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A Closer Look at Design Climate
10/28/24 Duke Engineering YouTube

A Closer Look at Design Climate

Join Dean Jerry Lynch for a conversation with Professors Judy Ledlee and Jesko Von Windheim about how Duke's Design Climate program guides students through the creation of a triple-bottom-line startup that will have a positive impact in the world.

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Engineering Programs Receive Duke Climate Commitment Leadership Awards
10/25/24 Duke Climate Commitment

Engineering Programs Receive Duke Climate Commitment Leadership Awards

Mark Borsuk and Will Ferris were recognized for creating RESILE and CIRCAD as part of their work in risk and resilience engineering; Sara Oliver, for the launch of the Climate & Sustainability Engineering Master of Engineering program, and Judy Ledlee, Alexis Carpenter and Helen Whiteley for the launch of the Design Climate course.

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Learning to Fail Upward, on Land and Sea
10/25/24 Pratt School of Engineering

Learning to Fail Upward, on Land and Sea

Seniors in Duke's hands-on mechanical engineering capstone built an entry for the Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race, an annual event with roots dating to the 1960s.

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Seeing Duke in a Whole New Color
10/23/24 Pratt School of Engineering

Seeing Duke in a Whole New Color

New program allows color blind Duke personnel to borrow EnChroma color enhancing glasses from the library for up to a week at a time

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Listening Skills Bring Human-Like Touch to Robots
10/22/24 Pratt School of Engineering

Listening Skills Bring Human-Like Touch to Robots

Researchers give robots a sense of touch by “listening” to vibrations, allowing them to identify materials, understand shapes and recognize objects just like human hands

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Faculty on Social Media: Friend or Foe?
10/15/24 Pratt School of Engineering

Faculty on Social Media: Friend or Foe?

Examining the advantages and drawbacks of pursuing social media accounts as a researcher.

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The Increasingly Inescapable Need to Integrate Ethics
10/15/24 Pratt School of Engineering

The Increasingly Inescapable Need to Integrate Ethics

Engineers are facing more ethical dilemmas in their professional lives than ever before. Students need to be taught how to handle them