Check out the latest media coverage of Duke civil and environmental engineering research and education.
Duke CEE in the News
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.
JoyNews |
Dirty Engine Oil: Scientists fear exposure to oil poses a long-term risk to health
Fred Boadu
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.
News Observer |
‘We have to change the law.’ In NC, EPA’s Regan wants stronger water pollution rules.
Lee Ferguson
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.
NSF The Discovery Files |
Exploring The Microbiome
CEE Professor Claudia Gunsch and Dean Jerome Lynch join NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan and others on a podcast about the new Duke Research Center for Precision Microbiome Engineering, which will be creating microbiome technologies that address challenges at the interface of human health and the built environment.