Duke CEE in the News

Check out the latest media coverage of Duke civil and environmental engineering research and education.

Discover Magazine |

Social Media and Search Engines Can Now Forecast Disease Outbreaks

CEE Professor Gaby Katul warns that we can not afford to wait another 100 years for the next pandemic to occur in an article that explores the ways that internet data is being used to track and predict disease spread.

Technology Networks |

Popular Herbicide Ingredient Linked to Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemic in Sri Lanka

CEE Professor Lee Ferguson has discovered that the active ingredient in Roundup, the world’s most popular herbicide, may play a role in the epidemic levels of chronic kidney disease seen in rural Sri Lanka.

Resources Radio |

New Social Science Perspectives on Solar Geoengineering

Tyler Felgenhauer talks about different technologies that can facilitate solar geoengineering, the risks and benefits of these technologies, how international cooperation could affect the deployment of solar geoengineering, and recent social science research on solar geoengineering.

Daily Advance |

ARHS Hopes to ID Links Between Als, Algal Blooms

CEE Research Professor Lisa Satterwhite is working on a project with Albemarle Regional Health Services to investigate potential links between toxic blue-green algal blooms and threats to public health, in particular Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

WRAL |

Minor Quakes ‘Not Uncommon’ in Western NC

CEE Professor Manolis Veveakis appears on a TV spot to discuss a recent cluster of small earthquakes in western North Carolina.

Civil Engineering Magazine |

The State of Civil Engineering Education

Vinik Dean of Engineering Jerome P. Lynch joins a conversation about engineering education trends and the steps educators should take to prepare students who are ready to tackle today’s global challenges.

BBC News |

US to Limit PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water

Lee Ferguson says new EPA limits will likely have a wider impact on public drinking water quality as the thorough testing and treatment process required for PFAS will allow utilities to rid water of other contaminants besides PFAS.

Waste Today |

Department of Defense Launches Project to Remove Pfas From Naval Base

CEE Professor Marc Deshusses's startup company 374Water signed a contract to remove PFAS from US Naval installations.