OCTOBER 2024

Join Dean Jerry Lynch for a conversation with Judy Ledlee and Jesko Von Windheim about how Duke's Design Climate program guides students through the creation of a triple-bottom-line startup that will have a positive impact in the world.

Believe it or not, when storms get big enough, they turn into particle accelerators that produce nuclear reactions. Tag along on a retrofitted U2 spy plane to learn about the surprising amount and variety of gamma radiation being produced in large tropical thunderstorms.

Duke Cyber is a campus-wide student club making a name for itself in cybersecurity circles. Check out how two victories at international competitions led to an incredible experience at one of the top conferences in the world.

A recent $25M gift from philanthropists Bruce and Marsha Karsh is launching a new scholarship program. Discover how Karsh STEM+ Scholars will get support and expanded opportunities to address complex questions and challenges facing society.

AI is a powerful and transformative technology, but it also runs the risk of being misused or amplifying existing biases. Meet new Executive in Residence Brinnae Bent and learn how her Coursera specialization is providing crucial training on Explainable AI to anyone who wants it.

celebrating Duke's centennial

Cynthia Rudin has studied AI for many years and, with the rise of ChatGPT and other AI-fueled tools, has become a prominent voice warning of the dangers of unregulated technologies.

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Drop by the Teer Lobby to pick up some candy and celebrate the season with fellow Duke Engineers! Costumes are welcome, if not encouraged! No RSVP required.

Students from local middle schools will come to campus to engage in an exciting, interactive scavenger hunt and rescue mission, using coding and robotics.

For two days at the JB Duke Hotel, the inaugural Duke Advanced Multifunctional Metamaterials Workshop aims to foster cutting-edge research and real-world applications of electromagnetic, acoustical, mechanical and quantum metamaterials.

From 4:30 - 7:00 pm at Penn Pavilion, Duke's Office for Translation & Commercialization invites everyone to the 6th Invented at Duke, a special Centennial edition of the annual celebration and showcase of Duke inventors and inventions.

Can AI-enhanced robots replace man's best friend? Is the juice of social media worth the squeeze to researchers? Can AI save us from cybersecurity threats caused by...AI? Duke Engineering's flagship magazine is back for its second edition to explore these questions and more. Check it out!

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“If you can learn the content just in time to apply it to a problem, you see the relevance right away.”

—GENEVIEVE LIPP

on one of the central tenets of her new First-Year Computing course