa * Iowa State * Kansas * Maryland * Michigan * Michigan State * Minnesota * Missouri * Nebraska * State University of New York (Buffalo, * Stony Brook) * North Carolina * Ohio State * Oregon * Penn State * Pittsburgh * Purdue * Rutgers * Texas * Texas A&M * Virginia * Washington * Wisconsin
PrivateBrandeis * Brown * Caltech * Carnegie Mellon * Case Western * Chicago * Columbia * Cornell * Duke * Emory * Harvard * Johns Hopkins * MIT * Northwestern * NYU * Penn * Princeton * Rice * Rochester * USC * Stanford * Syracuse * Tulane * Vanderbilt * Wash U * Yale
CanadianMcGill * Toronto

Universities Research Association (URA)

United StatesAlabama * Arizona * Arizona State * Boston University * Brown * Buffalo * University of California (Berkeley, * Davis, * Irvine, * Los Angeles, * Riverside, * Santa Barbara, * San Diego) * Caltech * Carnegie Mellon * Case Western Reserve * Chicago * Colorado * Columbia * Cornell * Duke * Florida * Florida State * Harvard * Hawaii * Houston * IIT * Illinois * Indiana * Iowa * Iowa State * Johns Hopkins * LSU * Maryland * MIT * Michigan * Michigan State * Minnesota * Nebraska * New Mexico * New Mexico State * North Carolina * North Texas * Northeastern * Northern Illinois * Northwestern * Notre Dame * Ohio State * Oklahoma * Oregon * Penn * Penn State * Pittsburgh * Princeton * Purdue * Rice * Rochester * Rockefeller * Rutgers * SMU * South Carolina * Stanford * Stony Brook * Syracuse * Tennessee * University of Texas (Arlington, * Austin, * Dallas) * Texas A&M * Texas Tech * Tufts * Tulane * UIC * Utah * Vanderbilt * Virginia * Virginia Tech * Washington * Washington University * Wayne State * William & Mary * Wisconsin * Yale
InternationalMcGill * Pisa * Toronto * Waseda

International Association of Methodist-related Schools, Colleges, and Universities

Adrian * Alaska Pacific * Albion * Albright * Allegheny * American * Andrew * Baker * Baldwin-Wallace * Bennett * Bethune-Cookman * Birmingham-Southern * Boston University * Brevard * Centenary (Louisiana) * Centenary (New Jersey) * Central Methodist * Claflin * Clark Atlanta * Columbia College (South Carolina) * Cornell College * Dakota Wesleyan * Denver * DePauw * Dickinson College * Dillard * Drew * Duke * Emory * Emory & Henry * Evansville * Ferrum * Florida Southern * Green Mountain * Greensboro * Hamline * Hendrix * High Point * Hiwassee * Huntingdon * Huston-Tillotson * Illinois Wesleyan * Indianapolis * Iowa Wesleyan * Kansas Wesleyan * Kendall * Kentucky Wesleyan * LaGrange * Lambuth * Lebanon Valley * Lindsey Wilson * Lon Morris * Louisburg * Lycoming * MacMurray * Martin Methodist * McKendree * McMurry * Meharry Medical * Methodist * Millsaps * Morningside * Mount Union * Nebraska Methodist * Nebraska Wesleyan * North Carolina Wesleyan * North Central * Northwestern University * Ohio Northern * Ohio Wesleyan * Oklahoma City * Otterbein * Oxford of Emory * Pacific * Paine * Pfeiffer * Puget Sound * Philander Smith * Randolph * Randolph-Macon * Reinhardt * Rocky Mountain * Rust * Shenandoah * Simpson College * Southern Methodist * Southwestern College (Kansas) * Southwestern University * Spartanburg Methodist * Syracuse * Tennessee Wesleyan * Texas Wesleyan * Union (Kentucky) * Virginia Wesleyan * Wesley College (Delaware) * Wesleyan College * West Virginia Wesleyan * Wiley * Willamette * Wofford * Young Harris

568 Group

Amherst * Boston College * Brown * Claremont McKenna * Columbia * Cornell * Dartmouth * Davidson * Duke * Emory * Georgetown * Haverford * MIT * Middlebury * Northwestern * Notre Dame * Penn * Pomona * Rice * Swarthmore * University of Chicago * University of Rochester * Vanderbilt * Wake Forest * Wellesley * Wesleyan * Williams



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