Duke University
Blue Devils' school
Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina, founded in 1924 when tobacco magnate James Buchanan Duke endowed Trinity College.
Known for strong programs in medicine, law, and public policy, Duke competes athletically in the ACC, where its men's basketball program draws particular attention: Duke and Carolina is college basketball's fiercest rivalry.
City and county, England
- residence hallsOn-campus student housing
- quadEnclosed campus lawn
- gardensCultivated planting areas
- North CarolinaSoutheastern Atlantic coast state
NCAA tournament season
- Final FourChampionship tournament semifinalists
- ACCEastern collegiate division
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- brotherhoodKinship among men
Zion Williamson · one-and-done · recruiting · banners · student section
Prestigious Dublin institution
- undergraduateDegree-seeking college student
- graduateOne who earned degree
- liberal artsNon-vocational higher education
- interdisciplinaryCombining distinct fields
faculty · tenure · curriculum · seminars · honors · commencement
Tapering architectural towers
- archesWeight-bearing curved spans
- stained glassColored window art
- buttressesExternal wall supports
- gargoylesDecorative architectural waterspouts
cloisters · towers · limestone · slate roofs · courtyards · medieval revival · architectural heritage
Controlled health research experiments
- biomedical researchScientific study of health
- laboratoriesFacilities for scientific investigation
- innovationCreating something original
- patentsExclusive rights to inventions
peer-reviewed journals · doctoral programs · postdoctoral · genomics · neuroscience · grant funding
Durham
City and county, England
- residence hallsOn-campus student housing
- quadEnclosed campus lawn
- gardensCultivated planting areas
March Madness
NCAA tournament season
- Final FourChampionship tournament semifinalists
- ACCEastern collegiate division
- championshipCompetition for top rank
Zion Williamson · brotherhood · one-and-done · recruiting · banners · student section
Trinity College
Prestigious Dublin institution
- undergraduateDegree-seeking college student
- graduateOne who earned degree
- liberal artsNon-vocational higher education
interdisciplinary · faculty · tenure · curriculum · seminars · honors · commencement
spires
Tapering architectural towers
- archesWeight-bearing curved spans
- stained glassColored window art
- buttressesExternal wall supports
gargoyles · cloisters · towers · limestone · slate roofs · courtyards · medieval revival · architectural heritage
clinical trials
Controlled health research experiments
- biomedical researchScientific study of health
- laboratoriesFacilities for scientific investigation
- innovationCreating something original
patents · peer-reviewed journals · doctoral programs · postdoctoral · genomics · neuroscience · grant funding
- Southern CollegesAlabama, Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Georgia
- NC SchoolsUNC, NC State, Wake Forest, Davidson, Elon
- Triangle NCRaleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary, NC State
- North CarolinaTar Heel, Great Smoky Mountains, Blue Ridge Parkway, Outer Banks, Asheville
- Durham
- Gothic Architecturepointed arches, flying buttress, flying buttresses, pointed arch, rose window
Duke UniversityUNC Chapel Hill
North Carolina flagship campus
NC State · public university · state school · land-grant university · community college
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