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

Faculty on Social Media: Friend or Foe?

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

The Increasingly Inescapable Need to Integrate Ethics
10/15 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

A Genomic Medicine Story (with only a little CRISPR)
10/15 Pratt School of Engineering

A Genomic Medicine Story (with only a little CRISPR)

While the Nobel-winning genome-editing technology CRISPR holds great promise, Duke’s Center for Advanced Genomic Technologies is putting some eggs in other baskets.

The Hard-Earned Lessons of Academic Entrepreneurs
10/15 Pratt School of Engineering

The Hard-Earned Lessons of Academic Entrepreneurs

Faculty entrepreneurs from Duke Engineering share their experiences of what it takes to spin a startup out of a university.

Imagining the Robots of Tomorrow 
10/15 Pratt School of Engineering

Imagining the Robots of Tomorrow 

Duke researchers are pursuing robots that learn like humans, help perform delicate surgeries, and look after crewed space flights.

Leveling Up Our Game 
10/14 Pratt School of Engineering

Leveling Up Our Game 

With more game studios finding a home in North Carolina’s Research Triangle, augmented and virtual realities growing in scope, and video game design reaching more diverse audiences, it’s time we start understanding the medium beyond its tropes and stereotypes.