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November 28, 2022 | Duke Engineering

Tablet-Based Vaccine Prevents Urinary Tract Infections in Mice

Quick-dissolving tablet shows long-lasting protection from bacteria that causes UTIs

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December 09, 2021 | Duke Engineering

Twelve Graduate Students Earn External Fellowships in 2021

Highly competitive national awards will help 12 new and returning Duke Engineering graduate students conduct research on campus

Amanda Randles

December 08, 2021 | Duke Engineering

Randles Elected to National Academy of Inventors

Amanda Randles was recognized for her work to model how blood, particles and cells travel throughout the circulatory system

Students present their "smart shade" prototype to bystanders

December 07, 2021 | Duke Engineering

Solutions for Seedling Sunburn, Runaway Trash Bins and Other Woes

First-year design teams develop solutions for real clients with real problems, like crop loss and decreased mobility

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December 03, 2021 | Duke Engineering

Rapid Test Identifies Antibody Effectiveness Against COVID-19 Variants

Test could measure patient immunity against multiple COVID-19 variants such as Omicron and Delta at once and inform which synthetic monoclonal antibody to use for treatments

December 02, 2021 | Duke University

Inside Class'room' Learning

This year, across Duke University, safety came first. Professors had to envision new learning methods, those that drew on the intimacies of a shared environment but allowed for interactions amid masking, distance and testing

Duke Engineering professor Stacy Tantum and an engineering student

December 02, 2021 | Duke Engineering

KEEN Teaching: Duke Engineering Faculty Engage with National Education Network

Faculty are creating impactful educational experiences grounded in problem-based learning and an entrepreneurial mindset

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December 01, 2021 | Duke Engineering

Eye Imaging Technology Breaks Through Skin by Crossing Beams

New approach to optical coherence tomography increases its depth of view in biological tissues

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November 30, 2021 | Duke Engineering

High-Speed Holography of Cells Spots Physical Beacons of Disease

Measuring the variability of thickness within thousands of cells per minute spots physical signs of cancer and carcinogenic exposure

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November 30, 2021 | Duke MEDx News

Barr-Spach Scholarships Support Engineering Study by Duke Medical Students

Two med students are pursuing Duke's Artificial Intelligence for Product Innovation Master of Engineering. A resident physician is completing an MS in Biomedical Engineering.

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November 29, 2021 | Duke Engineering

Cross-Training Graduate Students to Develop Smart Robotic Surgical Instruments

Duke’s new NSF Research Traineeship Program brings engineers and computer scientists into the operating room to solve unmet surgical challenges