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February 12, 2016
Meet Pratt's Dean Bellamkonda
Ravi Bellamkonda became new Vinik Dean of Duke’s Pratt School of Engineering on August 1, 2016. Previously chair of the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Bellamkonda was appointed in January after an international search.
January 26, 2016
Duke University Names New Engineering School Dean
Ravi Bellamkonda, a renowned biomedical engineer, will be the new Vinik Dean
January 21, 2016
Four Pratt Faculty Among "Most Highly Cited"
Four Pratt-affiliated faculty members made the cut for Thomson Reuter's "Highly Cited Researchers 2015." They are David Smith and Ingrid Daubechies of the electrical and computer engineering department and Heather Stapleton and Mark Wiesner of the civil and environmental engineering department.
January 13, 2016
IIT Gandhinagar and Duke University Forge Partnership
Originally posted on Duke Global
December 21, 2015
Coastal Marshes More Resilient to Sea-Level Rise than Previously Believed
Accelerating rates of sea-level rise linked to climate change pose a major threat to coastal marshes and the vital carbon capturing they perform. But a new Duke University study finds marshes may be more resilient than previously believed.
December 14, 2015
Duke Electric Vehicles Team Hits Hollywood
How a Duke Engineering student group became the stars of a nationally aired TV ad
December 08, 2015
O'Connor Takes 2nd in Odebrecht Award
The Duke student's award for sustainable development bridges the gap between the academic and corporate worlds
December 04, 2015
Nivolet Breaks Computing Records at Pratt
The research group of Guglielmo Scovazzi has just completed the deployment of the fastest computer cluster at Pratt
November 13, 2015
HTC Vive: A New Dimension of Creativity
The HTC Vive, a 360 degree room-size virtual reality experience created by Steam and HTC, offered demos on the Duke campus.
November 11, 2015
Photo Essay: Duke Engineers for International Development in 2015
Duke student teams worked with communities in Uganda, Honduras, Rwanda and Costa Rica