July-August 2012

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[Credit: Megan Morr]
In the summer of 2010, Nyuol Tong ’14 returned to his home village of Ayeit in what is now South Sudan for the first time since he was five years old... Read more
Illuminating research: Duke professors Meng Chen, Nicolas Buchler, and Debra Brandon see the power of light in different ways. [Chris Hildreth]
During the dog days of summer, millions of us migrate to the nearest watering hole or beachfront property to have our fun in the sun. We may not... Read more
View of the Edmund Pettus bridge, Selma, Alabama. [All photo: Elissa Lerner]
We were still about forty miles away from Memphis when a window blew out on the bus. Ever since we’d crossed into Mississippi, headed... Read more
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