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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.

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.

Collegiate Inventors Competition finalist: Kishen Mitra, B.S. ‘24
10/10 Duke Office of Translation and Commercialization

Collegiate Inventors Competition finalist: Kishen Mitra, B.S. ‘24

Recent BME alumnus Kishen Mitra is taking his 3D-printed full meniscus replacement to the National Inventors Hall of Fame Collegiate Inventors Competition

$25 Million Gift to Establish New STEM+ Scholars Program
9/24 Pratt School of Engineering

$25 Million Gift to Establish New STEM+ Scholars Program

The Karsh STEM+ Scholars Program will match undergraduate students who have declared majors in disciplines in the natural sciences, engineering, and STEM-related fields with faculty in the Pratt School of Engineering and Trinity College of Arts & Sciences.

Philip Romero: Using AI to Map and Design New Proteins
9/20 Pratt School of Engineering

Philip Romero: Using AI to Map and Design New Proteins

By combining biochemistry, molecular biology, physics and computer science, new faculty member Philip Romero aims to decode and engineer novel proteins