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When Are Polling Differences True Public Opinion Change?

Erin Hartman September 18, 2026 (10:00 am-12:00 pm) Gross Hall 270 Erin Hartman Associate Professor of Political Science University of California, Berkeley Erin Hartman’s research …

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New $5.1 Million Grant Will Help Doctors Better Understand and Treat Sickle Cell Pain

SSRI affiliate has secured major federal funding to study why sickle cell disease patients experience pain so differently, and what that means for their care. ...
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Proving What Works and Improving What Matters

Helping Communities Prove What Works and Improve What Matters From June 1–5, 2026, community, public, and nonprofit professionals gathered virtually for Prove & Improve: Community ...
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Collaborating with Git & GitHub

Everything You Wanted To Know About Collaborating Using Git and GitHub But Were Afraid to Ask! Interested in learning how to use Git and GitHub ...
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Duke Graduate Academy

The Duke Graduate Academy offers free online short courses designed to help emerging scholars strengthen their research, teaching, leadership, and public engagement skills. Open to ...
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Celebrating the Class of 2026

On Saturday, May 9, 2026, the Duke Master in Interdisciplinary Data Science (MIDS) program celebrated the graduation of the Class of 2026 during a commencement ...
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MIDS Students Present School Meals Research

A group of Master in Interdisciplinary Data Science (MIDS) students recently traveled to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to present their capstone project at the 2026 Symposium on ...
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Sunshine Hillygus Named Director of SSRI

We are pleased to announce that Sunshine Hillygus has been named the new Director of the Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) at Duke University. It ...
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Call for Proposals

2026 Cooperative Election Study Submit your survey questions for placement on Duke’s national election module for a rare opportunity to reach a large American sample. ...
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Team Gets Hands-On with CPR

For the Applied Research, Evaluation, & Engagement team, much of their work focuses on generating insights that can improve lives. Over the past few years, ...
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