Commending and congratulating the 100-year anniversary of Duke University, in Durham, North Carolina.

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1100 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1100

    Commending and congratulating the 100-year anniversary of Duke 
                 University, in Durham, North Carolina.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 21, 2024

 Mrs. Foushee (for herself, Ms. Adams, Mr. Jackson of North Carolina, 
  Ms. Ross, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Ms. 
  Manning, Mr. Nickel, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, Mr. 
 Levin, and Mr. Peters) submitted the following resolution; which was 
        referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Commending and congratulating the 100-year anniversary of Duke 
                 University, in Durham, North Carolina.

Whereas Duke University was established on December 11, 1924;
Whereas Duke University Hospital opened for patients in 1930;
Whereas, since the 1930s, Duke has grown into an internationally recognized 
        academic medical center where researchers and clinicians have made 
        breakthrough discoveries and conducted pioneering procedures for 
        patients locally and across the world;
Whereas Duke was admitted to the Association of American Universities in 1938;
Whereas the admission into this prestigious organization of research 
        universities helped to cement Duke's place among the top tier of 
        America's research universities;
Whereas the Sarah P. Duke Gardens was dedicated in April 1939 and opened for the 
        enjoyment of the university and community members;
Whereas Duke University was desegregated on March 8, 1961;
Whereas, in 1963, the first 5 African-American undergraduates enrolled at Duke;
Whereas Duke established the Nation's first physician assistant program in 1965;
Whereas Duke Cancer Center was one of the Nation's first cancer centers 
        established with the passage of the National Cancer Act in 1973;
Whereas the Cancer Center also developed the Nation's first outpatient bone 
        marrow transplant program;
Whereas, in 1996, Duke created the Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership;
Whereas, in 1998, Duke University Health System was created;
Whereas today, the system includes Duke Regional Hospital and Duke Raleigh 
        Hospital as well as other regional health care providers and serves 
        patients in all 100 North Carolina counties and from across the country;
Whereas, in 2012, Dr. Robert Lefkowitz, Chancellor's Distinguished Professor of 
        Medicine at Duke University, shared a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his 
        work with G protein-coupled receptors, and, in 2015, Paul Modrich, James 
        B. Duke Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry, received a 
        Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in mechanistic studies of DNA 
        repair;
Whereas legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski led the Duke men's basketball team to 5 
        national championships;
Whereas the University has won a record 7 national championships in women's golf 
        as well as 3 national championships in men's lacrosse and national 
        championships in women's tennis and men's soccer;
Whereas Duke University has won 130 Atlantic Coast Conference championships 
        across all sports;
Whereas Duke University is the second largest private employer in North 
        Carolina;
Whereas over 16,500 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students attend 
        Duke University;
Whereas Duke has consistently been ranked among the Nation's top ten 
        universities and its undergraduate nursing program is ranked first in 
        the Nation by the U.S. News & World Report;
Whereas Duke University offers 53 majors, 52 minors, and 23 certificates;
Whereas Duke University comprises eleven schools including Duke-NUS Medical 
        School in Singapore as well as Duke Kunshan University in China; and
Whereas with nearly 200,000 alumni worldwide, Duke University remains the 
        standard of excellence for universities: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) celebrates the 100th anniversary of Duke University, 
        recognizes the University's accomplishments over the past 
        century, and encourages North Carolina's citizens to 
        participate in activities marking this historic occasion; and
            (2) directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to 
        make available 5 enrolled copies of this resolution to Vincent 
        E. Price, the current President of Duke University.
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