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This World Lung Cancer Day, we're sharing two stories that show how discoveries in the lab and clinical research are making a difference for patients today and in the future.

Read both stories to see how research is changing lives today and shaping tomorrow's care.
🫁 https://today.duke.edu/2025/07/research-saves-lives-duke-clinical-trial-provides-lifeline-lung-cancer-patient

🔬 https://corporate.dukehealth.org/news/basal-stem-cells-identified-origin-small-cell-lung-cancer-lab-models

Duke Cancer Institute | Duke University School of Medicine | Duke Health

Some of the most recognizable places on campus have a story that begins long before the first stone was laid.

Julian Abele's architectural vision helped shape many of the buildings that have become lasting symbols of Duke. Nearly a century later, his work continues to inspire everyone who visits.

Duke University Chapel | University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design | Free Library of Philadelphia | Philadelphia Museum of Art

The Duke Canine Cognition Center and NC State College of Veterinary Medicine & Veterinary Hospital are studying how dogs learn and solve simple tasks to better understand how the brain works. Their discoveries could lead to better health for both people and animals.

Read the story to see these pups in action: https://today.duke.edu/2026/07/where-science-meets-snouts

What if the Moon never existed? Earth might look very different today. 🌖

For International Moon Day, Duke physics alumna and planetary scientist Robin Canup shares how a massive collision billions of years ago led to the formation of the Moon and helped shape the planet we call home.

Learn more about Canup’s research at Southwest Research Institute: https://www2.boulder.swri.edu/~robin/

Some come for the game. Some come for the band. Some come for the people they're sitting next to. Somehow, it all comes together on game day.

Happy National Football Day. 🏈

Duke Football | Duke Athletics

The deeper you go, the stranger it gets.

Some of the ocean's most incredible creatures rely on light in ways that challenge what we think we know about life underwater. Consider this your two-minute escape into the deep sea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtB3ZP7su8Y

Green space. Study space.
Outer space. Shared space.

From the places we gather to the frontiers we're still exploring, Space highlights the environments that make discovery possible at Duke: www.duke.edu