While our environmental engineering graduate program remained in the top 10, our civil engineering graduate program shot up seven places into the top 25, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report. See why both of our programs are getting attention.

What could be more impactful for an engineer than saving lives? Discover how researchers from Tribhuvan University’s Institute of Engineering and Duke are co-developing an earthquake early warning system in Nepal.

Learn how Duke researchers are helping investigate toxic PFAS-laden firefighting foam—and the health risks that come with it—across fire stations in North Carolina.

When heart grafts get infected, the mortality rate is an eye-popping 40%. Read about how complexity in these surgical materials might be the key to reducing these deadly infections.

Hear from students in the inaugural Master of Engineering in Climate & Sustainability Engineering cohort as they reflect on their time in the program—and what they're excited for next.

Read how Duke professors are turning a campus research project into an opportunity for hands-on student learning about climate innovation and more resilient energy solutions.

Meet Sarah Willmann: a percussionist, professional society co-president and civil engineering senior whose Duke journey helped "cement" her love for academic research.

Learn how Duke Engineering's "Character Forward Initiative" is helping to shape students' perspectives on what it means to be a good engineer, starting from their very first classes.

Hear from Ozioma Ozigbo, a Master of Engineering in Climate & Sustainability Engineering student, about what 40+ interviews with startup founders and energy engineers taught her about building for communities.

Meet the graduate students whose pitch to scale geothermal systems for low-income communities placed second in the Kellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge.

Read how Duke’s First-Year Computing program is reshaping engineering education by integrating technical learning with lessons on resilience, collaboration and ethical impact.

Learn how community is a vital part of the undergrad experience for this civil engineering sophomore—whether she's building water systems alongside peer engineers in Eswatini or painting her face blue with fellow Cameron Crazies at a basketball game.

Watch how CEE researchers are combining the power of AI and imagery to identify and predict toxic algal blooms in coastal North Carolina.

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“As engineers, we learned to design not just for systems, but for people.”

—OZIOMA OZIGBO,

Master of Engineering in Climate & Sustainability Engineering student, on what she learned during her energy startup journey.

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