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Professor of the Practice of Biomedical Engineering Aaron Kyle discusses design choices with a student in the program’s capstone course.
Teaching from the Heart
5/26/23 DukEngineer Magazine

Teaching from the Heart

Through early community outreach, new biomedical engineering faculty member Aaron Kyle aims to instill “STEM identities” in future engineers

a male and female student laugh together in a sound recording booth
Behind the Scenes of Pratt’s Hottest Podcast
5/26/23 DukEngineer Magazine

Behind the Scenes of Pratt’s Hottest Podcast

When a small group of students launched “This Engineering Life,” they had no idea the show would still be going strong five seasons later

a person grabbing their lower leg that is glowing red
Biologic Used by Athletes Could Also Ease Nerve Pain from Chemo, Diabetes
5/22/23 Duke Health

Biologic Used by Athletes Could Also Ease Nerve Pain from Chemo, Diabetes

Autologous conditioned serum (ACS) -- a biologic therapy that famous athletes swear by to treat arthritis and sports injuries -- also shows benefit for the kind of neurological pain caused by chemotherapy or diabetes

A whale observed from above in the act of bubble net feeding
Drones on Boats
5/19/23 DukEngineer Magazine

Drones on Boats

How Duke’s MaRRS Lab is innovating marine conservation research

a target board with arrows stuck in everywhere but the bullseye
Perfection: The Enemy of Evolution
5/18/23 Pratt School of Engineering

Perfection: The Enemy of Evolution

Freedom to miss the optimal mark opens a wide range of new designs over time

two women talk to a student next to a cardboard structure
Lessons Learned from Feeding Lemurs Extend Beyond Duke
5/17/23 Pratt School of Engineering

Lessons Learned from Feeding Lemurs Extend Beyond Duke

Modeled after Duke Engineering’s First-Year Design program, Duke’s arm of Engineering for US All is working with students at Oxford Preparatory School