One hundred years ago, James B. Duke signed the Indenture of Trust that led to the creation of Duke University. In the last 100 years, Duke and our community have changed countless lives for the better.  On behalf of Duke’s Office of Gift Planning, we want to express our gratitude for your support as we […]

Gretchen Link and Alden Dudley   Alden (Bud) W. Dudley, Jr., T’58, MD’62, HS’65-’67, and his family have a long history with Duke. His late wife, Mary Adams Dudley, WC’59, PhD’66, and her father, Raymond D. Adams, MD’37, were alumni. Alden and Mary’s sons, R. Adams Dudley, T`86, MD’91, and Eric Clark Dudley, T`89, are […]

Imagine scuba diving 25 miles off the coast of Belize. The ocean floor is 3,000 feet below. In the vast blue sea, a skinny boat line is all that tethers you to humanity. Suddenly, you sense thousands of tiny ocean creatures surrounding you, but you can’t see them. A 9-foot shark approaches from the abyss. […]

He studied medicine before there was a polio vaccine. She researched mother-to-child HIV transmission in the 1990s. He advocated for child-proof medication caps at a time when they were rare. She looks to iPad technology to improve medical education. Pediatricians Glenn A. Kiser, M.D., and Kathleen A. McGann, M.D., worked decades apart, but they share […]