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November 17, 2021
You're Invited! Fall 2021 Poster Sessions, Nov. 30 & Dec. 1
Stop by the Duke Engineering Design POD (LSRCB110) and the first-floor foyer of Gross Hall to meet the student design teams.
November 8, 2021 | Bass Connections
Incorporating Ethics Into Engineering
Undergraduate Reya Magan joined a Bass Connections team to help prepare the next generation of engineers for their careers. The team designed modules for Engineering 101
November 4, 2021 | Duke Research Blog
How Freshman Engineers Solve Real-World Problems in EGR 101
From reducing injuries from intubations to helping elderly residents with their garbage bins, students in EGR 101 are as busy as ever.
September 21, 2021 | Duke Engineering News
Duke Engineering First-Year Design Team Impresses at NIH DEBUT Competition
Design team wins $15,000 National Cancer Institute prize for their innovative tool to help patients with colon cancer
November 19, 2020 | Duke Engineering News
What Lives in the Rainforest?
In competition for the newest XPRIZE, Duke engineering students develop drone-deployed tools to inventory the plant and animal life in rainforest ecosystems
October 30, 2020 | Pratt School of Engineering
Introducing Engineering Concepts in a Pandemic
First-Year Design finds ways to provide real-world engineering experiences during a difficult semester
October 7, 2020 | Duke Engineering News
Undergraduate Duke Engineering Design Teams Win National Prizes
Signature First-Year Design course inspires students to continue refining their projects, even years later
March 2, 2020 | Duke Alumni Magazine
Starving the Beast
First-Years work to alleviate trash issues in Durham's local waters.
January 10, 2020 | Skanska
Duke University students help advance construction safety
Members of Skanska’s Durham NC team supporter first-year Duke University students as they created a solution that could one day improve safety on job sites across the world
December 18, 2019 | Pratt School of Engineering
Season's Greetings from where the Magic Happens!
Wishing you and your family a happy and healthy holiday season, as we engineer an outrageously ambitious 2020!
December 18, 2019 | Pratt School of Engineering
Duke First-Year Designers Get a Lift from Skanska
The company constructing Duke’s newest engineering building challenged students to solve a tricky safety problem
December 5, 2019 | Pratt School of Engineering
FYD Showcase: Solutions for Puffins, Nurses and More
First-year design students spent the semester developing solutions for real clients across Duke, North Carolina and beyond
September 19, 2019
SipClip receives exclusive invite to RESNA
A team's electric toothbrush attachment designed to assist those with ALS gains national attention!
September 4, 2019 | Pratt School of Engineering
'I Can Do This'—Duke’s First-Year Design Course Boosts Student Self-Efficacy
Student surveys also show improved teamwork, communication and leadership skills.
August 27, 2019 | Pratt School of Engineering
Michael Rizk: Personalizing Undergraduate Education
New faculty member Michael Rizk is the latest innovative mind to join Duke Engineering’s design education “dream team”