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March 03, 2021
Comparing the Swab to the Sewer
Duke pilot testing effectiveness of campus wastewater sampling to detect SARS-CoV-2, and comparing it to nasal swabs

February 18, 2021
The Intersection of Electrical Engineering and Materials Design
In this Q&A, professor Adrienne Stiff-Roberts explains how electrical engineering and materials research intersect, and talks about the multidisciplinary approach that makes Duke special

February 16, 2021
Bellamkonda Named Provost at Emory; Glass to Serve as Interim Dean
Ravi Bellamkonda, the dean of the Pratt School of Engineering since 2016, will depart Duke in June to serve as the provost and executive vice president at Emory

February 16, 2021
Why Virtual Conferences Are Here to Stay
As Duke community members gain experience with virtual conferences, learn why they feel they’re here to stay

February 09, 2021
Capturing Free-Space Optical Light for High-Speed WiFi
Plasmonic speed enhancements previously constrained to nanoscale phenomena are replicated on macroscopic devices

February 09, 2021
Wills Wins National Science Foundation CAREER Award
Prestigious five-year award will help develop fundamental building blocks enabling more developers to take advantage of hardware-accelerated systems

February 04, 2021
An Unintentional Work of Art
When Duke Engineers went to 3D print an artificial hawk’s nest to hide drone surveillance equipment, the results were more colorful than expected

January 26, 2021
Listening to Lightning in the Duke Forest
ECE professor Steve Cummer's field of antennas relays information about when and where lightning strikes

January 15, 2021
Boyd-Sinkler Named Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for Duke Engineering
Beginning in March 2021, Karis Boyd-Sinkler will advance diversity, equity, inclusion and community across Duke Engineering

January 14, 2021
At Duke, the Future of Pathology Lies in AI
Duke Engineering and the Duke School of Medicine have joined forces to create a new Division of Artificial Intelligence and Computational Pathology