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Billionaire gives $15M boost to Duke entrepreneurs

Investor and philanthropist David Rubenstein is giving $15 million to his alma mater, Duke University, in hopes of helping future entrepreneurs launch more businesses.

Billionaire donates $15M to Duke for entrepreneurship program

David Rubenstein, co-founder of the private equity firm Carlyle Group, gives $15 million to Duke;s Innovation and Entrepreneurship program. "Students today increasingly want to be entrepreneurs, social or business," he says.

UNC first, Duke third in Boston U. business case event

A team of students at UNC-CH's Kenan-Flagler Business School took home the top prize in the Boston University School of Management International Tech Strategy Business Case competition. Duke finished third.

New imaging technology boosts fight against prostate cancer

Called parametric MRI, the new type of MRI imaging provides being used at Duke University more detailed information that can make treatment decisions simpler, including 3D models that give doctors a clearer picture of growing tumors.

More detailed images can show doctors fast-growing tumors and those that can wait for treatment.

Personalized care: 'This is really the future of medicine'

At Duke symposium, personalized medicine experts lay out a vision about how advances in genomics will revolutionize healthcare.

Duke charts personalized care

The Arctic and you: Why changes there will affect not just polar bears

Ahead of the "Who 'owns the Arctic?" conference being put on by Duke and UNC-CH on Wednesday, a look at issues that could affect all of us.

Who owns the Arctic?

Rebound coming? Optimists dominate among chief marketing officers

In the latest CMO survey from Duke, the marketing executives are much more positive about growth prospects this year than a year ago. But if CMOs aren't excited, who else would be?

UNC, Duke team up off the court in 'Game of Life'

Bitter rivals in basketball, the two universities collaborate on numerous educational, medical and research efforts to help make the world a better place. They are partners in the "Game of Life" tournament.

Duke, UNC are partners - off the court

NCRC researchers tackle genetic causes for severe acne

The MURDOCK Study at the Duke Translational Medicine Institute in Kannapolis is enrolling patients as young as 12 who have been diagnosed with severe acne vulgaris and have been treated with oral isotretinoin, such as Accutane, Amnesteem, Claravis or Sotret.

Genetics firm Precision BioSciences scores patent victory

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has rejected claims from French company Cellectis that alleges that Precision is infringing on a Cellectis patent.

Study: Headphones, music soothe prostate cancer test anxiety

"It's a matter of shifting attention, so the music provides a distraction from the procedure," Dr. Matvey Tsivian, a Duke urologic oncology fellow and lead author of the study, says.

Fla. medical chopper crash raises scrutiny

The crash of a medical helicopter in Florida comes as agencies have been looking at safety for the service nationally.

Opinion: New life sciences cluster report presents skewed view of RTP's activities

The Triangle is outstanding for life sciences whether reports on U.S. markets score it first, last or in the middle.

If recession hits, companies will slash to the bone, CFOs say

"CFOs would slash employment by 8 percent and hack investment spending by 30 percent. And let me emphasize, that is from today's already depressed levels," warns Duke finance professor Campbell Harvey.

Duke students ask Apple CEO - a Dukie - for 'conflict-free' devices

A YouTube video includes Duke students asking Tim Cook, who earned his MBA at Duke, to use "conflict-free minerals" in future production of Apple products.