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Duke, Peer Schools Announce International Scholarship Focused on Global Grand Challenges

Mar 13, 2013

Eight U.S. universities including Duke have established the Vest Scholarship program to spur international collaborations among graduate students whose studies are focused on tackling some of the world’s biggest challenges.

Calderbank to Direct Interdisciplinary 'Big Data' Effort at Duke

Mar 8, 2013

Robert Calderbank, the Phillip Griffiths professor of computer science, mathematics and electrical and computer engineering at Duke University, has been appointed director of an interdisciplinary program designed to increase "big data"...

Reichert Named as Inaugural Recipient of Kaganov Professorship

Mar 1, 2013

Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering has named William M. “Monty” Reichert the inaugural Alan L. Kaganov Professor of Biomedical Engineering.

Silver Nanoparticles May Adversely Affect Environment

Feb 27, 2013

DURHAM, N.C. – In experiments reproducing the natural environment, Duke University researchers have demonstrated that silver nanoparticles, which are used in many consumer products, can have an adverse effect on plants and microorganisms. These...

Duke Biomedical Engineer Kam Leong Elected to National Academy of Engineering

Feb 7, 2013

Kam Leong, the James B. Duke professor of biomedical engineering at Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE)—one of the highest professional distinctions for engineers.

Recreating Natural Complex Gene Regulation

Feb 5, 2013

DURHAM, N.C. – By reproducing in the laboratory the complex interactions that cause human genes to turn on inside cells, Duke University bioengineers have created a system they believe can benefit gene therapy research and the burgeoning field of...

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