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Data at a Distance
3/30/20 Pratt School of Engineering

Data at a Distance

Like a lot of other folks, stay-at-home scientists find themselves working in the company of pets and children

Garage Lab
Engineering Classes Move Online
3/24/20 Pratt School of Engineering

Engineering Classes Move Online

Duke Engineering faculty members are quickly innovating new ways of delivering their coursework at a distance

The Physics That Drives Periodic Economic Downturns
3/24/20 Pratt School of Engineering

The Physics That Drives Periodic Economic Downturns

The physics behind saving, investment and the time-dependent movement of spreading over an area reveals why all good things must come to an end

MEMS Chair Cate Brinson
Women’s History Month: Reflections from Duke Women
3/5/20 Pratt School of Engineering

Women’s History Month: Reflections from Duke Women

Cate Brinson achieved a lot of firsts in her career but still wishes for greater parity between men and women who earn engineering degrees.

students gather around an electron microscope at Duke University
Finding Your Place in Research
3/1/20 Pratt School of Engineering

Finding Your Place in Research

Master's students stress the importance of doing homework on research labs before deciding to join one

A closeup view of a piece of metal machinery
Infinite Opportunities: Pratt Research Fellows
3/1/20 Pratt School of Engineering

Infinite Opportunities: Pratt Research Fellows

The Pratt Research Fellows program offers juniors the opportunity to pursue valuable research experience for three semesters and a summer