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June 08, 2021 | Duke Today
$100 Million to Advance Duke Science and Technology Research
The Duke Endowment of Charlotte, N.C., is supporting Duke University’s efforts to expand its faculty in computation, materials science and the resilience of the body and brain by completing the second phase of a $100 million investment. This is the largest award Duke University has ever received.
June 03, 2021 | Duke Engineering
Researchers Reveal the Inner Workings of a Viral DNA-Packaging Motor
Trilogy of papers provide insight into a critical step in how some viruses reproduce
June 02, 2021 | Duke Today
Joel Collier Among 2021 Bass Fellows
BME Professor Joel Collier is among six Duke faculty members selected for their excellence both in research and undergraduate education
June 01, 2021 | Duke Engineering
Developing Biomaterial Implants to Improve Human Health
Duke materials scientists combine engineering and medicine to treat bone injury, disease, pain and more
May 17, 2021 | abc13 News
How a 10-Cent Wrist Band is Making NC Firefighters More Aware of Their Cancer Risk
A 10-cent wrist band could help researchers give North Carolina firefighters greater insight into their risks of cancer.
May 07, 2021 | Duke Chemistry
David Beratan Receives the Morley Medal
The Cleveland Section of the ACS has named Professor David Beratan the recipient of the 2021 Edward Morley Medal in recognition of his many contributions to the fields of computational and theoretical chemistry
May 04, 2021 | Duke Today
Stapleton and Meyer Study Environmental Justice, Racism in American South
DMI Sustainable Materials faculty members Heather Stapleton and Joel Meyer join Duke colleagues to study Chemical Industries, Environmental Justice and the Global History of Race in the American South as part of Duke's anti-racism efforts
April 29, 2021 | Duke Today
Zauscher to Chair Search Committee for New Pratt School Dean
Pratt School Professor Stefan Zauscher will chair a 15-person committee that will conduct a search for the new Vinik Dean of the Pratt School of Engineering
April 28, 2021 | Magnify, Duke School of Medicine
We Are What We Breathe
DMI member Joel Meyer is part of an interdisciplinary research group at Duke devoted to better understanding the connection between health, climate change, and air pollution.
April 26, 2021 | Duke Engineering
Researchers Demonstrate Fully Recyclable Printed Electronics
New technique reclaims nearly 100% of all-carbon-based transistors while retaining future functionality of the materials
April 21, 2021 | Duke Engineering
Pursuing Research: 2021 Pratt Fellows
A glimpse into the projects pursued by three Pratt Undergraduate Research Fellows and the lessons provided by their experience
April 14, 2021 | Duke Engineering
Self-Assembling Nanofibers Prevent Damage from Inflammation
Nanomaterials strategically activate the immune system to fight inflammation as effectively as current standard therapeutics
April 07, 2021 | Duke Engineering
Ultrasensitive, Rapid Diagnostic Detects Ebola Earlier Than Gold Standard Test
Portable platform detects early biomarkers of the Ebola virus faster than PCR, the current industry standard
April 05, 2021
Li and Tutoni Win NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Hengming Li and Gianna Tutoni are among 18 PhD students at Duke who won National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships
April 01, 2021 | Duke Engineering
Designing the Future of Medical Technologies
Xiaoyue Ni is pushing her field into the future using smart materials and wearable devices