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Using Graduate Student Research as an Effective Recruitment Tool
5/1/24 Pratt School of Engineering

Using Graduate Student Research as an Effective Recruitment Tool

Students in the Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Department presented research on a range of topics to show prospective candidates what’s possible at Duke.

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Helping Students Find Community at Duke
4/25/24 Pratt School of Engineering

Helping Students Find Community at Duke

Michell Tampe has been deeply rooted in Duke's community, contributing to its educational culture by fostering a collaborative atmosphere for students.

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Capturing DNA Origami Folding with a New Dynamic Model
4/17/24 Pratt School of Engineering

Capturing DNA Origami Folding with a New Dynamic Model

Coarser modeling approach allows researchers to better understand the process by which DNA folds into engineered nanoscale structures to speed innovation

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A Blue Devil Family
4/16/24 Pratt School of Engineering

A Blue Devil Family

When Becky Simmons first got to Duke in the 1990s, she wouldn’t have guessed it then, but a future awaited her that included graduate school, a husband, two daughters, professorship and ties that would bind them all to Duke for decades.

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When It Comes to Heat Shock Proteins, It’s All About Stress
3/20/24 Pratt School of Engineering

When It Comes to Heat Shock Proteins, It’s All About Stress

With five major chaperone classes identified, particularly the HSP70 family, Dimitra Apostolidou's research challenges the "universal mechanism" concept, aiming to understand specific protein interactions.

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Pushing Duke Tech Down the Commercialization Pathway
3/19/24 Duke Office of Translation and Commercialization

Pushing Duke Tech Down the Commercialization Pathway

Thirty graduate and professional students from across Duke took part in a two-day technology commercialization bootcamp