<p>Still another accolade; individually, they are fine but possibly not too significant, however, collectively they document continuing improvement the highest level of academia . . . “outrageous ambition” at its very best. </p>
<p>Another notable feat by Duke. Well done!</p>
<p>The Nobel laureates of the past may have hailed from Columbia, Cambridge and Chicago but it’s looking increasingly like the Nobel laureates of the future are destined to bleed Duke blue!</p>
<p>Let’s not get “too” far ahead of ourselves . . .
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<p>^ It’s not just the Pew scholars. We had 32 researchers on the Reuters list. Nearly every early career biomedical award is dominated by Duke researchers. If the school focused more on basic science and less on translational research, we’d already be a haven for Nobel laureates in medicine. </p>
<p>Nice pun by the way ;)</p>
<p>I agree, I am very well aware of all that, as well as of Duke’s progressively improving background for the last four decades; this results from now 30 years of service on several Duke governance boards and their Executive Committees. What I subtlety tried to suggest, obviously without much success, is that cockiness never reflects too well on our beloved university. </p>