Solutions to the world's pressing problems are waiting to be discovered
With Duke Science and Technology, we're placing our biggest bets on global challenges that will have tremendous impact for every person on the planet.
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Biomedical engineering professor Cameron McIntyre is pushing the boundaries of our brains with his research at the intersections of A.I. and deep brain stimulation. His work is providing hope for the treatment of movement disorders like Parkinson’s disease.
30%
of Duke faculty hold dual appointments
4,200+
faculty, researchers and scholars working across 10+ schools and Duke’s health system
400
new inventions annually facilitated by Duke’s Office of Translation and Commercialization
TOP 10
national university, U.S. News & World Report
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firmly among the elite tier of universities with a Carnegie R1 status
With Duke Science and Technology, we're placing our biggest bets on global challenges that will have tremendous impact for every person on the planet.
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Owen Monroe was born blue. The arteries in his heart that transport blood to the lungs and the rest of the body were fused together, leaving only a single, faulty pipeline. Within a few hours, he was in end-stage heart failure, with 20 to 30 intravenous medications barely keeping him alive.
For the better part of the past century, the case against nicotine was simple: Smoking a cigarette might feel nice, but it will eventually kill you. Nearly one in five deaths in the United States is caused by complications from cigarette smoke. Chewing tobacco is less dangerous, but still deadly: It has long been associated with head and neck cancers.
U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in health care rankings and ratings, today released the 2025-2026 edition of Best Hospitals, the 36th year of this annual study.
Commencing publicly in February 2025, the MADE FOR THIS campaign for Duke University will seek to engage our global community of alumni and friends to help Duke meet its highest ambitions. Our campaign will extend our value and impact to the world in areas where we know we can make a difference: science and technology, student experience, health and climate.