A new study suggests that Americans face an 'economic bar' to marriage. Before they walk down the aisle, many couples want to have a house, a bank account and a job that offers health insurance.
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A new type of drug blocks the destruction of neurons in the eye, preventing blindness. The researchers hope that the same therapy can be applied to other common neurodegenerative diseases.
Some say the more than 230 cities that lost their bids for Amazon's second headquarters were dupes in the retailer's game. In fact, they were willing participants with their own aims.
While the US sends observers around the world to monitor elections, few will be present during the 2018 midterms in the US.
First-generation college students earn substantially less than their peers whose parents went to college, new research shows.
IAFEI and a group of partners including Duke University and Grenoble EM survey CFOs across the world for the third quarter 2018, the survey was running from August 22 to September 6, 2018.
The late Sen. John McCain was an early – and lonely – Republican supporter of action to fight climate change. His challenge was to regulate sources of energy that underlie much of our economy.
Millennials are less inclined than older Americans to intervene abroad, maintain superior military power or believe the US is an exceptional nation. What does that mean for the country's future?
A new survey reveals that firms are only slowly adapting to advances in financial technology, even as CFO optimism rises.
Nuclear power provides 60 percent of US carbon-free electricity generation, but existing plants are aging and only one is under construction. Should government intervene to keep nuclear energy in the mix?
Natural gas is widely viewed as a clean fuel, but methane, its main component, is a powerful greenhouse gas. Two experts propose a plan for detecting and cutting methane leaks across North America.
CFOs spend two-thirds of their waking hours working, according to a survey. The difficulty that companies are having hiring and retaining qualified employees is also at a 20-year high.
Scientists and government agencies have been studying biofuel production from algae for years. Research points toward a more affordable and efficient production process that recycles water.
Scientists call large marine protected areas effective tools for conserving sea life. But do they benefit countries that create them? Scholars explain how Palau's huge marine protected area seeks to protect resources for Palauans.
Poor people who have cancer are one of the most financially vulnerable groups in the US. Obamacare aimed to improve their access to care. A recent study shows how it did.
While mass shooting tragedies in Las Vegas and elsewhere make headlines, the reality is gun violence is becoming almost routine in many American neighborhoods. Where do the guns come from?
Pedestrians ensure their safety by making eye contact with human drivers. Autonomous cars will have to communicate with nearby people in other ways.
It's all in the presentation: In studies, consumers were more apt to choose fuel-efficient vehicles depending on how the same pieces of information were displayed on labels.
While the media glamorizes famous college dropouts like Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates, the reality is that most successful people in the U.S. went to – and finished – college.
A new report from the National Academies of Science and Medicine outlines conditions that have to be met before gene editing that results in heritable genomic changes can be considered.
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Professor of Neurology, Neurobiology, and Cell Biology, Duke University
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Associate Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
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Professor of Public Policy and Political Science, Duke University
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Associate Professor of Sociology, Duke University
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Professor of Political Science, Duke University
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Resident in Radiation Oncology, Duke University
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Assistant Professor of Socoilogy, Duke University
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Professor of Finance, Duke University
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Dean of the Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
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Director, Climate & Energy Program, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, Duke University
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Professor of Marine Affairs and Policy, Duke University
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Research Scientist, Duke University
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Professor of Public Policy Studies, Duke University
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Ph.D. Candidate, Duke University Program in Ecology, Duke University
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Director, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions and Associate Professor of Practice, Duke University
