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Duke Science and Technology is ‘Accepting the Challenge’
11/23/21 Duke Today

Duke Science and Technology is ‘Accepting the Challenge’

The faculty recruitment and retention effort, called Duke Science and Technology, will give the university resources to expand core strengths in Duke’s research, extending to nearly every corner of the university.

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That’s Why You Think It’s Beautiful
11/19/21 MODA

That’s Why You Think It’s Beautiful

MEMS Professor Adrian Bejan explains why he think it is that objects that adhere to the golden ratio are perceived as beautiful. 

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“A Joyful Day”: Dedicating the Wilkinson Building
11/18/21 Pratt School of Engineering

“A Joyful Day”: Dedicating the Wilkinson Building

More than 200 well-wishers gathered Saturday, November 13 to celebrate the opening of Duke Engineering’s new Wilkinson Building

Siobhan Oca teaching at Duke University.
Duke Undergrad Course in Robotics Gets Reboot with Help of Engineering Doctoral Student
11/16/21 Bass Connections

Duke Undergrad Course in Robotics Gets Reboot with Help of Engineering Doctoral Student

Through a Bass Connections Collaborative Project Expedition in Summer 2021, Siobhan Oca worked with Genevieve Lipp and Sophia Santillan to design ME 490: Introduction to Robotics, an undergraduate course that introduces students to the basic computational concepts.

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Bass Instructional Fellowships Broaden Teaching, Career Opportunities
11/11/21 Duke Graduate School

Bass Instructional Fellowships Broaden Teaching, Career Opportunities

Seeing her students engaging with the lesson that she had constructed was one of Siobhan Oca’s favorite experiences teaching an undergraduate course in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science–an experience made possible through her Bass Instructional Fellowship.

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Five Questions with ArchGuard Co-Founders Kevin Rosenthal & Kelly Yang
10/12/21 Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Five Questions with ArchGuard Co-Founders Kevin Rosenthal & Kelly Yang

Duke Design Health Fellows who invented a novel medical device which helps prevent stroke during cardiac surgery advanced to finalists in the Collegiate Inventors Competition and need your vote to win