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Zev van Zanten

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Covers:  Arts and culture, local events, and campus arts.

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Staff Writer in the Recess Department of the Duke Chronicle. Current Freshman at Duke University and prospective dual major in Math and Economics with a certificate in PPE (Philosophy, Politics, and Economics). Experienced in writing about arts and culture, local events, and campus arts.

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Samir Patel on science journalism and curiosity

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By Zev van Zanten, Ana Despa, Ranjan Jindal
| The Duke Chronicle Verified
Recess | Campus | The Chronicle Apr 22, 2026, 3:00 AM On April 19, Humanities in Medicine (HuMed), the Duke Program in Literature, the DeWitt Wallace Center, Duke English and Duke’s Program in Education hosted “Storytelling Through Science Journalism,” a speaker event featuring Samir Patel (Pratt ‘97), the editor and chief of Quanta Magazine.
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Nearly 7 in 10 first-years don't utilize campus mental health resources

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By Zev van Zanten, Annie Eilers, Amy Zhang
| The Duke Chronicle Verified
Editor's note: This story is part of a series about the Class of 2029 based on a survey conducted by The Chronicle in January and February 2026. You can read more about our methodology and limitations here or read all our survey coverage here. Partway through the Class of 2029’s first year on campus, we asked them about the Duke-supplied resources they had engaged with to support their transition to college life.
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Agentic AI Comes for Teaching

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By Zev van Zanten
| James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
Will agentic AI let teachers spend more time teaching, or will it remove even more of the human touch from the academy? This is one of higher education’s most important questions following the release of the now-defunct Einstein and Canvas’s own agentic AI teaching agent. Canvas, an online-learning-management system operated by Instructure Holdings, is used by 50 percent of all students in North America.
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