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Business & Economy
2:00 pm
Thu April 18, 2013

Can The Pitch Of Your Voice Affect Your Income?

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Jeff Immelt, CEO of GE.

A new study from Duke University says it can. Research finds that male CEOs with deeper voices make more money, manage larger firms, and have a longer tenure than those with higher pitched voices. The study follows another published last year by Duke scientists revealing that deep-voiced people are perceived to have better leadership qualities.

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The State of Things
11:56 am
Wed April 17, 2013

Scholars Push For Interculturality

  • Scholars Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio and Issa Asgarally join Host Isaac Davy-Aronson to discuss the possibilities of interculturality

The United States has for centuries been a nation of multiculturality, with many cultures and communities existing within it, but not necessarily integrated. Many scholars say that the way to true peace is through interculturality, where cultures are educated about other culture through methods like language, arts and education.

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Education
11:30 am
Fri April 12, 2013

Duke Marks 50 Years Since Integration

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Duke University celebrates 50 years of black students on Saturday, with an address by U.S. Senator William "Mo" Cowan.  The Massachusetts Democrat is a 1991 Duke graduate and one of two African-Americans currently in the U.S. Senate.

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The State of Things
11:59 am
Thu April 11, 2013

Panel Discusses Sustainability In Haiti

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President Bill Clinton meets Dr. Megan Coffee in Haiti

Experts are in Durham today and tomorrow, attending a conference on Haiti. Their goal is to assess and improve aid efforts to the country following the devastating earthquake there three years ago.

It's a collaboration between Duke University and North Carolina Central University called, “Humanitarianism in Haiti: Visions and Practice."

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