Duke University names Director of B.N. Duke Scholarship Program

Duke University has named Michael Gustafson the faculty director of the B.N. Duke Scholarship program,

Duke to Build $100M Engineering and Physics Building

Duke University plans to build a $100 million, 85,000-square-foot facility to expand education and research programs in engineering and physics. Scheduled to open in 2018, the building will create a hub where engineering and physics faculty work together with graduate and undergraduate students to develop solutions to society’s greatest challenges -- from making solar energy economical to engineering better medicines.

Duke University's Pratt Professor Nan Jokerst Elected Chair of the Academic Council

Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering Professor Nan Jokerst, J. A. Jones Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, earned a two-year term as chair of the Academic Council.

Chilkoti Named Chair of Duke Biomedical Engineering Department

Tosh Chilkoti has been named chair of Duke’s Biomedical Engineering Department. Chilkoti, is one of the most recognized researchers in the biomedical engineering field, nationally and internationally.

Duke students create pouch to help deliver HIV drugs to infants

A group of Duke University students at the Pratt School of Engineering recently developed a special pouch that can keep an HIV drug potent for longer, giving unborn babies a chance to get life-saving medication immediately after they are born.

Duke's Pratt School Earns Smart Power Innovation Recognition

The Pratt School has earned a top “Smart Power Innovation” recognition from the Washington, DC-based U.S. Global Leadership Coalition for its groundbreaking innovation that prevents the transmission of HIV from mother to child – making antiretroviral medication accessible to thousands of women in remote areas.

Duke Engineering Professor Wins Award

Guglielmo Scovazzi, an associate professor in both civil and environmental engineering as well as mechanical engineering and materials science, is the recipient of the 2014 U.S. Department of Energy Early Career Award, in the Advanced Scientific Computing Research Program.

Duke University Forms Physics Institute

Duke faculty in the physics and engineering departments are developing an applied physics institute, tentatively named Program in Future Technologies, to turn fundamental physics into viable technological prototypes.

Duke Engineers Develop Infection-Preventing Catheter

Duke University engineers have developed a catheter that could prevent infection-causing biofilms to form.

Duke Engineering School to Expand

The Duke University Pratt School of Engineering has planned a number of significant changes to guide the school’s progress over the next five years, including hiring faculty and making renovations to its buildings.

Duke Wins $15 Million Grant Renewal to Study Effects of Nanomaterials

Duke's Pratt School of Engineering has won a $15-million grant renewal from the National Science Foundation and the US Environmental Protection Agency to continue learning more about where nanoparticles accumulate, how they interact with other chemicals and how they affect the environment.

Duke Bioengineers Develop New Approach to Regenerate Back Discs

According to Duke University scientists, cell therapies may stop or reverse the pain and disability of degenerative disc disease and the loss of material between vertebrae.

Duke's Pratt Engineers Awarded Four Department of Defense Grants

Engineers at the Pratt School of Engineering have been awarded four five-year $1.5 million Department of Defense Grants for research ranging in topics from transparent conductors to acoustic cloaking in water to undersea sensing.

Duke Announces "Reverse Rhodes Scholarship"

Eight U.S. universities including Duke have established the Vest Scholarship program to spur international collaborations among graduate students whose studies are focused on tackling some of the world’s biggest challenges through engineering.