Pratt Blueprint: September 2024
In this newly reimagined episode of the Dean's Minutes, join Dean Lynch in a conversation with BME Professor of the Practice Cameron Kim about the importance of integrating character and ethical considerations into every aspect of the curriculum.
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From engineering our guts' microbiomes to developing nimble robotics with a delicate touch, our new faculty members are bringing a wealth of research and teaching experience to Duke Engineering. Get to know all 10 of them a little bit better.
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To become more resilient, small towns at risk need better data. See how teams of students spent their summers in Duke's "plus" suite of programs trying to narrow the gap while also practicing their data manipulation skills.
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A group of students in Duke Engineers for International Development spent their summer improving the lives of the residents of a small Bolivian town. Take a look at some of the defining moments that they said are crucial to providing perspective to future engineers.
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With a doctorate in philosophy from Baylor University, Rich Eva didn’t expect to end up at an engineering school. Discover how his new Character Forward Initiative will work with faculty to help students become great engineers—and good people.
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celebrating Duke's centennial
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Shaundra Daily is on a mission to build support systems to keep underrepresented minorities in STEM. See why her many programs and accolades make her a Duke Trailblazer leading the school into the future.
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From 11:00 am to 1:30 pm in the Fitzpatrick Atrium, drop in for pizza, swag and info about the growing variety of master's degree programs at Duke Engineering. Your perfect graduate school program may be *very* close by!
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All faculty and staff are invited to attend the fall 2024 faculty meeting. Presenters will include Dean Jerry Lynch. From 11:30 am to 2:00 pm in the Holsti-Anderson Family Assembly Room in Rubenstein Library.
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From 3:30 - 6:30 pm in the Trent Semans Center's Great Hall, the Duke research community is invited to a dynamic three-hour event designed to spark creativity and collaboration among Duke's climate researchers and those interested in linking their research into the climate space.
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From 8:45 am - 2:15 pm in the Blue Devil Tower, all Pratt faculty & staff are invited to learn about character education, reflect on the history of engineering ethics education, and identify character traits to cultivate and strategies to do so inside and outside the engineering classroom.
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A group of graduate students recently took a trip to Faircloth Farms in Clinton, NC to learn about regenerative farming and gain valuable insights from local farmers. Check out some scenes from their visit as they took in a valuable real-world perspective on sustainability in action!
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“Bringing the International Soft Matter Conference to the Americas has monumental significance for the development of this rapidly growing field of science.”
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