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September 21, 2023 | Duke Today

New Devils 2027: Isabella Peralta

Meet first-year student Isabella “Isa” Peralta, who plans on studying biomedical engineering but could also see herself as a "space doctor"

October 02, 2023 | Duke OTC

University Startups Come Together to Pitch 50+ Elite Investors

Several Duke BME faculty came together to showcase the Triangle's cutting-edge biotech ecosystem and solutions to critical human health challenges
Margaret "Maggie" Gatongi

September 20, 2023 | Duke Engineering

Never Stop Exploring

From rainforest travels to lab course facilitation and design, senior BME lab administrator Margaret (Maggie) Gatongi never passes up an opportunity to learn
Sonia Bansal

September 05, 2023 | Duke Engineering

Sonia Bansal: Creating a Community of Support in the Classroom

New faculty member Sonia Bansal aims to develop courses that will give students foundational skills and practical engineering experiences they need to succeed
Illustration of positive charge carriers within a class of materials called perovskites

August 31, 2023 | Duke Engineering

Growing Triple-Decker Hybrid Crystals for Lasers

Collaboration between Duke and Purdue explores the fabrication and optoelectric characterization of multilayered perovskites
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August 25, 2023 | Duke Today

Craig Henriquez, Biomedical Engineer and Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement, Dies at Age 64

Henriquez contributed to the Duke community both as a scholar and through university service for 35 years
John Hickey

August 21, 2023 | Duke Engineering

John Hickey: When It Comes to Studying Cells, Location is Everything

By studying the location of individual cells within tissues, new faculty member John Hickey aims to decode how cells interact and organize in healthy and diseased tissues
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August 03, 2023 | Duke Engineering

DEFINE Academy Seeks to Expand the Future Faculty Pipeline

New program seeks to build confidence in future faculty applicants by looking beyond traditional application materials
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August 02, 2023 | Duke Engineering

Easing Hand Grips and Perfecting Needle Insertions

Two First-Year Design engineering student teams received $5,000 grants from the VentureWell E-Team Program to further develop projects designed in class

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July 26, 2023 | Duke Engineering

Allowing Machine Learning to Ask Questions Can Make It Smarter

By using only the most valuable data, ‘active’ machine learning algorithms can help identify the next class of molecular therapeutics
A low-profile, wearable imaging tool will be able to provide physicians with accurate, detailed, 3D brain images

July 25, 2023 | Duke Engineering

A Non-Invasive Way to Visualize the Deep Brain

By developing a brain imaging tool that can stick directly to a patient's scalp, Xiaoyue Ni and Junjie Yao aim to make it easier for doctors everywhere to diagnose strokes and other neurological issues