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$100 Million to Advance Duke Science and Technology Research
6/8/21 Duke Today

$100 Million to Advance Duke Science and Technology Research

The Duke Endowment of Charlotte, N.C., is supporting Duke University’s efforts to expand its faculty in computation, materials science and the resilience of the body and brain by completing the second phase of a $100 million investment. This is the largest award Duke University has ever received.

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AI Pinpoints Local Pollution Hotspots Using Satellite Images
4/15/21 Pratt School of Engineering

AI Pinpoints Local Pollution Hotspots Using Satellite Images

Technique could find sources of heavy air pollution and allow researchers to better study its effects on human health and make socially just policy decisions

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Andrew Jones III: Expanding Access to Safe, Clean Water
4/15/21 Pratt School of Engineering

Andrew Jones III: Expanding Access to Safe, Clean Water

New faculty member Andrew Jones III blends environmental engineering and policy analysis, aiming to improve water quality and advance water equity

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“Belonging While Black at Duke” Book Club Launched
4/1/21 Pratt School of Engineering

“Belonging While Black at Duke” Book Club Launched

A Duke engineer joins a Duke copyright expert to lead colleagues in exploring issues of equity and inclusion through focused readings

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The High-Stakes Game of Geoengineering
3/30/21 Pratt School of Engineering

The High-Stakes Game of Geoengineering

Mark Borsuk is using an experimental game and mathematical modeling to understand and predict when and why nations might choose to use SRM