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Can We Teach Computers to Make Music Like Mendelssohn?
Friday, December 15 2017Duke graduate student Anna Yanchenko and statistics professor Sayan Mukherjee are teaching computers to write classical piano music in the mode of great composers like Mendelssohn and Beethoven.
Three Engineers Named to National Academy of Inventors
Wednesday, December 13 2017The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has elected three faculty members from Duke University's Department of Biomedical Engineering to its 2017 class of Fellows.
iiD Welcomes New Faculty
Friday, October 13 2017iiD is thrilled to welcome Hau-Tieng Wu and Xiuyuan Cheng to Duke and to iiD.
Duke Master in Interdisciplinary Data Science Program Accepting Applications
Friday, October 13 2017Launching in Fall 2018, students will be able to receive interdisciplinary training within the quantitative sciences, exposure to problems in a variety of disciplines, and direct experience in interdisciplinary team-based science.
Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development Receive $12.5 Million Grant to Study ADHD, Autism Connection
Friday, October 13 2017Congratulations to Dr. Guillermo Sapiro, along with Dr. Geraldine Dawson, Linmarie Sikich, Scott Kollins, Scott Compton, Kenneth Dodge, Naomi Davis and Michael Murias of the Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development. They have received a 5-year, $12.5 million grant from the NIH to study the connections between ADHD and autism in children.
There’s an App for That: Enabling Early Intervention in Autism
Tuesday, September 19 2017From a chance meeting at a Bass Connections faculty mixer, Geri Dawson and Guillermo Sapiro collaborated to create the No. 1 health app in the Apple app store – Duke Health’s Autism & Beyond.
Duke Undergraduates Use Machine Learning Techniques to Evaluate Electricity Access in Developing Countries
Thursday, September 14 2017A team of Data+ students, led by researchers in the Energy Initiative's Energy Data Analytics Lab and the Sustainable Energy Transitions Initiative, developed means to evaluate electricity access in developing countries through machine learning techniques applied to aerial imagery data.
How Can You Ride Your Bicycle More Safely on Durham Streets? This Website Can Tell You
Tuesday, September 12 2017iiD's Ghost Bikes Data+ team created an interactive website that demonstrates how factors such as the time of day, weather conditions and demographics affect crash risk.
Durham Traffic Data Reveal Clues to Safer Streets
Monday, September 11 2017This summer, a team of Duke students partnered with Durham’s Department of Transportation to analyze and map pedestrian, bicycle and motor vehicle crash data.
Bass Connections Seeks Proposals for New 2018-2019 Projects
Thursday, September 7 2017Bass Connections, a university-wide initiative that facilitates interdisciplinary teams in exploring societal challenges, is calling for proposals from Duke faculty, graduate and professional students, post-docs, trainees and fellows for new project teams starting in summer 2018 or the 2018-2019 academic year. The application process began September 5 and closes November 3, 2017.