News

Featured News

All News

lean-to small scale gold mining by a river
New Hubs Represent “Big Bets” on Interdisciplinarity at Duke
6/5 Duke Office of Interdisciplinary Studies

New Hubs Represent “Big Bets” on Interdisciplinarity at Duke

Leanne Gilbertson is leading the new "Duke Critical Minerals Hub" to examine their full life cycle from extraction and mining to processing, use and reuse.

Two people stand at the end of a dock near a boat
Fletch Rydell Named a 2025 Faculty Scholar
6/5 Duke Today

Fletch Rydell Named a 2025 Faculty Scholar

Rising senior double majoring in ECE and CS received the highest honor given by the university faculty to undergraduate students for work focused on shared memory.

a person flying a drone in antarctica
Drones, Data and Discovery: Mapping Change in Antarctica
6/5 Duke Office of Interdisciplinary Studies

Drones, Data and Discovery: Mapping Change in Antarctica

Duke engineering students join an interdisciplinary Bass Connections team diving deep into a vast wealth of visual data of Antarctica collected by drones.

David Mitzi wins Cherry Award
5/29 Pratt School of Engineering

David Mitzi wins Cherry Award

Mitzi was recognized for his significant contributions to the science and technology of photovoltaics, or the conversion of light energy into electricity.

three students standing with a plaque and ribbon
Duke Team Builds an Award-winning Surgical Simulator
5/21 Duke University School of Medicine

Duke Team Builds an Award-winning Surgical Simulator

MEMS PhD student Kent Yamamoto was part of a team that won first place at the American College of Surgeons 2025 Surgeons and Engineers Meeting for their life-size inguinal hernia simulator.