Duke Divers Break 12 Year Olympic Drought

Two Duke undergraduates, along with their diving partners, broke a 12 year drought in US Olympic diving medals in London. Abby Johnston shared the silver medal for women’s 3 meter synchronized diving and NicK McCrory shared the bronze for men’s 10 meter platform synchronized diving.

Durham Ranks Among Cities 'Where the Creative Class Earns the Most'

Durham was ranked 16th among cities 'Where the Creative Class Earns the Most' by Richard Florida in The Rise of the Creative Class, Revisited.

Durham Ranks Among Best Cities for Mid-Career Professionals

Durham was ranked as second on Kiplinger's list of "Best Cities for Mid-Career Professionals."

Duke Medical Center Tops Hospital Rankings

Duke University Medical Center was ranked as the top hospital in North Carolina and the eighth best hospital in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.

Durham Finance Department Earns National Reporting Honor

The City of Durham Finance Department has been recognized for the eighth consecutive year for outstanding achievement by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA). The City of Durham is the only municipality in North Carolina to have received this year’s Government Finance Officers Association Award for Excellence in Popular Annual Financial Reporting.

Durham 911 Center Awarded CALEA Reaccreditation

With its recent international re-accreditation from Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA), the Durham Emergency Communications Center is one of only two centers in the world to hold three major accreditations simultaneously.

Durham Ranks First in Private Sector Salaries

Durham ranked first among North Carolina cities with the highest private sector salaries in a recent Triangle Business Journal study.